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Clothesline hanging in the quad full of t-shirts of victims stories.

Clothesline project raises awareness for domestic violence during International Day of Non-Violence

Quinn Cooper Dixon, Staff Writer
October 9, 2024

  The shirts hanging on the clothesline put their message into the wind: “Stop the violence.” “Join hands, not raise hands.” “I am a victim, too.”    The Clothesline Project, held in the Quad on Oct. 2, was in honor of the International Day of Non-Violence,...

UMKC students gather for an open discussion on domestic violence

UMKC students gather for an open discussion on domestic violence

Yusra Azzeh
November 8, 2021

1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner. This statistic, presented at a Resources, Intervention, Support and Education (RISE) event, is what characterized the need for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. RISE used last month as an opportunity to...

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