Monument Quilt Offers Public Platform for Rape Victims to Grieve, Heal

The Wesleyan community gathered on Foss Hill Sept. 2 to view The Monument Quilt, a crowd-sourced collection of thousands of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. The quilt serves as a platform for storytelling and a space where survivors are publicly supported.

Sections of the quilt are traveling throughout the United States. In August, the quilt made stops in North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland.

Following the tour, thousands of fabric squares will be stitched together to spell “NOT ALONE” on the National Mall.Through public recognition, the quilt aims to reconnect survivors to their community.

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT) also attended.

Learn more at https://themonumentquilt.org/.

(Photos by Cynthia Rockwell and Olivia Drake)