{"id":11034,"date":"2023-04-21T12:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11034"},"modified":"2023-04-21T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:56:34","slug":"what-were-you-wearing-exhibit-raises-sexual-assault-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/21\/what-were-you-wearing-exhibit-raises-sexual-assault-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What Were You Wearing?\u2019 exhibit raises sexual assault awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11036\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11036\" class=\"wp-image-11036 size-fusion-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"2 outfits of blue t-shirt and blue jeans against black backdrop\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/MerwinWhatWereYouWearing-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the &#8220;What Were You Wearing?&#8221; exhibit at Missouri Western in 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April 21, 2023\u2013As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness and prevent sexual violence, Missouri Western State University will host the &#8220;What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Installation&#8221; for Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 24-27.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The installation features outfits recreated from the stories of sexual violence survivors, in answer to the pervasive myth that a victim\u2019s clothing somehow invited their assault.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Title IX Office, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Dean of Students Office and the Counseling Center are partnering with the YWCA of St. Joseph to curate the display in the Center for Student Involvement, Blum Union room 207, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, April 24-27 The display is free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For questions and more information contact Adam McGowan, Title IX coordinator, at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:amcgowan@missouriwestern.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">amcgowan@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 21, 2023\u2013As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness and prevent sexual violence, Missouri Western State University will host the &#8220;What Were You Wearing? 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