{"id":12215,"date":"2025-03-26T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/?p=12215"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:38:19","slug":"umaine-machias-hosting-events-for-aprils-sexual-assault-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/26\/umaine-machias-hosting-events-for-aprils-sexual-assault-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Machias hosting events for April\u2019s Sexual Assault Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Machias, Maine \u2014 The University of Maine at Machias is raising awareness about sexual violence. As part of April\u2019s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the university will hold two events that honor survivors and educate the community on how to prevent sexual violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In line with this year\u2019s theme, \u201cTogether We Act, United We Change,\u201d UMaine Machias invites the town to participate. Both events are free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Clothesline Project will be on display April 1-30 in Merrill Library with t-shirts that bear witness to the impacts of sexual and relationship violence, decorated by survivors and their loved ones. Visitors are invited to decorate mini paper t-shirts with messages of support or awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take Back the Night will be held April 23 at 5 p.m. in the Reynolds Center. The event is part of a global movement to end all forms of sexual violence, will start with a resource fair and rally in the Reynolds Center Conference Room, and end with a march to Bad Little Falls Park. Participants are encouraged to wear teal and carry signs in support of the event (limited supplies provided).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These events are hosted in partnership with AMHC Sexual Assault Services and NextStep Domestic Violence Project. For more information or to request reasonable accommodations, call Jen England at 207.572.5372.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sexual violence affects millions of Americans. Every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network (RAINN). If you need support, call Maine\u2019s statewide helpline at 1.800.871.7741 to talk to a confidential advocate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Machias, Maine \u2014 The University of Maine at Machias is raising awareness about sexual violence. As part of April\u2019s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the university will hold two events that honor survivors and educate the community on how to prevent sexual violence. 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