EL TENDEDERO -THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT

ORGANISER: Natasha Lovel
Email: nzl500@york.ac.uk  
Facebook: facebook.com/tasha.lovel.9    
Instagram: tasha_lovel  
When: Thursday 9th March | 11:00-16:00
Where: For the event location please check the Facebook or Instagram sites, or email Natasha. This will be in a public space in York.
Cost: Free. No requirement to book, anybody can show up on the day with their contributions, or materials for making messages will be supplied on the spot. 
Access: Wheelchair accessible. Volunteers on site to help participants write about their experiences, if they wish. Information about the event, and submission form for those not able to attend but wishing to take part, available beforehand on Facebook page or by emailing Natasha.
DESCRIPTION: Monica Mayer’s ‘El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project’ (1978), asked people in Mexico City to discuss their experiences of sexual harassment and pegged their words or images on a clothesline, to elevate people’s voices. This gained global resurgence, being used as a public visual intervention to forge communities and raise awareness of the impact of sexual harassment in schools, hospitals, universities and churches, from Germany to Japan – and now York.  A recording of Monica Mayer discussing her work will also be available.