*****Our Door Project*****
Behind Closed Doors:
The Journey from Domestic Violence
Victim to Survivor
A Door. A Suitcase.
Picture a women. Living in Fear.
Every breathe of every second of every day she lives in fear of the person she
loves.
She is filled with hope; she is
filled with despair – a seesaw of emotion that accompanies the bruises, the
burns, and the scars to her body…to her heart.
One day she finally finds the
courage to walk through the door, taking with her only a suitcase filled with
years of living.
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The Door is being displayed currently:
Clay County Health Dept from
October 7th through October 13th 2014
Clay County Department of Social Services from
October 14 through October 20th 2014
First Citizens Bank
October 21st through October 31st 2014Survivors are invited to sign the
back of the door. **********************
The Exhibit is meant to be
touched and
accessible to the viewing public.
Observers are encouraged to “Take the Journey” and walk through the door,
open the suitcase, look at the contents.
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The suitcase symbolizes the life
of the women traveling from victimization to freedom from an abusive
relationship.
She may have finally broken free from the
past, but the memories will always be with her.
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