From Machias: ‘Please don’t shout, Daddy’ and other bold statements against abuse
Domestic and Sexual Violence Maine FocusAs part of their senior project, University of Maine at Machias students Michelle Grant and Jordyn Knowles launched a local Clothesline Project. It’s a national program that aims to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence.
The seniors held T-shirt making workshops and a domestic violence awareness walk April 12. At the end of the walk, the decorated T-shirts were displayed on a series of clotheslines.
The T-shirts of different colors were decorated by victims and those who support them. Yellow represents domestic violence; blue represents child abuse; pink is for sexual violence; and white is for those killed by domestic violence.
The T-shirts, some of which are displayed below, will now be donated to the national Clothesline Project and become part of a traveling exhibit.
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