Silence

I hope this letter finds you doing well wherever you may be across this place we call earth. Lost In Traffik has just returned from a 2 week trip into the Northern Territory (Australia) where we had partnered with a range of initiatives focused on social justice. The photography taken during the course of this trip will be a part of a larger exhibition following our upcoming trips to both Central Africa and the Middle East, so please keep you ear close to the ground and we will keep you posted as it continues to unfold. We would like to thank the following crew for their amazing generosity, patience, commitment, love, sincerity and passion for the cause of the oppressed.... The Trudgen Family, Jo Ward, all the crew at both the ARDS Darwin, Elcho Island and Nhulunbuy offices, Diane, Dave and Mia, All the crew with YWAM Darwin, Roger, Allan and Lucy, David and Isobel, Sargent car Hire and the countless faces that opened their lives with such humility. The stillness and silence of Arnhem Land has pierced our hearts and propelled us to such a greater lov for the land and most importantly the men, women and children who walk upon it. It has been a life changing couple of weeks and the best is yet to come. Bless you heaps friends.

Peace

Lost In Traffik

Hakani project

Dear Friends,

I have recently been made aware by a close friend of the injustice called infanticide. It is a cultural practise that allows children to be buried alive. There is a large amount of information surrounding the reasons why this is carried out, (and they certainly need to be taken into account when addressing this injustice) but the fact remains that NO child should be denied there right to life.

The abuse of human rights that is currently being carried out must be addresses, and it is the indigenous Brazilians that are leading the way. There is movement that has been birthed out of the cries of the indigenous people of Brazil and though they are recognised as the original custodians of the land, the basic human rights have been stripped. By going to www.hakani.org you can learn more about how to get involved in fighting for justice on behalf of these priceless people and being a voice for the voiceless.

Once you have looked over the website, please make your way to http://youtube.com/watch?v=st48Tdd9Sz4 where you will see the new trailer that has been released in lead up to a documentary titled HAKANA. It has been made in response to the individual request of a young girl by the name of Hakana that had been rescued after initially being buried alive.

EDUCATION
CONVICTION
ACTION

Flying By

The year continues to fly by and there have been so many great opportunities that have opened up. Currently our focus is making our way into local highschools to run seminars on social justice with specific reference to child trafficking. Our time in the highschools down in Bunbury was brilliant, and we are so grateful to the both the staff and students for allowing us to partner with them in seeing many other lives both nationally and internationally honoured through thought, speech and action. Our next official screening of the work taken from the Nepal and India trip will be held at Murdoch University, Western Australia in the foyer of the law department on the 19th of August 2008. We will continue to keep you up to speed with how things continue to unfold with Lost In Traffik in the near future.

Peace

Whats next?

It has been a very busy few months since our return from Nepal and India.

The exhibition, Through Their Eyes was a huge success with nearly 600 people making their way through the doors of Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery. Thanks to Moores, Jacksons drawing and art suppliers, Mei and Picci, Gallery 360, Fitzgerald Photo, il Gelato and the countless amount of individuals who served so generously into the vision.

Following this exhibition we have made our way into Riverview Church (www.riverviewchurch.com) for an additional screening for the month of March which is very exciting. We will then be making our way down to Bunbury heading into local highschools, a shopping centre and a local church to simple share the stories of the voiceless and advocate on their behalf. We refuse to remain silent and will continue to fight for their lives.

We will keep you posted as everything continues to unfold. Send us a message and share your thoughts, vision and passion, we would be stoked to hear from you.

Peace

Through Their Eyes

Firstly I would like to say a late Merry Christmas and a not so late Happy New Year.

We are in the process of setting up for the upcoming exhibition titled ' Through Their Eyes'. There is a heap of work to do such as screening and editing all the work, communication, advertising and other associated details. It is a very exciting time and it's ll about keeping the main thing the main thing. That is honouring the children who are without a voice and raising a voice on their behalf. It is about sacrifice. Giving our lives for the higher good of another. There is no denying that this world is full of chaos, but that is not the question at hand. the real question is what are we doing about it? This is just a small step putting on this exhibition, but it is a step all the same. There are great people out there doing great things and no one knows about it. It is time to discover and partner with them.

Please join with us by making your way down to the Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery (46 henry street, Fremantle) on the opening night (1st of February). You are most welcome to come for an evening of visual inspiration complimented with some sweet conversation. The exhibition will be running through to the 10th of February, so don't panic if he 1st doesn't work out for you.

Bless you heaps, and we look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Mumbai

We are here in the busy life of Mumbai, and have had the opportunity to take time in some of the local red ligt areas and meet with some of the young children. These are children of women who are currently still in prostitution, and have been born as a result. The beauty is that they have all been created with value no matter what the surrounding coircumstances have been, and thats why they are wortth defending and fighting for. There is such complex issues that surround child trafficking and the whole sex slave trade, but one thing that is very simple is that we have a choice... a choice to step in and make a difference in the life of one person. It is very different to Nepal, but the basics of humanity remain, and that is that we are in need of receiving and giving love. We have 4 more days here until we fly out, and we will let you know all about them next time.

Peace

Nepal... one day at a time

Nepal is an amazing country which has been blessed in so many ways. Unfortunately in the midst of such beauty there is also deep injustice in the place of child trafficking. The people are incrediably generous through their lives and we have had the privalege of meeting with these people. On our second day we went out to a safe house established for women who had been either rescued or who had actually escaped from brothels in Mumbai, and made their way back to Nepal. Their stories inspired and provoked all of us, but it was their courage that truly humbled us. Their courage and desire to go back to Mumbai one day and serve the women still in the vicious cycle of prostitution. This is grace and passion in it's raw form.

We fly to Mumbai in two days, and the next update will soon after. Stay safe and bless you heaps.