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| 2012 Clothesline Project Display at Stuyvesant Park Residence |
By creating The Clothesline Project at The New School we encourage residents to tell their story in their own unique way, using words and/or artwork to decorate the shirt. Once finished, it then hangs on the clothesline. This very action serves many purposes. It acts as an educational tool for those who come to view the Clothesline; it becomes a healing tool for anyone who made a shirt - by hanging the shirt on the line, survivors, friends and family can literally turn their back on some of that pain of their experience and walk away; finally it allows those who are still suffering in silence to understand that they are not alone.
If you are a survivor of sexual assault and/or domestic violence, you are not alone, and help is available. Reaching out for help can be difficult, but it is the most important step in taking care of yourself and beginning the healing process.
As a New School student you may contact any of the following offices:
- Student Health Services, Counseling Services - Telephone: 212.229.1671, option 1
- Student Support and Crisis Management - Telephone: 212.229.5900 x3189 or x3710
- Housing - Your RAs, HRs, GHC’s and RHD’s are all prepared to advocate for any resident who has survived violence, and can help you contact other resources on campus.
- Safe Horizon: Rape and Sexual Assault Hotline - 212.227.3000
- Safe Horizon: New York City Domestic Violence Hotline - 800.621.4673
- NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project - 212.714.1141
Please take a moment to notice the t-shirts around campus, educate yourselves on the issues surrounding intimate partner violence, and then help us to continue to be a university that will not tolerate sexual assault or domestic violence.
