HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and The Center for Women in Transition in Holland is taking the month of April to help educate and inform the community about sexual assault, consent and healthy relationships.
The Clothesline Project – The Month of April
During the month of April, several events and campaigns will help raise awareness like The Clothesline Project. The project is a national program started in 1990 to empower survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The medium of decorating a shirt is a creative and emotionally-healing outlet for those who have experienced domestic and sexual abuse. The individual shirts are displayed on a clothesline to be viewed by others as a testimony to their courage and experience. Shirts on display at the Ottawa County Courthouse and Loutit District Library in Grand Haven aree designed by local survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Bar Coaster Campaign – April 21 & 22
Raising awareness at Lakeshore drinking establishments by providing bar coasters with printed material on sexual consent and emergency information for the Center’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program will be provided.
Reach for the Stars – Thursday, April 20
The Center for Women in Transition proudly announces the 25th anniversary of its signature fundraising event, Reach for the Stars. The event raises approximately $150,000 annually, which the Center uses to provide crisis and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, along with violence prevention work in the community. Brooke Axtell, keynote speaker, will share her personal story of survival and healing. It’s Thursday, April 20 at The Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville. Tickets are on sale now.
The Center for Women in Transition has served west Michigan for 40 years with the mission to respond to, reduce, and prevent domestic and sexual violence. Their mission is achieved through education, collaboration, and advocacy with crisis and supportive services to victims and survivors. The organization believes that rebuilding lives and ending violence starts right here.
