2011
About
The Clean Slate Diaries
Where Hope & Healing are Restored to Survivors of Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
2012 Clean Slate Diaries Event Information
“The Clean Slate Diaries is doing the work of the angels helping rape survivors reclaim their sense of strength and wholeness.”
~ Laurie Halse Anderson, NY Times Bestselling Author of “Speak”
The Clean Slate Diaries was created to honor and recognize the path survivors of Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence have walked. Currently, there are no runs or marathons taking place in support of survivor recovery, no medals given or color-coded products sold to recognize the intense courage and fierce determination required to overcome the trauma that remains from these crimes.
Clean Slate Founder and Executive Producer, Renee DeVesty, knew that finding your voice was an essential first step in the healing process. A survivor of Rape and Domestic Violence, she decided to choreograph an evening of Art, Music, Dance and Spoken Word Stories that would inspire and empower survivors to break through the darkness of guilt and shame and allow their light to shine – their voice to be heard – using Art as a form of expression.
Held annually during April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Central New York, this event was so successful the first year, it gained great momentum and interest locally as well as on a national level.
Everyone deserves a Clean Slate in life. It’s a chance to remember that despite anything that has happened, a new beginning is always available to us – an opportunity to wipe away the stain and begin again.
And the Clean Slate Diaries offers that … one survivor at a time, one journey at a time.
