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...press charges). The Clothesline Project has a very specific purpose: it gives voice to the survivors of these horrible violations. It is not a political statement, and without the proper education surrounding the testimonials, it cannot deter rapists. There was information (Harvard’s brochures) available at all TBTN events including the Clothesline Project but organizers do not force them on people—especially when they are reading survivors’ testimonies...
More important, however, is the issue of responsibility. Harvard as a university should be held accountable for the lack of information, support and resources surrounding the issues of sexual assault, not the student organizers of TBTN...
McIntyre mentioned that a large proportion of Harvard students are not even clear on what the sexual assault policies are. To this end, TBTN sponsored a panel about Harvard’s sexual assault policies, where participants acknowledged that students are not even aware of the policies or how the Administrative Board process works. This is clearly a fault of the University and how it educates students on Harvard policies in the first few weeks of freshman year. Instead of the t-shirts which give assault victims a space to voice their pain, should we just put 100 copies...
McIntyre also complains that “the most visible part” of TBTN did not inform students “what to do if we are the victims of assault.” First of all, there is no definitive “what to do.” Some victims feel better after receiving counseling, some after going to the Ad Board, some by navigating the court system, but many have been betrayed by each route...
...writer was co-chair of TBTN...