The Scarlet Cord Opens in Phoenix
The Scarlet Cord opened today in Phoenix. Click on the pictures above from the first day for enlargements.
Phoenix exhibition sponsored by StreetLightUSA
ArtPrize Meets the Super Bowl’s Sex Trafficking
The Scarlet Cord is in Phoenix to help raise awareness of sex trafficking. The Super Bowl is at the epicenter of the American sex industry. According to Forbes and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, roughly 10,000 prostitutes were brought into Miami for the Super Bowl there in 2010.
In addition to raising awareness, The Scarlet Cord installation can be an agent for healing as evidenced at ArtPrize 2014. Visitors struggling from child molestation, college rape, or sex trafficking verbalized their pain—maybe for the first time.
During the ArtPrize exhibition, women of all ages lined up every day to talk about their traumatic sexual experiences, hoping to experience some level of healing. One of my friends keenly observed, “There are a lot of hurting people out there.”
Once again The Scarlet Cord has an opportunity to speak to hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors to help educate them on the injustices within the commercial sex industry and to give victims an opportunity to work through their deep wounds.
The Scarlet Cord
813 N. 1st Street • Roosevelt Row Art District
January 23 through February 1, 2015
Daily 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sponsored by StreetLightUSA
The Scarlet Cord – Flourish Phoenix
For five days beginning next Wednesday, downtown Phoenix will play host to an expected one million visitors, all anxious to be part of the unparalleled hype that surrounds the Super Bowl each year wherever it is played. There will be live music, great food, national sports broadcasts, and even a giant climbing wall reminiscent of the Grand Canyon.
Those who wander a few blocks north towards Roosevelt Row will find something else that may seem out of place: a 40-foot storage container with people streaming in and out.
Inside the container they will find The Scarlet Cord, an award-winning exhibit by artist Pamela Alderman. The exhibit, which opens January 23 and runs through February 1, will be open from 10am to 9pm each day and admission will be free. The Scarlet Cord is presented by StreetLightUSA, a Phoenix-based nonprofit specializing in providing care for child victims of sex trafficking and exploitation.
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Award-Winning Child Trafficking Exhibit Comes to Phoenix
The Scarlet Cord is a moving tribute to victims
January 23 through February 1, 2015
An award-winning art exhibit aimed at raising awareness of child sex trafficking is being brought to the Valley by StreetLightUSA, a local non-profit and the largest residential center in the country focused on the care and healing of child victims. The Scarlet Cord will be featured in downtown Phoenix in the Roosevelt Row Art District.
“The Scarlet Cord really moves you as it delves into the issue,” said Lea Benson, President and CEO of StreetLightUSA. “While most people don’t like to think about under-aged girls being sexually exploited, this horrific injustice is happening in our own backyard. I am proud to share this with others in the Valley.”
Pamela Alderman is the artist who created The Scarlet Cord. The unique art exhibit is housed in a 40-foot storage container. Here visitors encounter 30 weathered doors and portraits bound by a twisted scarlet cord to depict the trauma bond that connects abused children to their traffickers. Alderman’s motivation for The Scarlet Cord exhibit was to inspire healing for sex trafficked children and those who have been negatively impacted by the sex industry around the world.
The Scarlet Cord With Pamela Alderman
Listen to the interview with Pamela Alderman on The Monica Sparks Show.
ArtPrize Piece Headed to Phoenix
The Scarlet Cord was featured on WZZM TV 13 on January 11, 2015.
Sponsored by StreetLightUSA.
ArtPrize Installation Raises Awareness at the Super Bowl
StreetLightUSA is sponsoring The Scarlet Cord during the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona! Rochelle Raimão, a film producer, approached me about capturing The Scarlet Cord Exhibition at the Super Bowl in a video project. But we need your help to raise awareness on the horrific topic of child sex trafficking!
The numbers of children enslaved in the commercial sex industry are astounding. According to Forbes, the 2010 Miami Super Bowl brought roughly 10,000 prostitutes to the city.
Unfortunately, we are pressed for time. We are scrambling to raise funds by January 9, 2015. Would you be willing to partner with us and help fund an $8,000 to $10,000 video to expand our message of hope and healing beyond the Super Bowl for children in sexual bondage?
The Scarlet Cord
Healing for sex trafficked children
Phoenix, Arizona
January 23, 2015 to February 1, 2015
Donate Now
Help fund The Scarlet Cord video; be a voice for children enslaved in the commercial sex industry
Send your tax deductible donations to Via Affirmativa by January 11, 2015
Click on “Donate to The Scarlet Cord” then use the (Code # VIA AFFIRMATIVA 24000770) to donate
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