ECA GLOBAL NEWS
October 2019
Participants needed for new art-based therapy program for victim-survivors of sexual violence
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Volunteers are needed to participate in a new art-based therapy program for victim-survivors of sexual violence. The program will take place in the greater Palm Springs area in California, November 15-17, 2019. Participants will spend two nights at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa where the workshop will take place.
This workshop is being offered for research purposes and has been approved by Penn State University's Institutional Review Board. If you are interested in participating or would just like to learn more please contact Chaarvi Modi at cxm1268@psu.edu or Tel:
814-360-9661.
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Five Catholic Bishops attended a screening of the documentary, PREY, after being invited by groups representing victims of sexual abuse by priests on Thursday September 26, 2019 in Cornwall, Ont.
Photo Credit: Alan S. Hale/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network ALAN S. HALE / ALAN S. HALE/STANDARD-FREEHOLDER
SEPTEMBER, 2019. Cornwall, Canada
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops held its gathering Sept. 23-26, 2019 in Cornwall, Ontario. Bishops were invited to take a break from their week of meetings for a night at the movies.
Members of the Canadian chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) rented a theatre at the Galaxy Cinemas in Cornwall where it offered a free screening of the new documentary, PREY, on Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. The group extended an invitation to
the bishops to attend and reserved seats for them inside the theatre. Five Bishops showed up.
The documentary tells the story of Rod MacLeod, who was sexually abused by Rev. William Hodgson Marshall while attending a Catholic boys’ school in Sudbury in the 1960s. Marshall pleaded guilty in 2011 to 16 counts of indecent assault of minors and one count of sexual assault. He died in 2014. The film follows MacLeod during his civil lawsuit against the priest’s order, the Congregation of St.
Basil, which eventually ended with the court awarding him $2.75 million in damages in 2018. The decision is currently under appeal.
The screening in Cornwall was the first time the documentary has been played outside of a film festival, and SNAP members wanted the bishops to come to view together with abuse survivors. The screening was also free for anyone from the general public who wanted to see it.
SNAP saw the screening as a learning opportunity for the bishops that they shouldn’t pass up. “I was raped and abused when I was 12, and every day of my life has been a challenge because of that abuse. If a film about sexual abuse provides the bishops with an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the harm done, that would be progress,” said Tim Lennon, president of SNAP.
The woman responsible for bringing the screening to Cornwall, Brenda Brunelle, said the film helps drive home their demands for change within the Catholic Church. She said, “We want them to share in our pain. We want them to know what we have gone through and to take seriously what we are saying to end this crisis. We want them to understand what zero tolerance means,” said
Brunelle.
Brunelle and other members of SNAP traveled to Cornwall and protested outside the Nav Centre all week while the bishops were meeting. These protests also included the involvement of members of The Pathways Foundation NL and Ending Clergy Abuse, who also advocate for transparency and accountability within the church when dealing with priests accused and convicted of abuse.
Brunelle said they requested a chance to address the conference, but they were refused. They were offered a private meeting with Bishops on Sunday September 22 before the Conference.
— with files from the Sudbury Star
ahale@postmedia.com
twitter.com/alan_s_hale
More info in the articles below:
Five-bishops-accept-invitation-to-watch-abuse-documentary-in-Cornwall
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At the premiere of PREY in Cornwall, ECA Member Evelyn Korkmaz spoke directly to the Bishops who attended and asked for an apology for the abuse the Indigenous peoples of Canada suffered at the hands of clergy. She also asked them to release documents of abuse, and the 25 million for healing, as promised in the settlement agreement. She asked for zero tolerance, transparency and accountability and she told them they were NOT above the
law.
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Canadian victims of institutional clergy sex abuse were ready to field questions during a Facebook live session on Thursday Sept 26, 2019.
Bishops meet with survivors from Canada
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Seven Catholic Bishops from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and 7 clergy abuse survivors meet on the Sunday before the Conference.
SEPTEMBER, 22, 2019. Cornwall, Canada
On Sunday September 22 in Cornwall, Ontario Gemma Hickey from the The Pathways Foundation NL mediated a meeting between 7 bishops from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and 7 clergy abuse survivors. They discussed a number of topics during the two-hour meeting and also insisted that clergy abuse be added to the agenda at their Plenary Assembly. Originally, they were told it
wasn’t going to be discussed, but the day after the meeting when they announced the agenda to the press, it was added. They made that happen.
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OCTOBER, 2019
Murray Heasley, ECA Member and spokesperson for the Network of Survivors in Faith-based Institutions and Their Supporters in New Zealand, will make a submission to the New Zealand Royal Commission of Abuse in Care Inquiry whose first public hearings are due from October 29 to November 8, 2019.
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Attorney Anna Frankowska and Agata Płachecka celebrate with Marek.
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Despite being statute barred, the court in Gdańsk awarded 400,000 PLN in compensation from pedophile priest, diocese and parish to Marek Mielewczyk.
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OCTOBER 6-27, 2019. ROME
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region are meeting in Rome until October 27, 2019. The role of women and Indigenous People in the Church are topics up for discussion.
NOVEMBER 20-24, 2019. THAILAND
NOVEMBER 23-26, 2019. JAPAN
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If you experienced sexual violence or know of anyone who has, and you wish to talk to someone, reach us at our free and anonymous hotline: 0800 220 630
(Uganda only)
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Justice for Argentine Victims
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Argentina survivors of ecclesiastical sexual abuse, human rights activists and attorneys join with international survivors and activists to champion the modification of the Concordat - the Church-State relations in Argentina - to facilitate justice for victims.
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CONCLUSION
Every survivor of clergy sexual abuse is a global survivor of clergy abuse.
Every case of clergy sexual abuse is a global case of clergy sexual abuse.
Let's continue to work together to end this global clergy abuse crisis.
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Sebastian Cuattromo, Argentina Survivor/Founder,
Adultxs por los derechos de la infancia
"As adult survivors of the crime of sexual abuse and as representatives of our collective association, we are happy to have met new colleagues who, like us, have the conviction to fight to end the sexual abuse of children in the world. It was a
great pleasure...
Hopefully we can continue to work together for justice for survivors and for the protection of today's children."
Sebatián Cuattromo and Silvia Piceda
Founding members of the Civil Association “Adults for Children´s Rights”
Zero Tolerance + Zero Cover Up = Truth and Justice
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BE AN ECA SOCIAL MEDIA AMBASSADOR
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ECA will utilize Social Media Ambassadors to direct strong social media campaigns and ECA messages to target specific regions and issues relating to the sexual abuse of children by clergy.
ECA has a number of campaigns in the pipeline and we need you to get involved. Together we will #EnditNOW!
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