Campbell River & North Island Transition Society To Host The Clothesline Project

Spirit Square will be hosting an event to mark the Prevention of Violence Against Women Week later this month.

On Thursday, April 20th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the community can view The Clothesline Project - a powerful display of decorated T-shirts created by people who have been affected by abuse.

The Clothesline Project, which began in the U.S. in 1990, is for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a T-shirt.

The shirt is then hung on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women;  a display of society’s ‘dirty laundry’ that aims to take the issue of violence against women out of the shadows.

In Campbell River, there is also an annual display called ‘These Hands Don’t Hurt’ where non-abusive males trace their hands on a white sheet in support of this cause.

The Clothesline Project takes place in communities all over the world and it is hosted locally by the Campbell River and North Island Transition Society.

All members of the community are invited to view the Clothesline Project and the opportunity to decorate a T-shirt to hang on the clothesline.

Prevention of Violence Against Women Week is happening April 16th - 22nd.

Studies show that 760,000, or four per cent of Canadians over the age of 15, have experienced abuse from an intimate partner.

To learn more, visit Campbell River and North Island Transition Society.