Clothesline Project airs out messages about violent crimes
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Irvine Valley College became a display space Thursday for rows of multicolored T-shirts bearing pictures and messages about crimes of violence.
The garments were part of the nonprofit Community Service Programs’ 15th annual Clothesline Project, in which people can share their stories and thoughts about sexual assault and other violent crimes by drawing on the shirts and hanging them on a clothesline.
The clothes signify different types of crimes based on their color. For instance, green and blue shirts represent child sexual abuse and yellow stands for domestic violence.
Each year, Santa Ana-based Community Service Programs provides hundreds of T-shirts to colleges in Orange County.
The organization offers a 24-hour response line, one-on-one peer counseling and support groups to people who seek assistance and provides education programs to colleges and universities.