Conference
By Any Means Necessary: The Bandana Project
Author
- Lissa Place (Iowa State University)
Abstract
Have you ever been afraid to go to work? Should anyone be forced to give up their dignity in order to feed their family? Farm worker women are often ignored and marginalized. Their silence allows abusers to prey on them. Many farm worker women use bandanas on the job to cover their faces and bodies in an attempt to ward off unwanted sexual attention that often leads to rape. By speaking out publicly, the Bandana Project has adopted the bandana as a symbol of solidarity to end this abuse. Come learn more about the issue, make a bandana for our Iowa State Sexual Assault April exhibit, and learn how you can help send a message that sexual violence will not be tolerated in the workplace or any place.