March 29, 2001
- Day of Remembrance -
The Clothesline Ribbon Project
Commemoration on Community and Campus Crimes
of Sexual Violence
Though reluctantly packed up when torrential rains came around 1PM, the Day of Remembrance Ribbon Project on Florida Tech Campus in Melbourne, FL was a huge success. All the ribbons were represented on the line. Many people attached notes commemorating themselves or others for wives, girlfriends, daughters, or boys and girls they work with. Tables with information, as well as community resources and representatives from campus security and the state attorney’s office, were on hand with music. Thank you to everyone who worked on the project – and special thanks to Florida Tech for hosting the event! The event would not have been possible without the tireless leadership of Mary Atkins of NOW, Julie Parker, President of Psi Chi, and Dr. Juanita Baker (Julie and Juanita, pictured below), as well as the members of the
Co-sponsors:
The Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology),
The Family Learning Program
the Florida Tech School of Psychology and
NOW, the National Organization for Women.
Sexual Violence:
The reality we live with---it colors everything we do.
Excerpts from the ribbons follow: Let’s work to make sexual violence more visible throughout our community – we should use this event as a guide and do it again in the future!
Red
(sexual assault, rape, date rape)
"to a friend's loved one who is paying a high price for the wrongs of another," "Age 23 – assaulted by another student," "We’re thinking of you. Mom & Dad."
Purple
(sexual murder)
Blue for child sexual abuse
"for the one I love – you are strength and dignity…always."
Yellow
for sexual harassment (in the office, school, or street)
"sexual harassment caused me to drop out of college 30 years ago." "Sweet & Innocent. It happened on campus. 18 yrs. old."
Orange
for genital mutilation
To raise awareness of these issues.
