140 T-SHIRTS, CANDLES HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

T-SHIRTS, CANDLES HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE
“Clothesline Project” and “Reclaim the Night” Focus on Defiance of Fear

(MURFREESBORO) – The June Anderson Women’s Center at MTSU will sponsor the “Clothesline Project” from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and “Reclaim the Night” from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, on the Keathley University Center knoll.
These events are efforts by the Women’s Center to promote greater understanding of an ever-present social issue during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
During the “Clothesline Project,” T-shirts decorated with messages symbolizing fear, anger or other emotions associated with domestic violence or sexual assault will hang from a clothesline on the knoll.
“Reclaim the Night” is a fall semester version of the Women’s Center’s annual “Take Back the Night” spring event. Concerned members of the campus and community will hold a rally with an open microphone segment during which anyone who wishes to express thoughts on the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault is welcome to speak. The rally will be followed by a brief march on campus and a candlelight vigil.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Women’s Center at 615-898-2193 or jawc@mtsu.edu.

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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos from prior Clothesline Projects, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.