Hello there, my name is Olga Ferrer, I served in the USAF from 1988 to 1997. In 1991 while serving in the Gulf War I was assault by one of my brother in arms. As many victims of assult I suffer in silenced for many years, letting my invisible wound fester inside of me like a cancer. Punishing myself for something that I didn't have control over it. Because of my own experience I have started a campaign called A Black Rose: Campaign for Awareness. Our focus is to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault, harassment, abuse, stalking, etc. faced by serving members of our armed forces. Our philosophy is that the men and women who serve our nation should not have to worry about being assaulted by their fellow servicemen and women. We invite service members and veterans to request a rose in their honor that represents their trauma and quest for recovery. We hope to put a story to every statistic and make this issue impossible to ignore. We know rape is rape and we believe that a person's right to be free of sexual assault does not end when he or she dons the uniform.
At this time we have over 500 roses requested by survivors of Military Sexual Trauma. It cost us at least $1.00 to buy and prepare each one of the roses requested. For just one dollar you can sponsor and suport a veteran or military member of MST.
If you like to support our military members visit our page :
http://www.gofundme.com/iz9jw0
Together, we can shed light on a dark and horrifying truth that has been left alone for far to long. If you like more information about our mission and resources or to oder a rose to represent you or a love one please visit our website:
http://www.ablackrose.org
Like us on our FB page: https://m.facebook.com/blackrosecampaign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yng6xX71goE
Once more if you like to show your support for victims of Military Sexual Trauma please visit the following link:
http://www.gofundme.com/iz9jw0
You don't have to be a victim of abuse to show your support!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]
Here is the URL for my GoFundMe campaign:
http://www.gofundme.com/iz9jw0
Please help me share this link and raise money for my cause.
Thank you for your help,
Olga Ferrer
Executive Director
A Black Rose Campaign Inc
EIN# 35-2383859