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Anchored in Chicago and New York City, The Binding Project blends education, art, and dialogue to establish a community of empowerment by creating a focal point for the shared healing and strength of those dedicated to shattering the silence of sexual violence.
The Binding Project seeks to unite people across the United States by empowering them to take ownership over zip tie bindings and other forms of restraint often used by perpetrators as a means of control and power. Victims, their loved ones, and other members of the community will choose to take ownership over these bindings symbolically, spiritually and psychologically by participating in The Binding Project. As part of the Project, each participant will write a word that empowers her or him in times of struggle and adversity on a zip tie binding and wear it as a bracelet. The empowerment words are to be used in a group or community art project with a photo sent to The Binding Project creators. Participants can also choose to cut off the bracelets if they are uncomfortable after wearing them for a 48 hour period and incorporate them into the art projects.
Participating in The Binding Project will indicate solidarity with others across a broad spectrum of social, economic, racial, and cultural divides. Women and men are asked to write their word of empowerment on one bracelet to be worn and to write the same word on a bracelet which will be submitted to the creators of The Binding Project. Participants are also encouraged to submit a completed Binding Project Connection Form and send photos of their wrists wearing the bracelets.
Bracelets submitted to the Project will become part of an installation art piece to be exhibited in Chicago and New York City in 2007.
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