Sexual Assault Survivor Event and Art Installation @ GCC Asks: What Were They Wearing?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 ~ Genesee Community College ~ Batavia Campus

Batavia, NY (10/24/2019) — What: Sexual Assault Survivor Event and Art Installation @ GCC Asks: What Were They Wearing?

When: Thursday, November 7, 2019 open from 12 - 2 p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m.

Where: Genesee Community College

Batavia Campus in the William W. Stuart Forum

One College Road, Batavia, NY 14020

Who: FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Background: On Thursday, November 7, 2019, Genesee Community College will host a special event on the Batavia Campus featuring a powerful Sexual Assault Survivor Art Installation called "What Were They Wearing?"

The installation showcases multiple outfits re-created from the stories of actual assault survivors to challenge the myth that rape or any act of sexual assault has a correlation to what someone was, or was not, wearing.

Guests of the event will also get to meet with members from a variety of campus clubs, resources and community agencies, enjoy games and activities, and enter for a chance to win a raffle prize.

The event will be open from 12 - 2 p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019 to allow as many members of the public and students to attend as possible.

For further information and photographs, contact Donna Rae Sutherland, director of Marketing Communications at (585) 343-0055 x 6616 or dsutherland@genesee.edu.

Editor's Note:

The GCC poster of the What Were They Wearing is available at:

Genesee Community College

Sexual Assault Survivor Event and Art Installation @ GCC Asks: What Were They Wearing?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 ~ Genesee Community College ~ Batavia Campus

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