| Setting
Up The Display |
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| Free Standing |
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It is suggested that the the
display should be is free standing. This opens up more options and
usually allows the display to become the focal point. |
| Information Tables |
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At each display, two to three
tables should be put up for educational information related to the
project such as:
- what abuse is
- statistics on how serious this problem is
- healing information such as books related to
healing and pamphlets on what survivors can do
- practical information such as what to do if you are
in an abusive relationship
- activist information on how to fight for support
laws that protect survivors
- how friends and family members can help
- concrete suggestions on how to prevent violence
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| Shirt Making Tables |
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Tables should be set up in a private
area so that shirts can be made during the display. Shirts and paints
should be placed in baskets for the survivors to utilize. A facilitator
should be present at all times to help survivors with questions, to
provide materials or suggestions and to maintain privacy such as
managing the media. |
| Easels |
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Laminated posters
with information related to the project and violence against women
should be set up around the display to promote the educational part of
the project. One suggestion is to make small shirts of cardboard with
comments taken from viewers and to put them up around the display. Thin
green easels can be purchased at florists for $3 to $7 each. These
easels are inexpensive, easily transported and are easy to set up around
the display. |
| Audio and Video
Enhancement |
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Whenever possible,
a vcr/tv should be set up at the display to play The
Clothesline Project Video which can be ordered from Deb Wellsby. A
audio tape player also should be set up to play the Sounds of
Violence tape available from The Clothesline Project Chicago
& Suburbs™. |
| Shirt and Paint
Donation Program |
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Containers should
be provided for viewers to donate shirts. They can be new or used plain
t-shirts, sweatshirts, blouses or shirts made of a material that can be
painted on, glued on or written on with fabric paints or markers.
Markers and fabric paints can also be donated and help defray the cost
of the project. |
| Media Coordinator
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One person should
always be present who can deal with the media. This person should have a
prepared and printed statement along with a list of do's and don'ts for
the media to follow while around the display. It is important for
the media to follow the guidelines that you set because women's lives
may be at risk. Click the media button for more complete information on
dealing with the media. |
| Viewer Input |
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Clear containers
with small paper shirts cut from xerox paper should be provided for
viewers to fill out with their comments and with requests for more
information. Also sign -in books can be provided to register people for
future mailings or information. |
| Displaying The
Shirts
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Poles should be set
up and clothesline strung across from pole to pole. More detailed instructions
with drawings and a list of materials is available from The
Clothesline Project Chicagoland & Suburbs™ by using the
Information
button. It is suggested that the shirts be put on with
safety pins and then clothespins added on top. Viewers tend to pull the
shirts towards themselves while reading the messages on the shirts or
often just reach out to touch the shirts. The pinning prevents the
shirts from being accidentally pulled off the line and being soiled,
damaged or lost. |
| Host
Responsibilities |
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We encourage the
display host to provide information that relates to psychological
services. Since the display triggers many emotions, we encourage
therapeutic information be made available to viewers during and after
the display leaves. For example, at universities, they will put out
information about their student counseling services and available
processing or support groups in the area. |
