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The Clothesline Project |
Students and staff at Spencerian College repeated last year's Clothesline Project and made a solemn impression on students, employees and guests at the Louisville campus. Dr. Renfro, a Spencerian College counselor and instructor, initiated the project to allow students from all programs to display tee-shirts in the Student Lounge, honoring themselves or people they
know who are victims and survivors of various types of violence during
Domestic Violence Awareness Week.
The variety and number of exhibits was
astonishing. Nearly 80 students honored themselves, friends and family members by displaying various colored shirts, each color representing a specific type of violence. White shirts honored women who died as a result of the violence; yellow was for those who were battered; red/orange were in honor of rape victims; blue identified survivors of incest; green recognized victims of child sexual abuse; and purple for individuals who were attacked
for their sexual orientation.
The display was shown during the
entire week. The normally noisy and bustling lounge was somber and quiet as students and staff alike paused to recognize the victims and reflect on the individual stories the shirts told. Representatives from the United Way and
several shelters visited the campus and spoke about domestic
violence and various available resources.
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