Photograph of a blue shirt at a table from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a closeup of a blue shirt laying at a table, with shirt paint bottles on the side. On the shirt someone is decorating it with the words "End Abuse." The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

A photograph of a light green t-shirt at the Clothesline Project hosted by the UNT Multicultural Center. A student is painting a message that reads "You should NEVER be ashamed, It was not your fault... BE STRONG".

Photograph of a green shirt from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a light green shirt laying flat on a table, with someone's hand holding a bottle of white shirt paint over it. The shirt says "You should never be ashamed, It was not your fault...Be strong." The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

A photograph of people gathered together for a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus.

Photograph of hanging shirts from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a far view of rows of shirts hanging on a clothesline, all of them of various colors. They are seen behind a table that also contains stacks of shirts. Over the front of the table is a green banner that says "Multicultural Center" and "University of North Texas." The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

A photograph of participants and instructors a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. One of the instructors is leading a participant through a defensive move while two others look on.

A photograph of a man and a woman doing drills for a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus.

A photograph of a man demonstrating a pose for a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing with his legs wide and arms out. There is a white board visible past them that has acronyms written on it.

A photograph of a man demonstrating how to disarm someone holding a gun with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing with his hands on the fake gun and the participant's wrist.

A photograph of a man demonstrating how to disarm someone holding a gun with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing and holding a fake gun to show those gathered how to hold it and practice disarming.

A photograph of the students who were employees in the UNT Multicultural Center. Among them are Aldo Alfaro and Monique Bradley.

A photograph of the mural on the wall of the UNT Multicultural Center office. It has several different people painted onto it taking part in various activities with various patterns painted behind them. The information desk for the office is right in front of it and two workers are sitting at the desktop computers on it.

A photograph of participants and instructors a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. They are gathered in the class room and there is a white board visible past them with acronyms on it.

A photograph of two women in a self defense course at UNT. The teacher, who is wearing a COBRA shirt, is holding a fighting pad and the participant is kneeing it. Behind them is a white board with writing and acronyms on it.

Photograph of a presentation that was given at APAEC 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a room filled with students sitting in chairs (they are along the bottom of the image). Starting on the top left corner, a speaker who is a man can be seen behind a brown podium, a sign for UNT in front of it. Behind him is a green UNT backdrop. On the right of him is a big projector screen showing a red tinted image containing the head of a woman. On the left of the screen are the words "Vincent Who" four times, and on the right a list in white titled "Play All." APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual conference that happens every year at UNT.

Photograph of a presenter at APAEC 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a young woman standing behind a podium. She wears a black dress and holds a light blue stuffed bear. On the front of the podium is a white sign, the letters and name of UNT on it. Behind the woman is a green backdrop with the letters UNT all over it. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual conference that happens every year at UNT.

A photograph of a white board at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. There are several acronyms and two names written on the board, including COBRA, which stands for "Combat Objective Battle Ready Applications", SAE, which stands for "Scream Attack Escape", and AAA, which stands for "Awareness Alarm Action/Reaction". The names are Jim Dryburgh and Aimee Brown.

A photograph of the instructor speaking at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. He is standing in the practice room and the other instructor is standing at the side of the room.

A photograph of the instructor speaking at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. She is standing in front of a white board and the participants are seated on the floor and on chairs in front of her.

A photograph of people gathered at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. The teachers are standing on the opposite side of the circle and the class is gathered in a semi-circle facing them.

A photograph of one of the instructors leading participants at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. She is standing in front of the lined up participants and is demonstrating a defensive move for them.

A photograph of the participants of the self defense class standing together for a photo. They are all in a line and the trainers are standing with them. They are all wearing comfortable clothing to practice in.

Photograph of a group of women at APAEC 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three Asian women standing closely together, smiling. The one on the right holds a small white teddy bear, and in the middle she wears a white APAEC t shirt with a small blue design on the front. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual conference held at UNT.

Photograph of two people making shirts at tables from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a man and a woman at a table with shirts aid out in front of them, decorated by shirt paint. The man on the left has a blue shirt, and the woman on the right has an orange shirt in front of her. The shirt says "Break the Silence." The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.