Peer education takes a very active role during Sexual Assault Awareness Week on campus. The department traditionally uses the clothesline project, and the Wall of Silence to educate campus about Sexual Assault.
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In the past, Lawrence students have been given the opportunity to create T-shirts if they or a friend have been a victim of sexual assault. These T-shirts are put on display every year. The Clothesline Project began in 1990 in Hyannis, Massachusetts and has since spread across the country. The goals of the Clothesline Project are: giving survivors a voice,helping with the healing process for all who have been affected by sexual assault, educating and raising awareness, and providing a nationwide support network.
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Traditionally put in the Union, we encourage students to break the wall of silence by telling their stories. Stories are submitted anonymously to the peer educators, through the counseling center, who are in charge of printing the stories of putting the stories up on the wall. Students are able to break the silence by taking a whistle and placing it on the wall to represent that they too are breaking the silence. Students are also encouraged to write responses on the wall.
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