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Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

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​​Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SAAM Introduction

The month of April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in the U.S. in order to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on prevention efforts. The Center for Counseling and Wellness organizes and coordinates educational and awareness-building events for the DePaul community in collaboration with numerous campus departments, student organizations, student leaders, and community agencies. Several signature programs are planned during SAAM, and they aim to build understanding on the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses, consent, rape culture, healthy relationships, safety tips, resources available on- and off-campus, as well as how to effectively respond to and support a survivor. 

Clothesline Project

The Clothesline Project gives voice to the experiences and impact of sexual violence on survivors and their loved ones. We invite all those impacted by sexual violence to decorate a t-shirt speaking to their experiences and impact—this could include speaking to healing, resistance, anger, support, love, and more. The t-shirts are color-coded to connect with different forms of violence.

The Clothesline Project seeks to break the silence that often surrounds sexual violence, to honor the strength and resilience of survivors, to mourn those we have lost, to support survivors in our lives, and to increase our community's awareness of the impact of sexual and relationship violence.

Clothesline Exhibition 2026: How to Participate

Step 1: Pick up a t-shirt.
  • Go to Center for Counseling and Wellness (Lincoln Park Student Center, Suite 302) 
Step 2: Decorate the t-shirt. 
  • We invite all those impacted by sexual violence to decorate a t-shirt speaking to their experiences and impact. 
Step 3: Drop off the t-shirt by Monday April 27. 
  • Go to Center for Counseling and Wellness (Lincoln Park Student Center, Suite 302) 
Step 4: Attend the Clothesline Project Exhibition. 
  • Date/Time: Thursday, April 30 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
  • Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Atrium
  • Register on DeHUB. 

SAAM Events for April 2026

The Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW) welcomes you to stop by any of our informational tabling events during Sexual Assault Awareness month: 

April 7: College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

April 8: College of Computing and Digital Media from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. 

April 9: Driehaus College of Business (DePaul Center 11th floor) from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. 

April 13: College of Science and Health (McGowan South) from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

April 14: School of Music from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

April 15: College of Communication from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

April 16: The Theatre School from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

April 20: College of Law from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

April 23: College of Education from 3:30 – 6 p.m. 

Stop by any of our informational tabling events to learn more about the Clothesline Project. 

April 9: Student Center Atrium from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

April 14: Lincoln Park Student Center Atrium from 1 – 4 p.m. 

April 16: Ray Meyer Fitness Center from 4 – 6 p.m. 

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1 from 12 – 5 p.m. 

Location: DePaul Art Museum 

Description: Join us at the DePaul Art Museum on 4/1 for shirt decoration in honor of the Clothesline Project Exhibition! All shirts that are decorated at this event will be displayed at the Clothesline Project Exhibition at the end of April. What is the Clothesline Project? It is a visual display of shirts decorated by survivors or individuals impacted by sexual & relationship violence and assault.

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Date/Time: Monday, April 6 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Location: Outside the Lincoln Park Student Center

Description: The DePaul community will create chalk artwork outside the Student Center to spread awareness about Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Date/Time: Friday, April 10 from 9 – 11 a.m. 

Location: Online

Description: The Center for Counseling and Wellness and The Office of Gender Equity are facilitating a workshop for DePaul faculty and staff about how to support student survivors. Engage in discussions about supporting a student who discloses sexual or relationship violence and filing a Title IX report.

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Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15 from 6 - 9 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Room 220

Description: Join us on 4/15 from 6-9 PM to Take Back the Night at DePaul - an event intended to raise awareness about sexual violence. This year, we'll have an open crafting space to chalk the sidewalk outside the Student Center, create posters, make keychains, and write love letters to survivors! There will also be a number of community partners tabling with resources. See you there!

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Date/Time: Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19 during DPAM business hours

Location: DePaul Art Museum

Description: The DePaul Art Museum will host an exhibit of Clothesline t-shirts that are a visual display of shirts decorated by survivors or individuals impacted by sexual & relationship violence and assault.

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Date/Time: Tuesday, April 21 from 12 - 5 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Room 380

Description: Howard Brown Health will be on campus providing free STI testing.

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Date/Time: Wednesday, April 22 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Atrium

Description: Officially the last Wednesday in April, Denim Day  is an annual reminder that the clothing someone was wearing never justifies sexual violence. Please wear denim on April 29 as a visible challenge of the misconceptions around sexual violence.

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Date/Time: Tuesday, April 28 from 12 - 3 p.m.

Location: Quad

Description: The DePaul community will create chalk artwork on the Quad to spread awareness about Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29 from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: McGrath Arena / Sullivan Athletic Center

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Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29 from 1 - 4 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Atrium

Register on DeHub

Description: Officially the last Wednesday in April, Denim Day  is an annual reminder that the clothing someone was wearing never justifies sexual violence. Please wear denim on April 29 as a visible challenge of the misconceptions around sexual violence.

Date/Time: Thursday, April 30 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Atrium

Description: The Clothesline Project is a visual display of shirts decorated by survivors and individuals impacted by sexual and relationship violence. The Clothesline Project seeks to break the silence that often surrounds sexual violence, to honor the strength and resilience of survivors, to mourn those we have lost, to support survivors in our lives, and to increase our community's awareness of the impact of sexual and relationship violence. 

The Clothesline Project gives voice to the experiences and impact of sexual violence on survivors and their loved ones. We invite all those impacted by sexual violence to decorate a t-shirt speaking to their experiences and impact - this could include speaking to healing, resistance, anger, support, love, and more. The t-shirts are color-coded to connect with different forms of violence. 

Register on DeHub