DeKalb Rape Crisis Center

The Clothesline Project is a visual display of shirts with healing messages and illustrations designed by survivors of violence or their loved ones. The Project originally began over a decade ago in Hyannis Massachusetts. 

In 2004, the DeKalb Rape Crisis Center launched the Atlanta Clothesline Project, the only Clothesline Project in Georgia. Women who have experienced sexual assault may create a t-shirt displaying and expressing how they feel. The Clothesline Project has been part of a national campaign to show how sexual assault and rape affect everyone. The purpose of the Project is to increase awareness of the impact of violence, to celebrate the strength of survivors and to provide another avenue for survivors to courageously break the silence that often surrounds their experience. 

Throughout the year, the Clothesline Project is displayed at presentations, rallies and events. It is also showcased at the annual Take Back the Night Race. The Clothesline Project has been displayed at the Georgia State Capitol, University of Georgia, Agnes Scott College, Emory University, Latin American Association, Georgia Department of Human Resources, and Southern PolyTech. To arrange for the Clothesline Project to visit your lcoation, call Phyllis Miller at 404-377-1428.