By: Kimberly Reece
On a bright, sunny day in April, the Marshall Community began to go about
its daily routine of scurrying across campus to and from classes and meetings
to be stopped by an ominous sight....hundereds of tee-shirts were hanging
all across the Buskirk Field. Sponsored by the Women's Center, 
"The
Closeline Project" was brought to the campus to dramatically portray
the need for awareness regarding domestic violence in our community and
across the nation. The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears
witness to the violence against women. 
During the public display, a Clothesline is hung with shirts. Each shirt is decorated to represent a particular woman's experience, by the survivor herself or by someone who cares about her.
In the Fall of 1990, the project started with thirty-one shirts hanging
in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Since that time, projects have begun in communities
all across the United States and around the world.
Go to Clothesline Feature Page 2
One out of two women will be in a violent relationship. (National Victim Center)