My wise old grandmother taught me not to air my dirty clothes in public. So imagine my surprise when I’m walking around the campus of the University of San Diego, a Catholic university, and see two clotheslines full of laundry in front of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. Here’s one of them:
I noticed writing on the shirts so I went over to have a closer look and discovered that it was “The Clothesline Project,” a program started in Massachusetts in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women.
According to sources, “The Clothesline Project is a vehicle for women affected by violence and those that love them to express their emotions by decorating a shirt.”
“The shirts on the clotheslines give testimony to the problem of violence against women and serve as a call to put an end to the silence around sexual assault.”
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What a great project! 🙂
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I thought the culture might change a little once the United States started discussing sex when President Clinton was having sex in the Oval Office, but it hasn’t.
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Unfortunately…
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A sad reason to have a clothesline. Hope it helps. As for real clotheslines (which we have on the roof in Mexico), nothing smells better than sun/fresh air dried laundry.
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I think a margarita and a plate full of jalapeño nachos smells much better than sun/fresh air dried laundry………..LOL
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Interesting concept, not sure if it’s getting the message across,but at least it’s an effort in displaying their cause.
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I was wondering how many colleges and universities have had a Clothesline Project display. It’s been around since 1990 and this is the first one I’ve seen.
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I’m not sure the problem will be resolved with a clothesline full of t-shirts but it’s worth a try. Nice that you bothered to bring it to the forefront. It was up to me to teach my son to treat women properly. Also to set an example of not tolerating abuse and being kind myself. It worked.
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Parents (and grandparents, in my case!) can do so much. Unfortunately, there still are a lot of parents in today’s world who teach their children their own bad views.
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So true. I learned from watching and seeing what I didn’t want. It was a good thinker post though. 😉
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Great post and message–love the lead-off!
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MOL..didn’t expect you in the bag, Zoey 😀 Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend 🙂 ❤
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I have over 18,000 pictures of Zoey the Cool Cat, so you should always expect her in the unexpected………..LOL
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