Sue Coker displays the T-shirt she created Thursday at the Center for Women’s Wisdom at 97 Blake St. in Lewiston in collaboration with Operation You Matter. Her shirt will be featured as part of the Clothesline Project, where each collection of clothing is decorated to represent a particular theme. In this case, the theme is offering encouragement to other women. The shirts will be showcased at Chill Yoga during Art Walk LA in June. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Ann Boswell displays the T-shirt she created Thursday at the Center for Women’s Wisdom at 97 Bates St. in Lewiston in collaboration with Operation You Matter. Her shirt will be featured as part of the Clothesline Project, where each collection of clothing is decorated to represent a particular theme. In this case, the theme is offering encouragement to other women. These shirts will be showcased at Chill Yoga during Art Walk LA in June. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Sonia Bermonty works Thursday on a T-shirt as part of the Clothesline Project, a collaboration between the Center for Wisdom’s Women in Lewiston and Operation You Matter. The shirts will be showcased at Chill Yoga during Art Walk LA in June, featuring themes of empowerment for women and personal histories. Bermonty, who recently shared her story of being sex-trafficked when she was younger, credits the center with supporting her as she navigated the challenging task of revealing something she had kept secret for decades. “The center has been helping me embrace my truth,” she said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Sonia Bermonty, right, and Sherri Swan, left, discuss the Clothesline Project on Thursday during a shirt-making session at the Center for Wisdom’s Women at 97 Bates St. in Lewiston. Zareena Warren, 7, selects a new color for her shirt. The project, a collaboration between the Center for Wisdom’s Women and Operation You Matter, focuses on messages of encouragement to women and personal histories. Zareena’s mother, Linda (not shown), said she brought her daughters as a “step in the right direction, so they can have a better life without trauma.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal