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Silver Braid survivors of sex exploitationnetwork

Postby sam » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:32 am

http://www.thesilverbraid.org

The Silver Braid is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation under the umbrella Voices for Justice. Our goal is to help bring healing to those that have been victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Our outreach networks throughout the United States help locate victims of sexual exploitation and provide them with the services that help prevent re-victimization. Our network also assist survivors in getting out of the sex industry, finding new job skills and receiving a variety of other services that they need to redesign their lives to be able to live a healthy life.

The Silver Braid is a symbol of hope and redemption, and represents three strands. The strands of the Silver Braid are:

1) The first strand is survivors - bringing together all the forms of survivors. Often survivors of various forms of exploitation feel isolated. Whether they are victims of domestic violence, rape, or childhood sexual exploitation, we believe thee survivors share similar aftereffects.

2) The second strand is the communities that need to help them.

3) The third strand is Spiritual Principles

In our program, we have developed a symbol to describe the set of tools and techniques that we find useful on our recovery path. We use the symbol we call: "The Silver Braid." The Silver Braid is a symbol of both integration and interconnectedness. Your recovery and participation in this program is vital for the creation of "The Silver Braid."

Today, with the help of other recovering survivors, and our suggested techniques for recovery, you are empowered to re-vision and rebuild your life. Strand by strand, as one survivor connects with another, together we create "The Silver Braid." Finally, the cycle of victimization ceases, and we create a new community where there is absolutely zero tolerance for sexual abuse. We become a part of the solution for a healthier life for both ourselves and others.

To get a sense of what the image of the braid implies on a personal level, imagine a silver braid that connects your inner experience to your outer experience. The strength of your "Silver Braid," is equivalent to the strength of your "core personal integrity."

We believe these are important concepts for survivors to grasp since during the abuse process our core of personal integrity was damaged. To survive the sexual abuse, we split off, disassociate from our inner, authentic experience. We call this "The Split."

How then, can we begin to strengthen "The Silver Braid?" How can we attain or experience a strengthened core personal integrity? We can begin by sensing, knowing and beginning to trust in the validity of our own feelings. We can continue on our path by rebuilding an awareness of how our thoughts, words and beliefs (internal) are connected to what shows up out there (external).

When we can begin to recognize how our inner wounds (the aftereffects) have played into our patterns of victimization, we can then learn more effective ways of responding to others and our own internal dialogues, or "self-talk."

We are creating a new collective consciousness. We are breaking through society's denial. Together, by sharing our painful secrets, we each contribute to this "braid," and each "strand" creates a new collective experience, where sexual exploitation is de-glamorized, de-mystified, and ultimately stops.
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Postby oneangrygirl » Tue May 16, 2006 7:24 am

btw, this is Anne Bissell's group.
she just emailed the APAN account promoting it.
I guess some slavery feels like freedom.
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