The Clothesline Project
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Oct 19, 2026
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So October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
speaker_0HOST
And I know another thing that you guys have helped organize is the Clothesline Project.
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Tell us about that.
Heidi SveeGUEST
Yeah, so actually at La Crosse City Hall and then at the Trempealeau County Law Enforcement Center, we have Clothesline Project displays up.
Heidi SveeGUEST
Clothesline Project started back in the 90s with this idea that domestic violence just was not talked about enough.
Heidi SveeGUEST
and survivor voices weren't heard.
Heidi SveeGUEST
So what we have is an iteration of that with local survivor decorated T-shirts on display for the public to see.
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We appreciate it very much.
Leslie LottoHOST
MidHudson News reporter Jim Sebastian shares the Fearless Clothesline Project and how it gives survivors a voice.
Jim SebastianCORRESPONDENT
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Clothesline Project is a visual campaign by Fearless, raising that awareness.
Jim SebastianCORRESPONDENT
Survivors and their families decorate shirts with messages, dates, and illustrations documenting personal experiences of assault, abuse, and survival.
Jim SebastianCORRESPONDENT
Displayed side-by-side on clotheslines, the shirts make the scope of gender-based violence visible in public spaces, educating the community and providing a direct outlet for survivors to tell their stories.
Laurie BurkeHOST
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome.
Laurie BurkeHOST
Thank you all for being here today as we come together to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the Clothesline Project.
Laurie BurkeHOST
My name is Laurie Burke.
Laurie BurkeHOST
I am the supervising victim witness advocate for the District Attorney Tom Quinn here in Fall River.
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Rebecca DeJesusGUEST
Thank
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you.
Rebecca DeJesusGUEST
The Clothesline Project was founded in 1990 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Rebecca DeJesusGUEST
It is a visual initiative designed to raise awareness about domestic violence.
speaker_0HOST
Earlier in the week, the Conservation Commission approved two residential projects while tabling several other items, including fee structures and issues on Belt Rock Road.
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On Friday, the city marked Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a ceremony at City Hall featuring the Clothesline Project, organized alongside the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and the Women's Center at S.S. Tarr.
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Looking ahead, city business ramps back up on Tuesday, October 13th.
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The City Council Committee on Real Estate, Facilities, and Housing meets at 5 p.m., followed by the full City Council meeting at 5.55 p.m. at Government Center.
Leslie LottoHOST
Last Thursday, the proclamation featured the theme for this year as With Survivors Always.
Leslie LottoHOST
And at that meeting, Fearless Hudson Valley, a nonprofit providing life-saving services to victims, hung T-shirts saying, as part of their Clothesline Project, which spotlights domestic violence victims nationwide.
Leslie LottoHOST
It goes back to the 1980s, when women felt this very private matter could only be discussed outside over a clothesline.
Leslie LottoHOST
It gives community members a visual representation of the impact of violence in communities.
Brandon PeoplesGUEST
The, the started last year.
Brandon PeoplesGUEST
It's called the Clothesline Project, and, uh, what it is is, um, it's, it's kind of like an art exhibit.
Brandon PeoplesGUEST
It's T-shirts that, uh, folks have designed, whether they are survivors or they know somebody who has, uh, been a, a victim or survivor, and they design T-shirts and we display them at Manhattan Town Center.
Brandon PeoplesGUEST
So, um, we got about 28 of them last year.