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Clothesline Project returns to MSU’s Drill Field this week

Clothesline Project returns to MSU’s Drill Field this week

Contact: Heath Fisackerly

Sponsored by Mississippi State’s Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, the Clothesline Project is returning to the university’s historic Drill Field. On display Tuesday-Thursday [Sept. 26-28], the annual campus display is part of a national effort to promote public awareness, healing and support for those affected by violence. (Photo by Sarah Tewolde)

STARKVILLE, Miss.—With a goal of promoting public awareness and healing for those affected by violence, the Clothesline Project is returning to Ï㽶ֱ²¥â€™s historic Drill Field.

The project will be on display 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday [Sept. 26-28]. Each day, participants will have the opportunity to produce a shirt design that reflects personal experiences with violence or honors a friend or loved one affected by violence.

Sponsored annually by MSU’s Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, the Clothesline Project is part of a national effort to aid the healing process for survivors of violence.

Educating, raising awareness and providing a support system also are major goals of this project. Learn more at .

For more information on the Clothesline Project at MSU, contact Magnolia Allen at mma142@saffairs.msstate.edu or 662-325-2090.

Details about MSU’s Department of Health Promotion and Wellness can be found at , as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @msuhpw.

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