Clothesline Project At Spirit Square Thursday

The Clothesline Project is on display at Spirit Square later this week as part of Prevention of Violence Against Women Week.

The community is invited to view the display of decorated T-shirts created by people who have been affected by abuse, on Thursday from 1030 am to 230 pm.

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.

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

Throughout Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, T-shirts will also be displayed on the balconies and public areas of Rose Harbour, the second-stage housing provided by the Campbell River and North Island Transition Society on Dogwood Street.

For more information, visit Campbell River and North Island Transition Society.