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The Clothesline Project

Displays at Ruby Sission Library, Pagosa Springs Town Hall, and Pagosa Springs High School throughout the month of October
Clothesline Projects all over the world remind people of the real meaning of violence statistics that are often ignored.
About
The Clothesline Project originated in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1990 when members of Cape Cod's Women's Defense Agenda learned that during the same time 58,000 soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War, 51,000 U.S. women were killed by the men who claimed to love them.

​The Clothesline is made up of t-shirts created by survivors of violence, or created in honor of someone who has experienced violence. It is a powerful witness of the violence many live with. The project began with 31 shirts.

Mission
The mission of The Clothesline Project is to educate students and the community that violence is a problem everywhere, help is available, there is hope and a path to healing.

About The Crisis
​The Clothesline Project provides evidence that incest, domestic voilence, and sexual violence exists in our communities. It is a visual reminder of statistics that we often ignore. It gives a voice to those who have been forcibly silenced.

Hopefully, it stirs us to action. A public must be informed about violence in order to act to prevent it.

​Information on how to recognize and prevent violence, reach out to survivors, and make a difference in the community is provided at each display of the project. Most importantly, this project provides survivors with a venue to courageously break the silence and make us aware.

​This Clothesline Project is a tribute to them.
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