BISMILLAHIRAHMANIRAHIM, there is only one higher power
BISMILLAHIRAHMANIRAHIM intepreted to mean that there is only ONE higher power...




Survivors are silent heroes and suffer the grief in silence.




THIS SHRINE IS TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO HAVE
SURVIVE(D) AND DIED BY PRIVATE VIOLENCE.







THE MONUMENT

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dove (part of the statue)
earth (part of the statue)

jumping


similar to this picture of a woman I am a woman dreaming of the Shrine/Memorial for Survivors & Victims of Private Violence in a non-cyber public space awake and asleep (Ps. I have made my dream come true a smaller version of the statue in my garden)

MY DREAM


is building a community of FRIENDS QUESTIONING PRIVATE VIOLENCE. When we look within and think of compassion in our lives this can only lead to positive influence and better understanding of the outside world. In doing so we UNITE.


My dream is not just a quaint neither token gesture nor grand (please accept my humility): the pain of recovery has compelled me to act. For example: the legal systems; police intervention orders, statements, courts, and counseling, therapy, community support services, and the focus on intervention/crises support for the victim/survivor - all these are extremely limited due to meager funding. They provide limited access and do not address the isolation experienced by people in the community. I choose to contribute to society on a structural level (legal, political systems) and infrastructure.



yellow brick road

CONTENTS friendship | definiton of private violence | dreaming | open letter | why have a shrine

yellow brick road


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