The Campbell River community is invited to witness a display for women who have been affected by violence.
The Clothesline Project will display across Spirit Square on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., a display of t-shirts created by people who have been victims of abuse.
The project began in the U.S. in 1990, allowing women affected by violence to hang a t-shirt on a clothesline to be seen by others as a testimony to the problem of violence against women.
The display will align with Prevention of Violence Against Women Week taking place April 13-19, providing an opportunity for the community to stand against violence against women.
People may see blue and red shirts representing sexual abuse, yellow or beige shirts representing abuse from a partner, white shirts representing murder, purple shirts representing assault because of sexual orientation, and green shirts representing children who have been affected by violence.
Throughout Prevention of Violence Against Women week, t-shirts will be displayed across balconies and public areas of Rose Harbour, the second-stage housing provided by the Campbell River and North Island Transition Society on Dogwood Street.
Anyone in an abusive relationship or knowing someone who is is encouraged to seek help either at Ann Elmore Transition House, Community-Based Victim Services, Campbell River Women’s Centre or North Island Survivor’s Healing Society.
