This year, the local display focuses mostly on survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, but last year the Victim Witness division expanded Clark County’s project to include all violent crime, Clark County Prosecutor’s Office director of victim advocacy Tiffany Wright said.
Credit: Bill Lackey
Credit: Bill Lackey
“I think we all have a story of pain,” she said. “It’s a way someone can say, ‘Hey, you’re not alone in this. We’re here for you. The community is backing you.’”
Many shirts this year were designed by people as young as middle and high school students.
“We have some that have told their story for the very first time,” Wright said.
Last year, a person older than 80 told a story of the effect of crime on a t-shirt as a part of the project. The person told project coordinators that she’d never told anyone about her experience.
Wright said the public is invited to tell their story through a shirt to be added to the display, anonymously.
The clotheslines were up all of Friday, and they’ll also be on display on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month.
Bill Lackey contributed to this story.
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