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News Release
Sept. 28, 2006
Boise State Women's Center to Display
Clothesline Project
The Boise State University Women’s Center will host its annual Clothesline
Project from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 5 and 6 on the Quad at the Boise campus and
from 1-6 p.m. Oct. 4 at Boise State West in Nampa. The public is invited to
decorate T-shirts in support of survivors of abuse from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Boise and 1-4
p.m. in Nampa each day. Materials and shirts will be available.
The Clothesline Project, also sponsored by the Women’s and Children’s Alliance
of Boise, is a visual display of a clothesline hung with dozens of T-shirts
designed by survivors of physical, sexual or emotional violence. Survivors use
their T-shirts as a canvas to document their stories of abuse and survival.
The Clothesline Project bears witness to acts of violence committed against
women and also recognizes those who have died as a result of domestic or sexual
abuse. It offers survivors support in their healing process and an outlet to
express their pain, serving both as a celebration of their strength and an
avenue to break the silence. The Clothesline Project also focuses on educating
the public and providing solutions through individual action to prevent
violence.
More information on The Clothesline Project is available from the Women’s Center
at 426-4259 or
http://womenscenter.boisestate.edu.
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Contact: Petya Stoyanova, Boise State Women’s Center, (208) 426-4259,
petyastoyanova@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Anna Fritz, University Communications, (208) 426-1577,
afritz@boisestate.edu
Where you see blue, we see the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho. For the ninth time in the last 10 years, Boise State University has set
an all‑ time state record with a fall enrollment of 18,876 students. Since 1996,
Boise State’s student population has increased 25 percent.
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