April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
University of Wisconsin-Stout students are breaking the silence and raising awareness in the month of April against sexual assault. Students in Dr. Susan Wolfgram’s Abuse and the Family class at the University of Wisconsin-Stout collaborated with the Bridge to Hope in Menomonie, to increase sexual assault awareness on campus and in the community. The Clothesline Project began in 1990 in Massachusetts after members of the Cape Cod Women’s Agenda hung shirts designed by survivors of assault, rape, and incest. The goal of this project is to allow women survivors of sexual assault the opportunity to have a voice by decorating a shirt that will then be hung in their community. This traveling art is a collective testimony that shows the prevalence of sexual violence in our own community and the need for individuals to take a stand and help make our society a safer place.
The shirts will be on display at various locations in Menomonie throughout the month of April. Project group members include: Alissabeth Schmidt (Project Manager), Anna Theiler, Tonya Koskovich, Ashley Gibson, and Hannah Bolda.
Any questions contact: schmidta9801@my.uwstout.edu, Alissabeth Schmidt (Student Project Manager)
Shirt display will be located at:
April 1st – April 8th
Menomonie Library
600 Wolske Bay Road
Menomonie, WI
April 8th – April 13th
Memorial Student Center
University of Wisconsin – Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
April 13th – April 17th
Heritage Hall
632 Broadway Street S.
Menomonie, WI 54751
April 17th – April 20th
Acoustic Cafe
102 Main Street W.
Menomonie, WI 54751
April 20th – April 27th
April 25th Take Back The Night
The Raw Deal
603 Broadway Street S.
Menomonie, WI, 54751
April 27th-April 30th
Red Cedar Hospital
2321 Stout Road
Menomonie, WI 54751