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The daisies
represent the innocence of her
youth.
Blue
delphinium represents her
boldness in taking a risk to
have a better life.
The red
carnation represents her
need to be independent.
The white
freesia represent her pure
spirit.
The gladiolus
positioned towards the end of
her journey, represents the
strength of character she
gained, which enabled her to
testify before the U.S. Senate.
This original art work by
Gayle Christie was featured in
an art exhibit in the Houston
Galleria April 22 - May 2nd,
2005 , Entitled "Give The Gift
of Freedom, Human Trafficking
Through the Eyes of the
Victims".
(PowerPoint presentation) 3,000 people passed by
and read the essays,
extraordinary stories of young
victims beaten, coerced,
kidnapped or forced into the sex
trade.. A few of the titles
were:
-
Innocence Lost – as seen
through the eyes of a child of
nine.
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Patterns of Lies (people we
thought we could trust)
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Locked Room at Noon (images
of young women hired for sex)
-
Death Bed
The show is available for
exhibition by special
arrangement for other groups
working to defeat human
trafficking in the world. |
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Rosa, 13 years
old, is from Vera Cruz, Mexico.
She was working as a waitress,
when she was approached by two
men, who lured her and several
other girls, with the promise of
a better life in the United
States. She was trucked through
Houston destined for Orlando,
Florida, where she was forced to
work as a prostitute in a
trailer park, serving up to 30
men daily. She was beaten and
threatened. Turning to drugs to
numb herself and having an
abortion, she was then
miraculously freed when two
girls escaped to summon
authorities.
The festive, rich, deep colors
of the flowers depict her native
Latin home. The flow of the
flowers begins with Rosa’s
innocent abduction and continues
with her internal torment.
Realizing the dark situation in
which she finds herself, due to
her own decision, she struggles
to cope, and tries desperately
to hold on to a glimmer of hope.
Through a Godly intervention,
she is miraculously rescued,
which then begins the journey of
healing her badly abused body,
and shattered spirit.
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