The blame doesn't lie with the miniskirt - exhibition "What I Wore"...
The traveling exhibition "What I Was Wearing..." is making its 44th stop in Bremen, running from August 26 to September 9 at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld House, Am Wall 209. The purpose of this powerful exhibition is to challenge perceptions and attitudes towards sexualized violence against women, and to raise awareness and mobilization for the issue.
Initiated by the Bremen Police, the exhibition displays clothing items worn by 12 women during sexual assaults against them. Each item is accompanied by a concise and touching story of the woman who wore it, providing a platform to share survivors' stories and emphasizing that victim-blaming based on attire is unjust and harmful.
The exhibition impacts audiences by showing actual outfits worn by survivors at the time of their assaults, countering the stereotype that provocative clothing causes sexual violence. It underscores that the question of what a person was wearing at the time of the sexual assault is irrelevant.
The traveling exhibition reaches diverse communities, broadening its educational impact and empowering survivors through visibility and solidarity. The youngest victim was six years old, and the oldest was 80, highlighting that sexual violence knows no boundaries.
In conjunction with the exhibition, workshops and lectures are offered, covering topics such as rape myths, support systems for sexualized violence, assertive behavior, femicides, date rape drugs, victim-oriented work of the Bremen Police, and sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace. Registration is required for these events.
The women's and equal opportunities officer of the Bremen Police, Esther Wilken, will be accompanying the exhibition with experienced colleagues. The exhibition is free of charge to the public and can be visited daily from 10 am to 6 pm, and on weekends from 10 am to 6 pm.
For more information and to register for the workshops and lectures, visit www.Polizei.Bremen.de. The exhibition does not place blame on the victims for what happened to them, but rather aims to challenge myths that blame victims based on their clothing and to advocate for ending sexual violence.
- The "What I Was Wearing..." exhibition in Bremen, a part of the general news, is not just about clothing, but also about women's health and sexual health, aiming to shed light on the issue of sexualized violence and challenge stereotypes.
- The interactive workshops and lectures offered alongside the exhibition, found under health-and-wellness and crime-and-justice, cover a range of topics, from rape myths to femicides, aiming to educate and empower.
- The exhibition, while focusing on women's health, does not assign blame to the victims, instead using science to counter the harmful myth that what a person wore at the time of the assault is relevant, promoting a message of justice and equality for all.
