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Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comMeet Fiona Barnett, an Australian survivor of the elite worldwide network of satanic p*dophiles that control world politics, from as young as 5 years old she was prostituted, like thousands of other children, at dozens of p*dophile parties, which were attended by at least three former Prime Ministers at Parliament House Canberra.The network, which Fiona maintains still operates today, included high-ranking politicians, and police and judiciary members.She had reported the allegations to multiple health professionals, NSW Police in 2008 and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2013."My experiences were horrific beyond words... but the way I've been treated for reporting the crimes I witnessed and experienced has been far worse than my original abuse experiences"Child sex abuse advocacy group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Australia (SNAP), said it has heard from several other alleged victims who say they have witnessed similar offences of r@pe, torture and murder perpetrated by the most senior people in Australia."We're not talking about an isolated incident and an isolated survivor. It's a pattern, it's widespread and it's continuing today," SNAP leader Nicky Davis said.Many survivors had spoken and given evidence to police and the abuse royal commission but were mostly ignored.The group urged the federal government to launch an investigation into the elite p*dophile network.CONNECT WITH THE IMAGINATION:EMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimaginationAll links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcastRIFE TECHNOLOGIES:https://realrifetechnology.com/15% Code: 420CZTL METHELENE BLUE:https://cztl.bz?ref=2BzG1Free Shipping Code: IMAGINATIONSupport the show
Really Interesting Women The PodcastEpisode 147Professor Leah BromfieldProfessor Leah Bromfield is the 2025 South Australian of the Year. Leah has devoted her life to establishing practical, evidence-based solutions to child abuse and neglect – important but challenging work. Currently she is the director and chair of child protection at the Australian Centre for Child Protection. Her achievements and accolades are almost endless. She developed the first evidence-based analysis of child protection practice frameworks. She informed improvements including the development of a new framework in South Australia and was on the team which advocated for – and got – the first National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children in 2007. Over two decades, Leah has risen to become one of the most trusted researchers in the field. Her calls for transformation and radical redesign have led to world-first insights and contributed to significant changes in our understanding of, and responses to, child abuse and neglect. She's a champion of exploring unconventional approaches and interrogating assumptions to break the cycle of abuse. Leah has played a pivotal role in numerous other reforms, including her work as Professorial Fellow to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Her leadership and expertise continue to inspire transformative approaches to child protection not just in this country, but around the world. Visit instagram @reallyinterestingwomen for further interviews and posts of interesting women in history. Follow the link to leave a review....and tell your friendshttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/really-interesting-women/id1526764849
In the wake of updates to Child Safety Standards emerging from Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Mirriam Francis wrote to Victoria's Commission for Children and Young People outlining the ways in which she sees Scientology teachings and practices to be violating these standards. While concepts of religious freedom and choice can muddy the waters of certain discussions around coercive organisations, Mirriam sees the regulations and laws to protect children as a key lens through which such practices need to be viewed and pursued. She speaks from personal experience that spans three countries.Links:Child Safe Standards — Commission for Children and Young People Victoria (you can raise a concern here); Queensland Family & Child Commission (you can raise a concern here)Child Safe Scheme — NSW Office of the Children's Guardian (you can raise a concern here)Australian Child Safe Standards – A State By State Guide 2024 — Safe Space LegalRage Against the Dark Arts — Mirriam Francis' SubstackThetans in Young Bodies — Season 2, Episode 1 of Leah Remini's Scientology and the Aftermath in which Mirriam Francis featuresReport of the Board of Enquiry into Scientology — by Kevin Victor Anderson, Q.C., the State of Victoria, Australia, 1965The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma — by Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, 2015Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice — by Judith Lewis Herman, Basic Books, 2023Dianetics excerpt re: 7-year-old child responding to kiss from adult maleA Children of God message to members mentioning their "friends in Scientology"Introduction to Scientology Ethics High CrimesYou can support us on Patreon. Sarah's book Do As I Say is available on audiobook. Subscribe and support the production of this independent podcast, and you can access early + ad-free episodes at https://plus.acast.com/s/lets-talk-about-sects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Since 1865, the Salvation Army has provided social services, such as shelter, food, and rehabilitation programs, to people in need. While known for its goodwill and iconic holiday red kettle campaign, the organization has faced controversy within the LGBTQ+ community over past policies and statements perceived as discriminatory.In this episode, we're exploring the Salvation Army's complex relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and the steps it has taken in recent years to improve inclusivity.Additional Resources:Committee's Inquiry into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual AbuseSuit Claims Group's Staff Is Pressured On ReligionSettlement in Salvation Army Suit on ProselytizingNo Ban on Harry Potter, Twilight Xmas Donations, Says Sally AnnThe Salvation Army's History of Anti-LGBT DiscriminationSalvation Army Cuts S.F. Programs / Charity Spurns City's Domestic Partner LawCharity Is Told It Must Abide By Antidiscrimination LawsSalvation Army Uses Homeless to Fight Gay BenefitsB.C. Salvation Army Volunteer Tells Gay Rights Supporters Not to DonateStatement in Response to Australian Radio InterviewSalvation Army Refers People to Ex-Gay GroupsSalvation Army 'Does Not Consider Homosexual Orientation a Sin'Ellie Goulding Threatens to Cancel Her Cowboys Thanksgiving Halftime Show Over Salvation Army ConcernsSalvation Army Says It's No Longer HomophobicChick-fil-A Stops Donations To Anti-LGBTQ GroupsMacy's Won't Host Salvation Army This Holiday SeasonSalvation Army Commander: Yes, We Are Faith-Based Charity. But We Serve and Love Everyone.Support the showGet Your Merch
Did you know the average age of first exposure to pornography is 11 years? We are at a critical juncture in our nation's history as the pervasive influence of pornography distorts views on consent, sexual behaviour, healthy relationships, and aggression.This episode brings an urgent & compelling discussion with leading experts. Melinda Tankard Reist, acclaimed author, journalist, and co-founder of Collective Shout, dedicated to combating the sexualisation of girls & women. Joining her is Maha Melhem, Director of Melhem Legal & Consulting, with extensive experience in policy reform for child safety playing a pivotal role in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.Tune in as we illuminate how early exposure to pornography shapes harmful sexual behaviours in young people. These insights & advocacy are crucial for understanding & addressing this pressing issue. Don't miss this vital 2 part conversation!
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Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher. Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle in the 1980s and 1990s.It's made me realise that the shocking details of the crimes committed by the Catholic clergy have almost blinded me to some of the other revelations brought into the light by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013).This story has many similarities to those we've heard of the paedophile priest cluster in Ballarat, and the measures the Catholic Church went to to silence victims and protect offenders. However, there are also many significant differences.We urge you to purchase a copy of Anne Manne's book "Crimes of the Cross", which can be accessed by clicking this link. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Anne ManneExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardThis episode contains extra content from ABC News.GET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.comBuild your pro podcast with The Audio CollegeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It's a shortened version of this week's more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher. Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle in the 1980s and 1990s.It's made me realise that the shocking details of the crimes committed by the Catholic clergy have almost blinded me to some of the other revelations brought into the light by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013).This story has many similarities to those we've heard of the paedophile priest cluster in Ballarat, and the measures the Catholic Church went to to silence victims and protect offenders. However, there are also many significant differences.We urge you to purchase a copy of Anne Manne's book "Crimes of the Cross", which can be accessed by clicking this link. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Anne ManneExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardThis episode contains extra content from ABC News.GET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.comBuild your pro podcast with The Audio CollegeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Carlos Cano, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the Stevens Institute of Technology, joins FYI host Gil Rogers to talk about what it's like steering a college's admissions helm in 2024, against the backdrop of an ever-shifting landscape. Carlos and Gil discuss subtle shifts in student preferences in the wake of the pandemic and the complexities of recruiting in a densely populated state like New Jersey.Discover the delicate dance of patience and grace in the university admissions scene, particularly in light of FAFSA delays that put students and families on edge this year. Carlos brings his experience and wisdom to the table to let us know that however it goes, it will all end up okay. For Your Institution Podcast is a production of Mongoose Research. Welcome | 00:00 Carlos Cano's Journey in Higher Education | 00:46 Navigating the Unique Challenges of New Jersey Admissions | 03:00 The Impact of the Pandemic on Student Preferences | 05:17 FAFSA Challenges and Institutional Responses | 10:06 Maintaining Grace and Understanding in Admissions | 13:25 Leadership and Team Dynamics in Admissions | 18:33 Overcoming Challenges and Looking Ahead | 24:47 Closing and Contact Information | 29:02 RELEVANT LINKS:Carlos Cano LinkedInFYI: NACAC Conversations Part 1 - Navigating the New NormalFYI: NACAC Conversations Part 2 - Adapting for the Future of Higher Ed
The team at I Catch Killers is deeply saddened by the passing of our good friend Russell Manser. Russell has helped so many people in his life. The courage that he showed to turn his life around and help other people was truly inspirational. You will be missed brother. Rest in peace. This episode is from the archives, and was first published on 11 November 2021. In part two of Gary's chat with Russell he talks about his time in prison and how he became driven to get involved in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mirriam Francis asked Jon to put some questions to Mike Rinder. Here are his responses. Links: ChildUSA The Australian Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Scientology testimony Lisa McPherson's death Mike Rinder's blog The Aftermath Foundation
This episode is a dive into some high profile cases that made headlines in Tasmania over the past few decades. There were rumours of organised pedophilia as early as the 1970s and politicians calling for a Royal Commission into alleged rings of predators in 2003. These cases inform some of the ongoing concerns around organised child sexual abuse in Tasmania - and calls for a thorough review into the issue are only getting louder. What needs to happen to get some answers? Some key people we refer to in this episode of the podcast and who they are: John Bednall - former Hutchins School principal Sebastian Buscemi - Tasmanian abuse lawyer and board member Laurel House Kathryn Fordyce - CEO Laurel House sexual assault support service in Tasmania's north Michael Hodgman - late Tasmanian defense barrister and politician from the 90s, 00s Paul Reynolds - late Snr Sgt Tasmania Police. Subject of 2024 police inquiry into his offending Michael Salter - University of NSW Professor, academic, expert witness in child sexual abuse Grace Tame - former Australian of the Year 2021 and child sexual abuse survivor/ advocate Rosalie Woodruff - Tasmania Greens leader in March 2024 Acronyms and other reference points: COI - The 2023 Commission of Inquiry into Tasmanian Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission - the 2014 Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Important information for survivors: Tasmania Police are ready to deal with reports that relate to any criminal activity, historic or ongoing, but only those that include other perpetrators. Call them on 131 444 Anyone struggling with their mental health and feelings of suicidal ideation or depression can call LIFELINE AUSTRALIA 13 11 14 Locals can reach Launceston counselling service Laurel House https://laurelhouse.org.au/ Send any tips or information to thenursepodcast@protonmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is Part 2 of a Two-Part Interview with Matt Barker. Make 2024 your year of language mastery with Babbel! Visit https://babbel.com/collier and receive 55% off your Babbel subscription. Be a better you, one language at a time! *Rules and restrictions may apply. ** For Ad-Free Episodes, Join Our Patreon! ** https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad After years of suffering, Matt sought psychological treatment. He bravely made a report to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. He then filed a Police Report with the NSW Police about the repeated abuse he suffered as a child. After three years of Police investigations and legal preparation by the Public Prosecutor, the abuser pleaded guilty to all charges relating to the abuse of Matt and three other scouts from the same scout group. That former scout leader is now serving a lengthy period of imprisonment. Matt then acted in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, seeking to hold Scouts NSW to account for their failure to protect children like him from sexual abuse while under the care of their organization. Website: https://www.mattvscouts.com.au Instagram: @matt1barker https://www.instagram.com/matt1barker/ ***Join our Survivor Squad True Crime Podcasting Course!*** https://coaching.terranewellsurvival.com/ethical-true-crime-podcasting/ Survivor Squad Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/thesurvivorsqaud Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad • Terra's links: https://linktr.ee/terranewell • Collier's links: https://collierlandry.com/links • Collier's Podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/collierlandry https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collier-landry-show/id1551076031 • Book a 1-on-1 with Terra for trauma/ toxic relationship coaching: https://calendly.com/terranewell91/15-minute-coaching-consult?month=2023-06 • Join Terra's Complementary Trauma Support Group: Every 1st and 3rd Monday at 5:00 PM PT mailto: Terranewellcoaching@gmail.com It's important to consider seeking support from a licensed mental health professional or support group. Talking to a trusted friend/family member can also be beneficial in overcoming trauma and its aftermath. •Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ •Trauma-Recovery.org: https://trauma-recovery.org/ •American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/ •National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml •National SA Hotline 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/ •National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is Part 1 of a Two-Part Interview with Matt Barker. Make 2024 your year of language mastery with Babbel! Visit https://babbel.com/collier and receive 55% off your Babbel subscription. Be a better you, one language at a time! *Rules and restrictions may apply. ** For Ad-Free Episodes, Join Our Patreon! ** https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad After years of suffering, Matt sought psychological treatment. He bravely made a report to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. He then filed a Police Report with the NSW Police about the repeated abuse he suffered as a child. After three years of Police investigations and legal preparation by the Public Prosecutor, the abuser pleaded guilty to all charges relating to the abuse of Matt and three other scouts from the same scout group. That former scout leader is now serving a lengthy period of imprisonment. Matt then acted in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, seeking to hold Scouts NSW to account for their failure to protect children like him from sexual abuse while under the care of their organization. Website: https://www.mattvscouts.com.au Instagram: @matt1barker https://www.instagram.com/matt1barker/ ***Join our Survivor Squad True Crime Podcasting Course!*** https://coaching.terranewellsurvival.com/ethical-true-crime-podcasting/ Survivor Squad Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/thesurvivorsqaud Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad • Terra's links: https://linktr.ee/terranewell • Collier's links: https://collierlandry.com/links • Collier's Podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/collierlandry https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collier-landry-show/id1551076031 • Book a 1-on-1 with Terra for trauma/ toxic relationship coaching: https://calendly.com/terranewell91/15-minute-coaching-consult?month=2023-06 • Join Terra's Complementary Trauma Support Group: Every 1st and 3rd Monday 5:00 PM PT mailto: Terranewellcoaching@gmail.com It's important to consider seeking support from a licensed mental health professional or support group. Talking to a trusted friend/family member can also be beneficial in overcoming trauma and its aftermath. •Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ •Trauma-Recovery.org: https://trauma-recovery.org/ •American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/ •National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml •National SA Hotline 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/ •National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anthony Spurgin's parents joined a Traditionalist Catholic group when he was 12. At the age of 14, rather than going to high school, Anthony became part of a Traditionalist Catholic home-schooling co-operative. He talks about the traumatic effects of involvement with the group and especially the focus on sex as sinful. This talk shows how important it is to assess groups to see if they are authoritarian. A wide-ranging conversation about Christianity and religion in general. Links: Australian Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au The Vatican's report on clerical sexual abuse of children in Portugal: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-02/portugal-sexual-abuse-minors-report-bishops-conference-commissio.html
Episode 1 - 40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS EpidemicIn this episode of Going anti-Viral, we revisit a panel discussion titled "40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic," sponsored by the IAS–USA. Dr Gerald Friedland moderates a panel of key medical figures who served at the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic during its early years. The panel, consisting of Dr Kathryn Anastos, Dr Donna Futterman, Dr Sheldon Landesman, and Dr Fred Valentine discusses their experiences, the systemic responses, and the stigma associated with the disease. They contemplate on how the lessons learned from HIV are relevant to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the potential pandemics that may come in the future.The discussion took place on June 13, 2022, at the Scott M. Hammer Annual Update on HIV Management in New York City.00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Podcast00:37 Panel Discussion: Reflecting on the Early Days of the HIV Epidemic01:20 Panelists Share Their Personal Experiences and Challenges02:29 The Impact of HIV on Medical Professionals and Their Careers03:01 The Spread of HIV in Different New York City Boroughs03:45 Panelists' Current Roles and Their Initial Encounters with HIV06:01 The Struggle with Internalized Homophobia in HIV Patients06:26 The Evolution of HIV Treatment and the Reaction of Medical Providers07:44 The Emotional Impact of the HIV Epidemic20:06 The Challenges of Creating a System of Care for HIV Patients21:23 The Stigma and Misunderstandings Surrounding HIV40:29 The Role of Activism in the Fight Against HIV41:35 Institutional Responses to the HIV Epidemic43:21 Challenges in Pediatric Care for HIV Patients44:10 Stigma and Discrimination in Healthcare44:47 International Efforts in HIV Testing47:01 Safety Measures in HIV Research Labs48:43 Health and Hospitals Corporation's Role in HIV Care50:01 The Impact of HIV on Medical Education and Training54:11 The Role of Activism in the HIV/AIDS Response55:40 Lessons from HIV for Future Pandemics57:16 The Response of the Medical Community to HIV58:21 The Importance of Addressing Social Determinants of Health01:00:08 The Future of HIV Research and Care01:06:34 Closing Remarks and Reflections__________________________________________________Produced by IAS-USA, Going anti–Viral is a podcast for clinicians involved in research and care in HIV, its complications, and other viral infections. This podcast is intended as a technical source of information for specialists in this field, but anyone listening will enjoy learning more about the state of modern medicine around viral infections. Going anti-Viral's host is Dr Michael Saag, a physician, prominent HIV researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and volunteer IAS–USA board member. In most episodes, Dr Saag interviews an expert in infectious diseases or emerging pandemics about their area of specialty and current developments in the field. Other episodes are drawn from the IAS–USA vast catalogue of panel discussions, Dialogues, and other audio from various meetings and conferences.
http://pedophilesdownunder.com/Fiona Barnett 'Candy Girl" : Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor / Anthony Kidman AccuserFiona Rae Holowczak was born October 28, 1969, in Sydney, Australia. The surname Holowczak belonged to the man her parents believed to be her paternal grandfather. When Fiona was 15 years of age, her true paternal grandfather was located in Jelenia Gora, Poland. Fiona and her six younger siblings subsequently had new birth certificates issued featuring their actual surname – Rylko.Fiona underwent another name change after marrying Englishman Jon Barnett. The couple reside with their two exceptional children on Australia's far northern New South Wales coast. Jon is a blood relative to Toni Gardiner, the mother of King Hussein of Jordan.Fiona is academic by nature and has spent too many years compensating for her poor public school education. She has studied visual arts, education, art therapy and psychology at a tertiary level. In 2010, Fiona had almost completed a masters in forensic psychology at a private Gold Coast university, when certain staff targeted her for removal from the psychology industry. This attack immediately followed her adherence to mandatory reporting legislation regarding disclosure of child abuse allegations by a client in the Bond University Psychology Clinic. This attack was one of many endured since escaping her childhood perpetrators. Bond University staff conspired to mislead authorities regarding Fiona's age at the time of her child abuse experiences. They reported her as an adult perpetrator, instead of a child victim of the crimes she experienced, to the Queensland Police and Psychology Board. Select staff within these government organisations then collaborated with Bond University to destroy Fiona's chosen profession. They also targeted her physical safety.This pinnacle attack on Fiona's life triggered a chain of events that led to the existence of the Pedophiles Down Under website. Tired of the constant threats to her family's safety, and incessant sabotage of her efforts to participate normally in Australian society, Fiona realised she had no choice but to go public. In 2013, Fiona provided witness testimony to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. She simultaneously participated in mainstream media interviews and published a series of articles in a popular Australian online news journal. Fiona's public disclosure led to other Australian victims coming forward and requesting assistance and exposure for their experiences. Her official complaint against key perpetrator, and high profile Australian psychologist, Dr Antony Kidman immediately preceded his mysterious death in Singapore and attracted global attention.Fiona has since relinquished any desire for acceptance or recognition within mainstream Australian society. She is currently studying law for the purpose of keeping her hungry brain satiated, and to better understand her legal rights and options in the face of perpetual threat and harassment from those who misuse their power and authority to maintain the VIP pedophile network's agenda.Yes – Fiona is ‘just an attention seeker.' She seeks to draw the public's attention to the true nature and extent of child sex trafficking within Australian society. This criminal industry depends on the clandestine support and involvement of representatives from all aspects of Australian government including legal, health and educational.No – Fiona is ‘not normal.' Comprehensive testing has consistently shown her cognitive ability to fall within the far right tail on the normal distribution curve. Her brain has unusual physical structure and function; it is denser and more interconnected. This permits Fiona to perceive patterns and relationships between seemingly unrelated bits of information. It allows her to think in a highly abstract and unconventional manner, to predict human reactions long before they happen, and to notice things others simply don't. This unique capacity tends to unnerve observers, when it is simply the product of an unusually fast brain.Fiona's cognitive make-up also gives her a rare sense of empathy – the ability to place herself in other peoples' shoes. This is why Fiona, while busy processing her own horror memories plus managing the constant barrage of physical attacks on her young family, musters the time and energy to help others. Her advocacy efforts were well demonstrated in the Gold Coast Hogtie Doctor caseThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement
This National Child Protection Week we ask the question: What part can we as individuals play in protecting children and creating a culture of care?The theme for this year's National Child Protection Week is ‘Where we start matters' building on the essence that ‘every child in every community needs a fair go'. In this episode, we speak to researcher Tim Moore, and NAPCAN Deputy-CEO Rani Kumar about what needs to happen, not just this week, but every day of the year. They discuss the structural problems that need to be addressed in the policy sphere to protect all children, including poverty. Stressors need to be taken off families to help prevent abuse and neglect. Rani Kumar says we need to reframe the conversation to remove shame from parents who are seeking support. The questions being asked need to change from focusing on the parents, and society as a whole. For instance, why is society not providing families the support and safety nets and why as a community do we think it is okay for a child to live in this situation?Sharon raises the importance of having conversations with children and listening to children in all stages of policymaking, rather than just a one-off consultation and assuming we then understand the complexity of children's lives. Tim Moore says that children's opinions and views need to be taken more seriously as they bring a lot of value to society. ---Tim Moore is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director at the Institute of Child Protection Studies at The Australian Catholic University, where he leads the Institute's work to strengthen services and systems and make them more responsive to children and young people. Tim is an internationally recognised child and youth researcher and children's rights advocate. He has provided advice to several inquiries and Commissions, including the national Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Rani Kumar is the Deputy CEO of the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and was previously the head of policy, research and campaign strategy. NAPCAN has been running National Child Protection Week for the past 30 years. Rani has worked as an early education policy officer with UNICEF in Bangladesh, and in the UK as a social policy officer with Catch 22, an organisation that supports young people leaving out-of-home care. Sharon Bessell is a Professor of Public Policy and Director of both the Children's Policy Centre and the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. Arnagretta Hunter is the Human Futures Fellow at ANU College of Health and Medicine, a cardiologist, a physician, and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at ANU Medical School.You can find full show notes on the Crawford School of Public Policy LinkedIn account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The latest episode of our podcast On Side looks at the issue of safeguarding participants of sport. It discusses the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study and what it means for sport, and the work done as a result of Sport Integrity Australia's review of the Western Australian Institute of Sport's Women's Artistic Gymnastics Program. The interview features: Professor Daryl Higgins Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University Kait McNamara Director, Child Safeguarding, Department of Local Sport and Cultural Industries (Western Australia) Emma Gardner A/g Director Safeguarding, Sport Integrity Australia. Professor Higgins revealed the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study which showed 62% of Australians had experienced 1 or more types of maltreatment. Concerningly, maltreatment is chronic, not isolated, according to the study, with 2 in 5 experiencing maltreatment. “We're just scratching the surface,” he said. “We know that many forms of abuse and neglect are more prevalent for women compared to men and … looked at changes over time, gender differences, age cohort differences and that's really the power of a study as comprehensive as ours is.” He said the response to the study was positive. “We're already seeing that in terms of different sectors saying how valuable the data is to them, both in terms of prevention, knowing how extensive it is and therefore what are some of the drivers that we need to be addressing in our community, but also in terms of responses. “We know now that one of the really significant drivers of the scourge that we have in Australia of mental ill health is childhood experiences of abuse and neglect.” McNamara said the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse showed there was no type of institution that escaped this type of abuse and harm of children. However, that the response from sport is crucial. “It's crucial for them being just aware of who can support them if something does happen at their club, who do they need to contact in the police, who do they need to contact … So I think it's around not putting our heads in the sand and making sure we just accept the fact these things could happen. “We prevent them where we can, but if they do occur, how do we support that young person in a very, very critical moment because that can really shape how they then move forward from their journey.” The key risk areas identified by the Royal Commission – such as transporting children and overnight stays – are still the same key increased risk areas that Sport Integrity Australia was seeing, according to Gardner, from Sport Integrity Australia. “Overwhelmingly the largest proportion of complaints [Sport Integrity Australia receives] involve children,” she said. Those complaints snowballed after the release of the documentary Athlete A, but “gymnastics is not an island”, she said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the stage was set for hundreds of survivors to receive financial compensation. But Four Corners has found wealthy organisations, from the Scouts to Catholic dioceses, are now using extraordinary legal tactics to fight compensation claims from victims - even in cases where the offender has been found guilty. Today, reporter Louise Milligan on her investigation. Featured: Louise Milligan, reporter, Four Corners, ABC TV and ABC iview
After the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the stage was set for hundreds of survivors to receive financial compensation. But Four Corners has found wealthy organisations, from the Scouts to Catholic dioceses, are now using extraordinary legal tactics to fight compensation claims from victims - even in cases where the offender has been found guilty. Today, reporter Louise Milligan on her investigation. Featured: Louise Milligan, reporter, Four Corners, ABC TV and ABC iview
Go to Athleticgreens.com/THESTICKUP to get one year free supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs of Athletic Greens Go to Manscaped.com.au and use the code THESTICKUP at checkout for 20% off Russell talks with Glen Fisher, a fellow survivor of institutional abuse. For the past forty years Glen has sort to bring his abusers to justice and shine a light on the reality of the institutional abuse that ran rampant in Australia, particularly through the 1980's. After putting his life back together, drug addiction, imprisonment and further abuses, Glen authored a book about his experiences called Predator's Paradise . He also gave key evidence about police corruption and the protection of pedophiles at the Wood Royal Commission as well as the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. He assisted police to bring three abusers to justice which led to their convictions and imprisonment. But Glen is far from finished. Founder of The Voice of a Survivor Follow Russell on Instagram here and on TikTok here See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Throughout her life in the law The Hon Jennifer Coate has been a Magistrate, the Head of the Children's Court, a County Court Judge, Victorian State Coroner, one of the commissioners in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and most recently, Chair of the COVID 19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry. She has had an extraordinary career and made an enormous contribution to the Victorian legal system. It was an honour to hear about her Life in the Law. www.greenslist.com.au/podcast
In the final part of the 2022-23 Social Justice Statement - Respect: Confronting violence and abuse, the Bishops highlight the current resources, programs and advocacy movements working to eradicate domestic and family violence. Building community capacity to support the change in attitudes needed is key, and many Catholic services are working in this area through practical supports for victim/survivors and children, and reformation programs for perpetrators. They conclude that the roots of violence lie in the abuse of power to control and dominate others. They acknowledge the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that cultural factors within the church have enabled abuse in the church and call for the reformation needed to enable us to be true to the Good News of Jesus. Download the Statement and associated resources here. David Brennan reads the statement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/office-for-social-justice/message
Russell Manser lived a life of crime and built a criminal career off robbing banks during the 80s and early 90s. This eventually led him to prison, serving up to 23 years. But there is more to Russell's story than a life behind bars. Russell experienced sexual abuse at a young age whilst at several boys' homes. Thirty years later he provided evidence to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2014 and now tells his survivor story. Visit Voice Of A Survivor ____________ Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. If you or anyone you know needs help: StandBy — Support After Suicide on 1300 727 247 Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 Headspace on 1800 650 890 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Shira Berkovits, president and CEO of Sacred Spaces, about institutional abuse awareness and prevention.Shira is an attorney and psychologist, as well as the founder of Sacred Spaces, which partners with Jewish institutions to prevent and respond to sexual abuse and other abuses of power. Shira explains how Jewish institutions can better respond to and prevent abuse. - What preventative measures can a Jewish institution take against abuse?- Does religious affiliation make responding to incidents of abuse easier or harder? - How do we begin to heal following incidents of abuse?Tune in to hear a conversation about protecting our safe spaces. Interview begins at 20:17.Shira Berkovits is President and CEO of Sacred Spaces. A behavioral psychologist with a research background in creating large-scale organizational change, and an attorney specialized in criminal law, Shira has spent years studying the intersection of psychology and law as related to sexual offending in faith communities. Shira partners with Jewish leaders to build healthy and accountable institutions, working with a uniquely Jewish lens to foster sacredness and reduce the risk of harassment, abuse, and other interpersonal harm. Shira joins us to talk about creating and cultivating safe spaces in our communities.If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please get help.If you are in immediate danger or need emergency assistance, call 911.Shalom Task Force Hotline: 718.337.3700; Toll Free: 888.883.2323 Jewish Board Of Family And Children's Services Domestic Violence Services: 212.262.7655New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG): 212.613.5000References:The ApostleDoubt“Crisis Change and the Continuous Art of Individual Interpretation and Negotiation: The Aftermath of Clerical Abuse in Newfoundland” by Marion Bowman“God is at Stake: Crisis Communications Following Religious Leadership Crises” by David BashevkinSin-a-gogue: Sin, and Failure in Jewish Thought by David BashevkinThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskThe Grand Inquisitor by Fyodor DostoevskSacred Spaces“Institutional Abuse in the Jewish Community” by Shira BerkovitsCenter for Court Innovation The Innocence ProjectThe CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) StudyGundersen National Child Protection Training Center2013 Resolution: Preventing Sexual Abuse in our CommunityAleinu Safeguarding Children CampaignKeilim Policy ToolkitThe Office: "Search Committee" (Season 7, Episode 24)“The 10 Best Practices”“Institutional Child Sexual Abuse—Not Just a Catholic Thing” by Kelly ClarkLeviticus 18Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse“I Was Shamed and Shunned for Revealing My Abuse” by Ruth KrevskyMishna Torah - Hilchot Teshuva by MaimonidesStop It NowWhat's OK? Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual AbuseGenesis 27The Child Safeguarding Policy Guide by Shira Berkovits and Basyle Tchividjian“Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures”“Debunking Common Myths”Moed Katan 17aMalachi 2:7 Kiddushin 54aYUTorahTorahAnytimeAdditional Resources: “Preventing Abuse in Jewish Organizations that Serve Youth: Ten Policies to Create Safer Environments” by Shira Berkovits“Vayikra as a Model for Transparent Communal Governance” by Shira Berkovits, Esq., Ph.D. and Rabbi Steven Exler“Closing the Gap in Best Practices for Prevention and Response to Sexual Abuse of Minors in Jewish Organizations”“A Conversation on Safeguarding Youth in Jewish Communities” by Shira Berkovits and Daniella Pitkoff Sacred Spaces Protocols for Safeguarding Children and Teens in Online Communication TrainingCheshbon Hanefesh GuideProtocols for Safeguarding Children and Teens in Online Communications“An Assessment of Menlo's Church Report” by Zero Abuse Project and Sacred Spaces
QUELLEN: CN: sexueller Missbrauch Der von der bayerischen Anwaltskanzlei Westpfahl Spieker Wastl (WSW) den 20. Januar veröffentlichte Bericht: "Sexueller Missbrauch Minderjähriger und erwachsener Schutzbefohlener durch Kleriker sowie hauptamtliche Bedienstete im Bereich der Erzdiözese München und Freising von 1945 bis 2019 – Verantwortlichkeiten, systemische Ursachen, Konsequenzen und Empfehlungen": https://westpfahl-spilker.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WSW-Gutachten-Erzdioezese-Muenchen-und-Freising-vom-20.-Januar-2022.pdf Godehard Brüntrup: Zölibat als Risikofaktor für sexuellen Missbrauch?, in: Matthias Remenyi & Thomas Schärtl (eds.): Nicht ausweichen: Theologie angesichts der Missbrauchskrise. Hier abrufbar: https://philarchive.org/archive/BRNZAR Psychiater Michael Osterheider spezialisiert auf Pädokriminalität im Gespräch mit Roland Englisch: Zölibat als »Schutzraum für Pädophile«: https://www.nordbayern.de/region/zolibat-als-schutzraum-fur-padophile-1.739273 Kriminologe Christian Pfeiffer im Gespräch mit Nicole Dittmer: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/missbrauch-in-der-kirche-reue-statt-aufklaerung-100.html Berichte weltweit: Frankreich: Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l'église (Ciase): https://www.ciase.fr/medias/Ciase-Rapport-5-octobre-2021-Les-violences-sexuelles-dans-l-Eglise-catholique-France-1950-2020.pdf USA: Der John Jay Report - The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priest and Deacons in the United States 1950 2002: https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/upload/The-Nature-and-Scope-of-Sexual-Abuse-of-Minors-by-Catholic-Priests-and-Deacons-in-the-United-States-1950-2002.pdf Siehe auch: https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/upload/The-Causes-and-Context-of-Sexual-Abuse-of-Minors-by-Catholic-Priests-in-the-United-States-1950-2010.pdf Irland: Der Murphy Report der von Richterin Yvonne Murphy geleiteten Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin leiteten Kommission über den sexuellen Missbrauch durch Priester in der Erzdiözese Dublin zwischen 1975 und 2004: https://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/research/ageofinquiry/biogs/E000085b.htm Belgien: der Adriaenssens-Bericht über Missbrauchsfälle durch Geistliche. Diese Kommission, die im Jahr 2000 von der katholischen Kirche in Belgien eingesetzt wurde, hat zwischen April und Juni 2010 vor allem zahlreiche Zeugenaussagen gesammelt. Ihre Arbeit, die unter Zeitdruck erfolgte und im Juni 2010 durch Hausdurchsuchungen gestoppt wurde, lieferte wichtige Hinweise auf den Missbrauch in den 1950er bis 1980er Jahren. 484 Zeugenaussagen wurden aufgenommen. https://brf.be/national/131392/ Australien: Der Abschlussbericht der Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Band 16 des Abschlussberichts befasst sich mit religiösen Einrichtungen, Buch 2 von Band 16 betrifft die Katholische Kirche: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/final-report https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/final_report_-_volume_16_religious_institutions_book_2.pdf
On this episode of AGSC, Tamsyn and Paniz are joined by...each other, to talk about the reason they first met years ago: campus sexual assault, and the profound uselessness of the university administrators getting paid to address it. Having spent many years organizing, researching, and writing about the issue since then, they have seen how universities spend all their time and money on programs like consent education and sweeping policy change, without seeing any actual reduction in the number of students being assaulted on their campuses. Paniz and Tamsyn talk about why these neoliberal approaches don't meet survivors' actual (namely, material) needs or take into account the role of power in sexual violence - and what we can do instead. Resources for survivors: Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape (counselling, court support, advocacy, and other programs for survivors of all genders) TRCC/MWAR 24/7 Crisis Line: 416-597-8808 Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200 Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416-863-0511 For more information about Tamsyn's human rights case and sexual assault at U of T: Tamsyn Riddle, “Why I Filed my Human Rights Complaint Against U of T.” The Varsity, 2017. Hilary Beaumont, “Rape victims say Canadian universities are failing them.” Vice, 2016. The SIV report: Wright, Jessica, Dhunna, Simran, Riddle, Tamsyn, De Gannes, Paulysha, & Berzins, Taylor. 2019. End the Silence, End the Violence: Experiences and Understandings of Sexual Violence at the University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario: Silence is Violence. More about Andy Orchard: Olivia Bowden and Marco Chown Oved, “U of T received formal complaints against ex-Trinity College provost accused of sexual harassment, but he wasn't punished.” Toronto Star, Oct. 21st, 2021. Aljazeera. Degrees of Abuse. 2021. Articles about campus sexual violence policy in Canada: Bourassa, Carrie, Melissa Bendig, Eric J. Oleson, Cassandra A. Ozog, and Jennifer L. Billan. "Campus Violence, Indigenous Women, and the Policy Void." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017. Lopes-Baker, Aliza, and Mathew McDonald. 2017. “Canada and United States: Campus Sexual Assault Law & Policy Comparative Analysis” 41: 13. Quinlan, Elizabeth, Allyson Clarke, and Natasha Miller. 2016. “Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors on Canadian Campuses.” The Canadian Journal of Higher Education; Toronto 46 (2): 40–54. Shariff, Shaheen. 2017. “Navigating the Minefield of Sexual Violence Policy in Expanding ‘University Contexts.'” Education Law Journal; Scarborough 27 (1): 39-58,XI-XII. The idea of students as revenue generating units: Quinlan, Elizabeth. "Institutional Betrayal and Sexual Violence in the Corporate University." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017. Systems of oppression and sexual violence victimization: Brubaker, S., Keegan, B., Guadalupe-Diaz, X., & Beasley, B. 2017. “Measuring and reporting campus sexual assault: Privilege and exclusion in what we know and what we do.” Sociology Compass,11(12). doi: 10.1111/soc4.12543 DisAbled Women's Network. 2019. More than a footnote: A research report on women and girls with disabilities in Canada. Retrieved from https://www.dawncanada.net/news/mtafreport/. Egale Canada. 2016. Discrimination and Violence against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women and Gender Diverse and Two Spirit People on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression. Retrieved from http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CEDAW/Shared%20Documents/CAN/INT_CEDAW_NGO_CAN_25380_E.pdf Adam Cotter and Laura Savage. “Gender-based violence and unwanted sexual behaviour in Canada, 2018: Initial findings from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces,” StatCan. (2018) The Courage to Act report: Khan, F., Rowe, C. J., and Bidgood, R. (2019). Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada. Toronto, ON: Possibility Seeds. For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in US workplaces, see: Williams v Saxbe (413 F Supp 654). In this case, a US Court recognized that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination in the workplace. Title VII is a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Frank Dobbin and Erin Kelly, “How to Stop Harassment: Professional Construction of Legal Compliance in Organizations” (2007) 112: 4 American Journal of Sociology 1203. Lauren Edelman, “How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win inCourt” Harvard Busines Review (22 August 2018). Elizabeth Potter “When Women's Silence Is Reasonable: Reforming the Faragher/ Ellerth Defence in the #MeToo Era” (2020) 85:2 Brooklyn Law Review 603. For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces, see: Janzen v Platy Enterprises Ltd, [1989] 1 SCR 1252. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada found that employees are entitled to work in an environment free from sexual harassment. Constance Backhouse, “Sexual Harassment: A Feminist Phrase That Transformed the Workplace” (2012) 24:2 CJWL 275. Karen Schucher, "Achieving a Workplace Free of Sexual Harassment: The Employer's Obligations" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 171. For sources on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (pre-2010), see: University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that universities were under the purview of human rights law. Nora Gillespie, "Sexual Harassment Policies in the University Context" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 225. John Kilcoyne, "The Politics of Policies: Responding to Sexual Harassment on Campus" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 33. Four source on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (post-2010), see: Government of Ontario, “Developing a Response to Sexual Violence: A Resource Guide for Ontario's Colleges andUniversities” (Toronto: Ontario Women's Directorate, 2013). METRAC Action on Violence, “Sexual Assault Policies on Campus: A Discussion Paper” (30 October 2014). Courage to Act Report Kristin Rushowy, "Province adds $3M in funding for on-campus safety" Toronto Star (19 March 2019). Dear Colleague Letter of 2011. The “Letter” was a 21-page-long policy that clarified ambiguities that may have existed regarding PSIs' responses to sexual violence. Arguably, the DCL introduced new requirements in addressing sexual violence complaints. US law had recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title IX in as early as 1980. Defamation articles: Douglas Quan, "She accused a university prof of sexual assault. Now he's suing for defamation. Some fear the ‘landmark' case could have a chilling effect" Toronto Star (8 April 2021) Leah Hendry, "McGill University professor sues student and colleague for $600K" CBC (5 July 2018) Paul Cherry, "McGill University student sues school, newspaper, associations and accuser" Montreal Gazette (18 Nov 2020) Tyler Kingkade, "As More College Students Say “Me Too,” Accused Men Are Suing For Defamation" Buzzfeed News (5 Dec 2017). Production by Paniz Khosroshahy and Andre Goulet
On this episode of AGSC, Tamsyn and Paniz are joined by...each other, to talk about the reason they first met years ago: campus sexual assault, and the profound uselessness of the university administrators getting paid to address it. Having spent many years organizing, researching, and writing about the issue since then, they have seen how universities spend all their time and money on programs like consent education and sweeping policy change, without seeing any actual reduction in the number of students being assaulted on their campuses. Paniz and Tamsyn talk about why these neoliberal approaches don't meet survivors' actual (namely, material) needs or take into account the role of power in sexual violence - and what we can do instead.Resources for survivors:Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape (counselling, court support, advocacy, and other programs for survivors of all genders)TRCC/MWAR 24/7 Crisis Line: 416-597-8808Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416-863-0511For more information about Tamsyn's human rights case and sexual assault at U of T:Tamsyn Riddle, “Why I Filed my Human Rights Complaint Against U of T.” The Varsity, 2017.Hilary Beaumont, “Rape victims say Canadian universities are failing them.” Vice, 2016.The SIV report:Wright, Jessica, Dhunna, Simran, Riddle, Tamsyn, De Gannes, Paulysha, & Berzins, Taylor.2019. End the Silence, End the Violence: Experiences and Understandings of Sexual Violence at the University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario: Silence is Violence.More about Andy Orchard:Olivia Bowden and Marco Chown Oved, “U of T received formal complaints against ex-Trinity College provost accused of sexual harassment, but he wasn't punished.” Toronto Star, Oct. 21st, 2021.Aljazeera. Degrees of Abuse. 2021.Articles about campus sexual violence policy in Canada:Bourassa, Carrie, Melissa Bendig, Eric J. Oleson, Cassandra A. Ozog, and Jennifer L. Billan. "Campus Violence, Indigenous Women, and the Policy Void." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017.Lopes-Baker, Aliza, and Mathew McDonald. 2017. “Canada and United States: Campus Sexual Assault Law & Policy Comparative Analysis” 41: 13.Quinlan, Elizabeth, Allyson Clarke, and Natasha Miller. 2016. “Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors on Canadian Campuses.” The Canadian Journal of Higher Education; Toronto 46 (2): 40–54.Shariff, Shaheen. 2017. “Navigating the Minefield of Sexual Violence Policy in Expanding ‘University Contexts.'” Education Law Journal; Scarborough 27 (1): 39-58,XI-XII.The idea of students as revenue generating units: Quinlan, Elizabeth. "Institutional Betrayal and Sexual Violence in the Corporate University." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017.Systems of oppression and sexual violence victimization:Brubaker, S., Keegan, B., Guadalupe-Diaz, X., & Beasley, B. 2017. “Measuring and reporting campus sexual assault: Privilege and exclusion in what we know and what we do.” Sociology Compass,11(12). doi: 10.1111/soc4.12543DisAbled Women's Network. 2019. More than a footnote: A research report on women and girls with disabilities in Canada. Retrieved from https://www.dawncanada.net/news/mtafreport/.Egale Canada. 2016. Discrimination and Violence against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women and Gender Diverse and Two Spirit People on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression. Retrieved from http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CEDAW/Shared%20Documents/CAN/INT_CEDAW_NGO_CAN_25380_E.pdfAdam Cotter and Laura Savage. “Gender-based violence and unwanted sexual behaviour in Canada, 2018: Initial findings from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces,” StatCan. (2018)The Courage to Act report:Khan, F., Rowe, C. J., and Bidgood, R. (2019). Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada. Toronto, ON: Possibility Seeds.For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in US workplaces, see:Williams v Saxbe (413 F Supp 654). In this case, a US Court recognized that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination in the workplace. Title VII is a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.Frank Dobbin and Erin Kelly, “How to Stop Harassment: Professional Construction of Legal Compliance in Organizations” (2007) 112: 4 American Journal of Sociology 1203.Lauren Edelman, “How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win inCourt” Harvard Busines Review (22 August 2018).Elizabeth Potter “When Women's Silence Is Reasonable: Reforming the Faragher/ Ellerth Defence in the #MeToo Era” (2020) 85:2 Brooklyn Law Review 603.For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces, see:Janzen v Platy Enterprises Ltd, [1989] 1 SCR 1252. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada found that employees are entitled to work in an environment free from sexual harassment.Constance Backhouse, “Sexual Harassment: A Feminist Phrase That Transformed the Workplace” (2012) 24:2 CJWL 275.Karen Schucher, "Achieving a Workplace Free of Sexual Harassment: The Employer's Obligations" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 171.For sources on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (pre-2010), see:University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that universities were under the purview of human rights law.Nora Gillespie, "Sexual Harassment Policies in the University Context" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 225.John Kilcoyne, "The Politics of Policies: Responding to Sexual Harassment on Campus" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 33.Four source on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (post-2010), see:Government of Ontario, “Developing a Response to Sexual Violence: A Resource Guide for Ontario's Colleges andUniversities” (Toronto: Ontario Women's Directorate, 2013).METRAC Action on Violence, “Sexual Assault Policies on Campus: A Discussion Paper” (30 October 2014).Courage to Act ReportKristin Rushowy, "Province adds $3M in funding for on-campus safety" Toronto Star (19 March 2019).Dear Colleague Letter of 2011. The “Letter” was a 21-page-long policy that clarified ambiguities that may have existed regarding PSIs' responses to sexual violence. Arguably, the DCL introduced new requirements in addressing sexual violence complaints. US law had recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title IX in as early as 1980.Defamation articles:Douglas Quan, "She accused a university prof of sexual assault. Now he's suing for defamation. Some fear the ‘landmark' case could have a chilling effect" Toronto Star (8 April 2021)Leah Hendry, "McGill University professor sues student and colleague for $600K" CBC (5 July 2018)Paul Cherry, "McGill University student sues school, newspaper, associations and accuser" Montreal Gazette (18 Nov 2020)Tyler Kingkade, "As More College Students Say “Me Too,” Accused Men Are Suing For Defamation" Buzzfeed News (5 Dec 2017).Production by Paniz Khosroshahy and Andre Goulet
On this episode of AGSC, Tamsyn and Paniz are joined by...each other, to talk about the reason they first met years ago: campus sexual assault, and the profound uselessness of the university administrators getting paid to address it. Having spent many years organizing, researching, and writing about the issue since then, they have seen how universities spend all their time and money on programs like consent education and sweeping policy change, without seeing any actual reduction in the number of students being assaulted on their campuses. Paniz and Tamsyn talk about why these neoliberal approaches don't meet survivors' actual (namely, material) needs or take into account the role of power in sexual violence - and what we can do instead. Resources for survivors: Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape (counselling, court support, advocacy, and other programs for survivors of all genders) TRCC/MWAR 24/7 Crisis Line: 416-597-8808 Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200 Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416-863-0511 For more information about Tamsyn's human rights case and sexual assault at U of T: Tamsyn Riddle, “Why I Filed my Human Rights Complaint Against U of T.” The Varsity, 2017. Hilary Beaumont, “Rape victims say Canadian universities are failing them.” Vice, 2016. The SIV report: Wright, Jessica, Dhunna, Simran, Riddle, Tamsyn, De Gannes, Paulysha, & Berzins, Taylor. 2019. End the Silence, End the Violence: Experiences and Understandings of Sexual Violence at the University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario: Silence is Violence. More about Andy Orchard: Olivia Bowden and Marco Chown Oved, “U of T received formal complaints against ex-Trinity College provost accused of sexual harassment, but he wasn't punished.” Toronto Star, Oct. 21st, 2021. Aljazeera. Degrees of Abuse. 2021. Articles about campus sexual violence policy in Canada: Bourassa, Carrie, Melissa Bendig, Eric J. Oleson, Cassandra A. Ozog, and Jennifer L. Billan. "Campus Violence, Indigenous Women, and the Policy Void." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017. Lopes-Baker, Aliza, and Mathew McDonald. 2017. “Canada and United States: Campus Sexual Assault Law & Policy Comparative Analysis” 41: 13. Quinlan, Elizabeth, Allyson Clarke, and Natasha Miller. 2016. “Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors on Canadian Campuses.” The Canadian Journal of Higher Education; Toronto 46 (2): 40–54. Shariff, Shaheen. 2017. “Navigating the Minefield of Sexual Violence Policy in Expanding ‘University Contexts.'” Education Law Journal; Scarborough 27 (1): 39-58,XI-XII. The idea of students as revenue generating units: Quinlan, Elizabeth. "Institutional Betrayal and Sexual Violence in the Corporate University." In Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change, edited by Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, and Gail Taylor, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017. Systems of oppression and sexual violence victimization: Brubaker, S., Keegan, B., Guadalupe-Diaz, X., & Beasley, B. 2017. “Measuring and reporting campus sexual assault: Privilege and exclusion in what we know and what we do.” Sociology Compass,11(12). doi: 10.1111/soc4.12543 DisAbled Women's Network. 2019. More than a footnote: A research report on women and girls with disabilities in Canada. Retrieved from https://www.dawncanada.net/news/mtafreport/. Egale Canada. 2016. Discrimination and Violence against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women and Gender Diverse and Two Spirit People on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression. Retrieved from http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CEDAW/Shared%20Documents/CAN/INT_CEDAW_NGO_CAN_25380_E.pdf Adam Cotter and Laura Savage. “Gender-based violence and unwanted sexual behaviour in Canada, 2018: Initial findings from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces,” StatCan. (2018) The Courage to Act report: Khan, F., Rowe, C. J., and Bidgood, R. (2019). Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada. Toronto, ON: Possibility Seeds. For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in US workplaces, see: Williams v Saxbe (413 F Supp 654). In this case, a US Court recognized that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination in the workplace. Title VII is a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Frank Dobbin and Erin Kelly, “How to Stop Harassment: Professional Construction of Legal Compliance in Organizations” (2007) 112: 4 American Journal of Sociology 1203. Lauren Edelman, “How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win inCourt” Harvard Busines Review (22 August 2018). Elizabeth Potter “When Women's Silence Is Reasonable: Reforming the Faragher/ Ellerth Defence in the #MeToo Era” (2020) 85:2 Brooklyn Law Review 603. For sources on the history of policymaking about sexual harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces, see: Janzen v Platy Enterprises Ltd, [1989] 1 SCR 1252. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada found that employees are entitled to work in an environment free from sexual harassment. Constance Backhouse, “Sexual Harassment: A Feminist Phrase That Transformed the Workplace” (2012) 24:2 CJWL 275. Karen Schucher, "Achieving a Workplace Free of Sexual Harassment: The Employer's Obligations" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 171. For sources on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (pre-2010), see: University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that universities were under the purview of human rights law. Nora Gillespie, "Sexual Harassment Policies in the University Context" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 225. John Kilcoyne, "The Politics of Policies: Responding to Sexual Harassment on Campus" (1994-1995) 3 CLELJ 33. Four source on the history of sexual harassment policymaking in Canada (post-2010), see: Government of Ontario, “Developing a Response to Sexual Violence: A Resource Guide for Ontario's Colleges andUniversities” (Toronto: Ontario Women's Directorate, 2013). METRAC Action on Violence, “Sexual Assault Policies on Campus: A Discussion Paper” (30 October 2014). Courage to Act Report Kristin Rushowy, "Province adds $3M in funding for on-campus safety" Toronto Star (19 March 2019). Dear Colleague Letter of 2011. The “Letter” was a 21-page-long policy that clarified ambiguities that may have existed regarding PSIs' responses to sexual violence. Arguably, the DCL introduced new requirements in addressing sexual violence complaints. US law had recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title IX in as early as 1980. Defamation articles: Douglas Quan, "She accused a university prof of sexual assault. Now he's suing for defamation. Some fear the ‘landmark' case could have a chilling effect" Toronto Star (8 April 2021) Leah Hendry, "McGill University professor sues student and colleague for $600K" CBC (5 July 2018) Paul Cherry, "McGill University student sues school, newspaper, associations and accuser" Montreal Gazette (18 Nov 2020) Tyler Kingkade, "As More College Students Say “Me Too,” Accused Men Are Suing For Defamation" Buzzfeed News (5 Dec 2017). Production by Paniz Khosroshahy and Andre Goulet
2021年11月5日，微博出现了 #网曝南京大学一男生偷窥女生上厕所# #南京大学偷窥男被罚400元后释放#等相关热搜，词条实时热度一度上亿。与此同时，另一篇曝光偷窥人正面照片的豆瓣帖子也被广泛转发。到微信推送发出的今天，这次恶性事件本身所引起的舆论震动，已经在校内校外渐渐平息。然而，近一月以来的各方讨论也好，校方最终决定也罢，是足够的了吗？我们认为还不够，所以有了这期播客。即便如此，恐怕依旧还不够；但我们希望，针对这样的事件，大家能够遗忘得缓慢一些。一、到底发生了什么？ （00：00-10：08）警方接案出警的共有两次偷窥事件，偷窥者均为刘某某：10月11日，第一位受害女生报警；到10月25日，受害女生收到“因客观原因无法在法定期限作出处理”的通知。10月26日，第二位受害女生报警，刘某某被警方罚款400元。在10月11日监控所提供的信息上，官方最终通报与女生说法不一致：女生在校园表白墙发帖时表示，当日监控能够清晰辨认刘某某身份，而官方予以否认。那么，10月11日至25日的冷淡处理，到底是由于无法辨认身份还是其他原因所致？11月3日，数学系给出“初步处理意见"，“院系初步处理意见”具体是什么？除了沿用公安机关依据《治安管理处罚法》作出的400元罚款处理外，还有其他来自院系的处罚吗？二、学校为什么会这么处理？ （10：08-18：08）1.学校处理事件的逻辑是什么？为什么高校对偷窥事件的反应趋于一致？ 为什么南大会援引复旦对偷窥事件的警告处罚？ 为什么高校更倾向于更保守、相对不严苛的处罚，而非更严格的处罚。（13:42） 在这种规章制度导向的价值观中，将会出现学生和学校逻辑的背离和不理解（15:21）三、还可以怎么做得更好？ 1.学校将偷窥事件定义为“校园安全问题”，淡化处理女性权益的问题 (18:08) 2.为什么普及着女性主义理论和视角的高校，自己却漠视方圆之内的女性事件？（29:25） 3.南大学生的标语上墙是大字报行为吗？“有大字报那味儿了。”是吗？（34:19） 什么叫做大字报行为？ 为什么南大学生的言论上墙不是大字报行为？ 为什么我们在公共空间的讨论总有大字报嫌疑？本期歌单：1.海朋森-新都人2.P.Murk 陈思江-人们有一口井3.Arcade Fire-Abraham's Daughter4.海朋森-我们这些晶莹剔透的模型5.Roy Orbison -Pretty Woman 参考文献：关于女性理论中交叉性（Intersectionality）的研究：[1]Kimberle Crenshaw. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review.关于行政机构同构化（Isomorphism）倾向的研究[2] Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell. (1983). The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields. American Sociological Review.关于校园学生活动的研究：[3] Katherine Soojin Cho. (2020). Responding to Campus Racism: Analyzing Student Activism and Institutional Responses. UCLA.
2021年11月5日，微博出现了 #网曝南京大学一男生偷窥女生上厕所# #南京大学偷窥男被罚400元后释放#等相关热搜，词条实时热度一度上亿。与此同时，另一篇曝光偷窥人正面照片的豆瓣帖子也被广泛转发。到微信推送发出的今天，这次恶性事件本身所引起的舆论震动，已经在校内校外渐渐平息。然而，近一月以来的各方讨论也好，校方最终决定也罢，是足够的了吗？我们认为还不够，所以有了这期播客。即便如此，恐怕依旧还不够；但我们希望，针对这样的事件，大家能够遗忘得缓慢一些。一、到底发生了什么？ （00：00-10：08）警方接案出警的共有两次偷窥事件，偷窥者均为刘某某：10月11日，第一位受害女生报警；到10月25日，受害女生收到“因客观原因无法在法定期限作出处理”的通知。10月26日，第二位受害女生报警，刘某某被警方罚款400元。在10月11日监控所提供的信息上，官方最终通报与女生说法不一致：女生在校园表白墙发帖时表示，当日监控能够清晰辨认刘某某身份，而官方予以否认。那么，10月11日至25日的冷淡处理，到底是由于无法辨认身份还是其他原因所致？11月3日，数学系给出“初步处理意见"，“院系初步处理意见”具体是什么？除了沿用公安机关依据《治安管理处罚法》作出的400元罚款处理外，还有其他来自院系的处罚吗？二、学校为什么会这么处理？ （10：08-18：08）1.学校处理事件的逻辑是什么？为什么高校对偷窥事件的反应趋于一致？ 为什么南大会援引复旦对偷窥事件的警告处罚？ 为什么高校更倾向于更保守、相对不严苛的处罚，而非更严格的处罚。（13:42） 在这种规章制度导向的价值观中，将会出现学生和学校逻辑的背离和不理解（15:21）三、还可以怎么做得更好？ 1.学校将偷窥事件定义为“校园安全问题”，淡化处理女性权益的问题 (18:08) 2.为什么普及着女性主义理论和视角的高校，自己却漠视方圆之内的女性事件？（29:25） 3.南大学生的标语上墙是大字报行为吗？“有大字报那味儿了。”是吗？（34:19） 什么叫做大字报行为？ 为什么南大学生的言论上墙不是大字报行为？ 为什么我们在公共空间的讨论总有大字报嫌疑？本期歌单：1.海朋森-新都人2.P.Murk 陈思江-人们有一口井3.Arcade Fire-Abraham's Daughter4.海朋森-我们这些晶莹剔透的模型5.Roy Orbison -Pretty Woman 参考文献：关于女性理论中交叉性（Intersectionality）的研究：[1]Kimberle Crenshaw. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review.关于行政机构同构化（Isomorphism）倾向的研究[2] Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell. (1983). The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields. American Sociological Review.关于校园学生活动的研究：[3] Katherine Soojin Cho. (2020). Responding to Campus Racism: Analyzing Student Activism and Institutional Responses. UCLA.
2021年11月5日，微博出现了 #网曝南京大学一男生偷窥女生上厕所# #南京大学偷窥男被罚400元后释放#等相关热搜，词条实时热度一度上亿。与此同时，另一篇曝光偷窥人正面照片的豆瓣帖子也被广泛转发。到微信推送发出的今天，这次恶性事件本身所引起的舆论震动，已经在校内校外渐渐平息。然而，近一月以来的各方讨论也好，校方最终决定也罢，是足够的了吗？我们认为还不够，所以有了这期播客。即便如此，恐怕依旧还不够；但我们希望，针对这样的事件，大家能够遗忘得缓慢一些。一、到底发生了什么？ （00：00-10：08）警方接案出警的共有两次偷窥事件，偷窥者均为刘某某：10月11日，第一位受害女生报警；到10月25日，受害女生收到“因客观原因无法在法定期限作出处理”的通知。10月26日，第二位受害女生报警，刘某某被警方罚款400元。在10月11日监控所提供的信息上，官方最终通报与女生说法不一致：女生在校园表白墙发帖时表示，当日监控能够清晰辨认刘某某身份，而官方予以否认。那么，10月11日至25日的冷淡处理，到底是由于无法辨认身份还是其他原因所致？11月3日，数学系给出“初步处理意见"，“院系初步处理意见”具体是什么？除了沿用公安机关依据《治安管理处罚法》作出的400元罚款处理外，还有其他来自院系的处罚吗？二、学校为什么会这么处理？ （10：08-18：08）1.学校处理事件的逻辑是什么？为什么高校对偷窥事件的反应趋于一致？ 为什么南大会援引复旦对偷窥事件的警告处罚？ 为什么高校更倾向于更保守、相对不严苛的处罚，而非更严格的处罚。（13:42） 在这种规章制度导向的价值观中，将会出现学生和学校逻辑的背离和不理解（15:21）三、还可以怎么做得更好？ 1.学校将偷窥事件定义为“校园安全问题”，淡化处理女性权益的问题 (18:08) 2.为什么普及着女性主义理论和视角的高校，自己却漠视方圆之内的女性事件？（29:25） 3.南大学生的标语上墙是大字报行为吗？“有大字报那味儿了。”是吗？（34:19） 什么叫做大字报行为？ 为什么南大学生的言论上墙不是大字报行为？ 为什么我们在公共空间的讨论总有大字报嫌疑？本期歌单：1.海朋森-新都人2.P.Murk 陈思江-人们有一口井3.Arcade Fire-Abraham's Daughter4.海朋森-我们这些晶莹剔透的模型5.Roy Orbison -Pretty Woman 参考文献：关于女性理论中交叉性（Intersectionality）的研究：[1]Kimberle Crenshaw. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review.关于行政机构同构化（Isomorphism）倾向的研究[2] Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell. (1983). The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields. American Sociological Review.关于校园学生活动的研究：[3] Katherine Soojin Cho. (2020). Responding to Campus Racism: Analyzing Student Activism and Institutional Responses. UCLA.
Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Ingrid Irwin, 48 years old and a former Catholic. She is from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the pedophilic epicenter of Australia, which compares to Boston in the movie, "Spotlight." Attorney Irwin has been a lawyer since 1999, working in family violence, child protection, family law, civil law including sex assault survivors suing perpetrators for personal injury and intervention orders. She has also represented clergy sex abuse clients in the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Attorney Irwin has acted for police complainants who alleged they were abused by Cardinal Pell and the bulk of her practice has involved acting for women and children in Family Law and family violence matters (where most of the victims are female because the violence if definitely gendered). At present Attorney Irwin is currently an Activist/Advocate to the plight of brave victims of sexual assault who report to police. However, the system is in a SHAMEFUL STATE OF DISREPAIR despite NUMEROUS Government Apologies, Redress Schemes, Inquiries, and Royal Commissions into family violence and child sexual assault. Attorney Irwin is a book author of two books on the law and sexual assault that can be found on AMAZON: Doli Incapax in 2018 (means accused is deemed incapable of criminal intent "guilty mind" due to their young age 10-14 yrs) This is my memoir, my pen name is Cleopatra Jones. Nolle Prosequi in2020 (means 'do not prosecute') This is a call to action and critically assesses the latest developments in the law in this area, from 2018 to present day. This is published under my name Ingrid Irwin. Again, Attorney Irwin is an Activist against sex abuse and child sexual abuse (CSA), on social media such as Facebook: Ingrid Irwin. She has also been a speaker at events including at the recent, "Women's March4Justice," in Canberra in March 2021 To reach Attorney Ingrid Irwin: ingridtamarairwin@gmail.com Support the show(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri) http://beentheregotout.com/ https://monicaszymonik.mykajabi.com/Masterclass USE CODE SLAM THE GAVEL PODCAST FOR 10% OFF THE COURSE http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/ Music by: mictechmusic@yahoo.com
Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Ingrid Irwin, 48 years old and a former Catholic. She is from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the pedophilic epicenter of Australia, which compares to Boston in the movie, "Spotlight." Attorney Irwin has been a lawyer since 1999, working in family violence, child protection, family law, civil law including sex assault survivors suing perpetrators for personal injury and intervention orders. She has also represented clergy sex abuse clients in the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Attorney Irwin has acted for police complainants who alleged they were abused by Cardinal Pell and the bulk of her practice has involved acting for women and children in Family Law and family violence matters (where most of the victims are female because the violence if definitely gendered). At present Attorney Irwin is currently an Activist/Advocate to the plight of brave victims of sexual assault who report to police. However, the system is in a SHAMEFUL STATE OF DISREPAIR despite NUMEROUS Government Apologies, Redress Schemes, Inquiries, and Royal Commissions into family violence and child sexual assault. Attorney Irwin is a book author of two books on the law and sexual assault that can be found on AMAZON:Doli Incapax in 2018 (means accused is deemed incapable of criminal intent "guilty mind" due to their young age 10-14 yrs) This is my memoir, my pen name is Cleopatra Jones.Nolle Prosequi in2020 (means 'do not prosecute') This is a call to action and critically assesses the latest developments in the law in this area, from 2018 to present day. This is published under my name Ingrid Irwin. Again, Attorney Irwin is an Activist against sex abuse and child sexual abuse (CSA), on social media such as Facebook: Ingrid Irwin. She has also been a speaker at events including at the recent, "Women's March4Justice," in Canberra in March 2021 To reach Attorney Ingrid Irwin: ingridtamarairwin@gmail.comSupport the show(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://beentheregotout.com/https://monicaszymonik.mykajabi.com/Masterclass USE CODE SLAM THE GAVEL PODCAST FOR 10% OFF THE COURSEhttp://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Music by: mictechmusic@yahoo.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)
In part two of Gary's chat with Russell he talks about his time in prison and how he became driven to get involved in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As somebody who has spent their entire career working to protect the rights of vulnerable children, today's episode was challenging to record. While we know that children's rights are violated daily, we don't expect that harm to be caused by the very institutions created to protect them. Australia's family court was established in the 1970s, underpinned by a naive belief that if couples could separate quickly and easily, family violence would perhaps disappear. Forty six years later, we are faced with an institution that has, and continues to cause irreparable harm to children and families. The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was damning and resulted in the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, which are designed to guide how institutions are required to protect and safeguard children from harm. Sadly, despite being an Australian Government institution, the Family Court does not follow the Principles. I'm joined today by the wonderful Camilla Nelson, co-author of the new book Broken, a searing account of how Australia's family law system is failing. The book explores the complexities and failures of the family courts through the stories of children and parents whose lives have been shattered by them.
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...Final episode of the series.
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...Final episode of the series.
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...
Australia's record protecting children of all nationalities is poor at best, and nothing makes this more obvious than even a cursory glance at the history of the Australian Catholic Church. For decades, people have been abandoning organised religion Could it have something to do with the power and control abusers have displayed over victims, cushioned in the bosom of the Church?Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep look into the history of the Australian Catholic Church as presented to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and highlight two of the most shocking cases of long-form rape and abuse to come out of the proceedings...
RADIOTHON- pledge now, pay later! Donate online here-https://www.3cr.org.au/donatePublic schools do more with fewer resources. Regulators set to oversee boarding schools as a direct reslut of the Royal Commissin into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Teachers pushing for priority vaccinations as frontline essential workers.To donate to the 3cr radiothon you can call the station on 94198377, during busiess hours, Monday to Friday- credit card/eftpos.Or you can send cheque/money order to 3CR P.O. Box 1277 Collingwood 3066To pay/pledge in person, please contact the station prior in line with covid restrictions.www.adogs.info
jon is joined by special guest Dr. Michelle Haslam; they discuss her time in the authoritarian group known as "new kadampa tradition", her background in psychology, and how and why people are drawn into destructive groups. links discussed in the video: the research of Miriam Anders on the cultic misuse of Buddhist teachings: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/11/622/htm The Pema Chödrön Foundation: https://pemachodronfoundation.org the findings of the Australian Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au Michelle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDz-Wk0ykecFBgB7Pg31cVQ/videos and for help getting out of/surviving the NKT and other similar groups, Michelle's website is here: https://newkadampatraditionreport.org jon's paper, the Total Freedom Trap: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/atack-freedom-trap.html Sir Ken Robinson's work: http://sirkenrobinson.com
In this episode, Breann Fallon talks to Dr. Kathleen McPhillips about her work on the Catholic Church and the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
Tonight on Brainwaves we’ll be talking to Ingrid. Ingrid was admitted as a lawyer in 1999 and has predominantly practised in family law, child protection, intervention orders and royal commissions including family violence and institutional child sexual abuse. In 2016 Ingrid attended the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Rome to hear the evidence of (and cross examine) George Pell. Ingrid has kindly offered to come onto our show today to talk about her views on how victims of sexual abuse are treated in the legal system as a lawyer and as victim of abuse herself and the mental health impacts and supports available to survivors. A content warning about todays show we will be discussing child sexual abuse, if you feel that this content may be distressing please tune out now, and should you need support after listening to the show today please know you can contact Lifeline on 131114 or the Sexual Assault Crisis Line on 1800 806 292. If you would like more information about Ingrid's books you can find them here: Doli Incapax - Cleopatra Jones Nolle Prosequi - Ingrid Irwin If you have any questions for Ingrid she would be more than happy to answer them. Please email Ingrid at ingrid.irwin@hotmail.com or call her directly on 0401 349 989
Russell Manser is a convicted bank robber and heroin addict who turned his life around to help over 7000 Australians with his company The Voice of a Survivor. Russell is the founding director and head consultant for The Voice of a Survivor. They are an Australian business consultancy working in the field of institutional abuse. Set up in the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse, their role is to support survivors through a process that helps them to restore meaning and stability to their lives. https://thevoiceofasurvivor.com/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/theclink See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s 1974 in the suburb of Hamilton, which is about four kilometres from the heart of Newcastle. The area is an idyllic backdrop for an Australian childhood, surrounded by incredible natural beauty, with lush bushland and sprawling beaches. Many of the working class families in the suburbs of Newcastle are Catholic. Catholics belong to a parish, which has a church and a local priest. The Catholic schools in the area promise to propel students into the professional classes. Maybe they’d grow up and become a teacher or a nurse or a journalist or even a priest themselves. The three main schools in this particular diocese are Marist Brothers Hamilton, St Pius X in the nearby suburb of Adamstown and Marist Brothers Maitland. Two of these schools are, as their names suggest, run by Marist Brothers, who are an international religious community of men, dedicated to educating young people. But on October 8, 1974, something unimaginable happened. A boy named Andrew Nash dies. It will take decades for his family to discover what happened to him. In this episode, Jessie speaks with Suzanne Smith. Suzanne is a six-time Walkley Award winning investigative reporter, whose 27-year career in journalism has included senior editorial roles at the ABC, including on Foreign Correspondent, Background Briefing, Lateline and ABC News. During her time at the ABC she reported on the cover-up of clerical abuse, which helped to trigger the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia. Suzanne’s new book, Altar Boys, is a powerful expose of widespread and organised clerical abuse of children in one Australian city, and how the cover-up in the Catholic Church extended from parish priests to every echelon of the organisation. CREDITS Guest: Suzanne Smith Host: Jessie Stephens Producer: Lem Zakharia LINKS A link to Suzanne Smith’s book, Altar Boys… https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QmWv3 CONTACT US Tell us what you think of the show via email at truecrime@mamamia.com.au Join our closed Facebook community to discuss this episode. Just search True Crime Conversations on Facebook or follow this link https://bit.ly/tcc-group If any of the contents in this episode have cause distress know that there is help available viaLifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘National Principles for Child Safe Organisations' Aaron gives us an overview of the ten principles and where they came from. As youth workers our sector has always championed the rights of the child however there hasn't been a standard that we all were required to meet. The National Principles are a guiding document for all of us in how we are to work with children and young people in Australia. In 2017 the Australian Government asked the National Children's Commissioner to lead the development of National Principles for Child Safe Organisations as part of the Child Safe Organisations project. The Australian Government also commissioned the Australian Human Rights Commission to develop practical tools to help organisations implement the National Principles. The National Principles were developed under the guidance of Community Services Ministers across Commonwealth, state and territory governments under the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020. The ten National Principles respond to recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The National Principles aim to provide a consistent approach to developing organisational cultures of child safety and wellbeing throughout Australia. This will help to keep children and young people safe and mitigate future harm in organisational settings. The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations reflect the ten child safe standards recommended by the Royal Commission, with a broader scope that covers all forms of harm to children and young people. In June 2018, the Australian Government tabled its response to the Royal Commission's recommendations. As one element of its response, the Australian Government established the National Office for Child Safety in July 2018. As of February 2019, the National Principles were endorsed by members of the Council of Australian Governments, including the Prime Minister and State Premiers and Territory First Ministers.
Not many people can claim to have played pivotal roles in multiple governments and shaped a country quite like Ben Hubbard can. Ben has had an incredibly diverse career spanning decades, with many career highlights including being the Chief of Staff to Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and being the driving force behind the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Peter Fox gave one of the most noteworthy interviews on Australian television in 2012. His description of systematic abuse and coverup of sexual crime against children, which he had witnessed as a police officer, was the tipping point in forcing the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Peter's bravery to step out ended his 35 year career as a police officer and changed his life forever.
Yesterday during Breakfast, Emily brought us our weekly movie review, sponsored by Myztified Giftz. This week she spoke about a new web series that celebrates three women for their ‘extraordinary and sustained activism', which was instrumental in bringing about the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Join Emily on Breakfast with Shae, Jewel & Paige every Friday after 8.30am! Stream Youth Talk Radio 24/7 at youthtalkradio.com or via TuneIn.#youthtalk #youthjam
In this podcast AC and MS discuss the question why would you “cover-up” allegations of child sexual abuse? The question is asked in the wake of the publication of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’s report in which it is revealed that it determined that Cardinal George Pell had known of clergy paedophile activity at least as early as 1982 and possibly earlier. The findings concerning the Cardinal who was last month acquitted of charges of child sexual abuse by the Australian High Court had been redacted until Pell’s court processes had run their course to avoid prejudicing the proceedings. The findings relate to Cardinal Pell’s conduct as a priest in the Victorian diocese of Ballarat, where numerous cases of paedophile activity by Roman Catholic clergy occurred in the 1970s and ’80s. The Commission rejected Cardinal Pell’s evidence that he had not been told that the paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale was being moved from his parish because of child sexual-abuse complaints. The Commission said that it was “implausible” that the then Bishop of Ballarat did not tell Pell and others in a meeting the real reason for Ridsdale’s move. The failure of Pell and others to advise the Bishop in relation to Ridsdale was unacceptable, the Commission said. What Cardinal Pell knew about Ridsdale taking boys on trips in 1973 [Gerald] Ridsdale was appointed assistant priest at Ballarat East in 1972. In January 1973, Father Pell was appointed assistant priest at Ballarat East. He lived in the Ballarat East presbytery with Ridsdale for nine or 10 months in that year. While at Ballarat East, Father Pell heard that Ridsdale had taken groups of boys away on camps, including overnight trips. Cardinal Pell accepted that, because of the Monsignor Day scandal, child sexual abuse was at least on his radar. In submissions, he also accepted it was clear that ‘momentary thought’ was given to the matter of Ridsdale taking boys away on camping trips. We are satisfied that in 1973 Father Pell turned his mind to the prudence of Ridsdale taking boys on overnight camps. The most likely reason for this, as Cardinal Pell acknowledged, was the possibility that if priests were one-on-one with a child then they could sexually abuse a child or at least provoke gossip about such a prospect. By this time, child sexual abuse was on his radar, in relation to not only Monsignor Day but also Ridsdale. We are also satisfied that by 1973 Cardinal Pell was not only conscious of child sexual abuse by clergy but that he also had considered measures of avoiding situations which might provoke gossip about it. Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Final Report The Royal Commission has also found that Pell failed to act on complaints about paedophile clergy in Melbourne in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he was an auxiliary bishop in Melbourne, and later when he was Archbishop. In a statement, Cardinal Pell, who is now living in a Sydney seminary since his release from prison, said that he was “surprised by some of the views of the Royal Commission”, particularly the findings concerning Gerald Ridsdale. “These views are not supported by the evidence”. In their examination of possible answers AC and MS discuss: an institutional culture that prioritises reputation, prestige or loyalty to the institution above the individual strong personal relationships between adults within institutions, or conflicts of interest for individuals in institutions Culture can suppress disclosure of abuse for example out of concern that it may bring shame (real or imaginary) on to the family or community
In Episode 3, Alexa and Alissa interview Dr. Karen Terry about her research on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.Karen J. Terry is a Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She holds a doctorate in Criminology from Cambridge University. Her primary research interest is sexual offending and victimization and sex offender policy. Her current research focus is on the abuse of children in an institutional setting, and she was the principal investigator for two studies on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in the United States.The interview delves into multiple topics related to sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests including how the two studies were designed, the major findings of both studies, and a discussion of situational crime prevention strategies that can aid in the prevention of sexual abuse.For the full report on the Nature and Scope of the Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests click here.For the full report on the Causes and Contexts of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests click here.Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Sexual Abuse can be found here.
9:00 What the redacted sections of the report of the Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse revealTim Jones from Latrobe University tells us what the redacted sections of the report of the Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, reveal about Cardinal Pell’s responsibilities to protect children in Catholic Schools from sexual abuse and his failure to do so.9:15 Multidimensional poverty and Covid-19 in South SulawesiSharon Bessell, Director of the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU, describes the study of multidimensional poverty conducted in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the implications for preventing the spread of Covid-19. 9:30 How our war with the environment is leading to the rise of new pandemicsFiona Armstrong from Climate and Health Alliance explains how our failure to protect the environment is leading to the increase of new pandemics and what we need to do about it. 9:45 The cost of climate inaction and the way forward post Covid-19Anna Skarbek from ClimateWorks at Monash University explains why it makes no economic sense to ignore climate change in the recovery from Covid-19 and the technologies available to achieve change.
Terri M. Kelleher and Peter Westmore discuss the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that relate to Cardinal Pell and were recently made public. Read Peter Westmore's article at http://newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=59011&s=bDWbcF
Last word on statistics- new figures (R.O.G.S.) show huge funding increases to private schools and cuts to public schools as R.O.G.S. overestimates spending on public schools. St Kevin's College supporting paedophiles DURING the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse! Mandatory reporting of abuse and the law. Federal and state funding.Great State School of the Week- Auburn High Schoolwww.adogs.info
In this podcast we discuss the topic of understanding trauma in the context of child sexual abuse (CSA) with Associate Professor of Criminology at The University of New South Wales, Michael Salter. What do we mean by trauma? “A mental condition caused by severe shock, especially when the harmful effects last for a long time and cause post-trauma symptoms which put stress on the body”. We need to understand what trauma means in relation to CSA and the impact it has on the victims (survivors). Research shows that CSA impacts on a victim’s health across the life course so that harmful impacts may manifest through increased common childhood health conditions, as well as general poorer self-rated health. Such conditions are typically not life threatening (but can be life shortening for example by smoking or taking “drugs”) but their long-term impact on physical and social development can be considerable. Thus, childhood ill health as well as anti-social behaviour could impact school attendance and consequently opportunities for educational attainment and better economic prospects throughout life etc. We also know that CSA can adversely affect relationships, with “trust” issues being common place. This in turn can affect self-worth, mental health and physical health too. CSA is now understood as a non-specific risk factor for a range of negative outcomes including PTSD and complex trauma, substance misuse, relationship issues, ill-health and encounters with the criminal justice system. Some children who have been sexually abused have a pre-existing vulnerability, for example, they had been removed from their parents because of neglect, and placed in care. The trauma can be further influenced by the sense of betrayal, the sense of being disbelieved and/or belittled and the lack of accountability. Further, if there is a lack of support following disclosure of the CSA, this too can compound the trauma that has been sustained or developed. It is noteworthy that trauma was a key theme for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It recognised trauma as a major impact of CSA. We discuss with Dr Salter how this reflected in the Royal Commission’s work, for example, in “bearing witness” to what it was hearing from survivors. This was a feature interestingly of the United Kingdom Child Sex Abuse People's Tribunal (UKCSAPT). It is understood from trauma research that when victims are listened to and not just heard and their experiences considered, there can be a lessening of their symptoms. We also discuss the understanding and promotion of a trauma informed culture which we believe engenders a holistic approach to survivor needs and issues.
In this podcast we are joined by Associate Professor of Criminology at The University of New South Wales, Michael Salter, to discuss the concept of false memory syndrome. In the field of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) it has waxed and waned and is now possibly completely discredited. In CSA litigation or prosecutions it is sometimes alleged that the victim (survivor) cannot possibly remember events from their childhood, or what they are alleging is just fanciful and possibly no more than a figment of their imagination. To put it in simple terms, the victim is told that their memory is at fault. We all know from our own experiences how “good” our memory is. Sometimes we can remember certain events and happenings but not others, for example, forgetting where we put the car keys. But when it comes to CSA, can victims really get it wrong with their recall of something so serious? Research suggests that CSA survivors are usually good historians when it comes to their abusive experiences. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commissioned research on memory, and this identified a number of misconceptions that people hold about how memory works, and what memories are reliable. It reported that misconceptions about memory include that memory will be complete, unchanging and “photographic”. There are also misconceptions about the accuracy of people’s memory. Wrong assumptions may be made about a connection between accuracy of a memory and consistency of accounts given by a witness, where inconsistencies or gaps may be assumed to demonstrate inaccuracy in the witness’s accounts as a whole. The research finds there were misconceptions about the display of emotion while giving evidence being an indicator of accuracy of the memory retrieved. The research also found that traumatic events resulting in greater durability of memory is another misconception, as is expectations about children’s ability to recall temporal details, such as when an event occurred or how often it occurred. A witness recalling additional information over time as they give further accounts of the event may be mistakenly considered with suspicion or as an indication of unreliability. When it came to the concept of false memory the research found interestingly that in certain cases, adolescents and adults may in fact be more suggestible than most children. The research detailed the history of psychological research on suggestibility and false memories, and the ‘memory wars’ between treating clinicians and experimental psychologists. These issues were set in perspective by findings that susceptibility to post-event misinformation is limited to minor details, not core memories. Moreover, only a very small percentage of people recover memories of child sexual abuse in therapy. Contemporary research findings demonstrate that concerns about the prevalence of false memories of child sexual abuse appear to have been exaggerated. So where did the concept of false memory originate? We discuss the possible answers with Dr Salter, and in particular the natural revulsion on the part of most people when it comes to the notion that children can be sexually abused. Further, that the root possibly goes back to societal disbelief of women’s allegations of sexual violence, and that this has generated scepticism and the silencing of victims. The 21st century reality is that through successful and high profile prosecutions of child sex offenders and the work of inquiries such as that in Jersey and the Royal Commission societal awareness is now very different to say 20 years ago. The narrative has changed and this has put pay to the concept of false memory.
In this Figuring Out Families podcast we talk to Dr Robyn Miller, Chief Executive of MacKillop Family Services. Robyn is a social worker and family therapist with more than thirty years' experience. She also worked as a consultant with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Her organisation provides numerous services in the areas of Disability, Youth Support, Family, Education and Out of Home care. In this episode, Robyn, who is the mother of five children, talks about the role that trauma plays in family breakdown and what is being done to better protect children at risk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/figuring-out-families/message
Tell us what you really think of our podcasts - help us keep this resource going! TRIGGER WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that the following program contains sensitive and confronting content. ‘The Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme enables ex gratia payments of $75,000 to Stolen Generations survivors who were removed by, committed to, or otherwise came to be in the care of the Aborigines Protection or Welfare Boards under the Aborigines Protection Act 1909, up until the Act was repealed on 2 June 1969. The Scheme commenced on 1 July 2017 and will run for 5 years. It is open to living Stolen Generation survivors only.’ - Aboriginal Affairs NSW In this episode you will hear from Solicitors Teela Reid and Merrinda Dutton who at the time of recoding were both working for the Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities. You will also hear excerpts from a video produced by Charmaine Mumbulla, about the impact ‘the act of removal’ has had on several of Legal Aid NSW employees, and their families. Referrals and more information Aboriginal Affairs NSW factsheets. For more information phone: 1800 019 998 or email: generations@aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au knowmore legal service 1800 605 762 National Redress Scheme 1800 737 377 Part 1: The National Redress Scheme — in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse podcast episode. Legal Aid NSW webinar―knowmore—beyond the Royal Commission recorded on 23 October 2018 The Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities (CLSAC) freecall 1800 793 017 or (02) 9219 5057 Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) Call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 Visit the Legal Aid NSW website to find a local civil law advice service. Look after yourself We want this to be a safe space for listeners. If you need support there are services that can help: Beyond Blue -1300 224 636 Lifeline -13 11 14
Cardinal Pell was convicted in the County Court of Victoria by a Jury for sexually assaulting two children in the sacristy. This was appealed to the Victorian Court of Appeal. There were three central grounds of appeal, two were legal and one based on the factual outcome. Those were: Pell was not arraigned “in the presence of” the Jury pool. The argument being that the accused ought to be able to enter their plea in front of the potential Jury. Given the size of the Jury, Pell entered the plea by video link. Pell’s defence team was not permitted to screen to the Jury a video animation of the alleged crimes, which Pell says would have shown he was unable to commit the crimes as alleged without someone witnessing it. The Jury’s verdict was so unreasonable that no reasonable juror would have arrived at that opinion on the basis of the evidence. Split decision of the Court of Appeal, with all three judges agreeing on the two points of law and two of the three finding the Jury verdict was not unreasonable, the third finding that it was unreasonable on the evidence. The unanimous opinion in relation to the first two points is not surprising – those are technicalities and do not result in a miscarriage of justice. The judges in fact found that playing the virtual representation would have in itself been extremely prejudicial to the prosecution and would mislead the Jury. The final point – whether the finding was open on the evidence, requires a very technical analysis of the evidence shown to the jury and the jury’s verdict. It is not a matter of retrying the facts of the case; it is a matter of analyzing whether the verdict was open to the jury on the facts. This is a very high bar because it is at first principle the jury which is required to be the arbiter of the facts – not the court. Therefore, a substantial miscarriage of justice would need to be shown to overturn the jury verdict. The Court of Appeal needed to assess this, along with an assessment of the complainant – is the complainant credible and reliable and the account detailed, consistent and plausible? If so, then it is difficult to justify overturning the jury’s verdict and this is indeed what transpired. Two of the three justices found the complainant a credible witness and so the verdict stands. So where to from now? Pell has one final avenue of appeal – to the Australian High Court, the highest court in Australia. In order to do this, Pell must obtain leave from the High Court to bring the appeal. Pell’s legal team will need to convince the High Court that: Whether the proceedings involve a question of law that is of public importance or in respect of which the High Court is to resolve differences of opinion between different courts or within the one court, as to the state of the law; and Whether the interests of or administration of justice require consideration by the High Court. As outlined at the start, two of the questions were those of law and the Court of Appeal judges agreed unanimously. It seems unlikely the High Court would consider these points of law – technicalities at that – are sufficiently important to the public to require consideration by the High Court. The third point – whether the jury verdict was unreasonable and not open on the evidence, is, as noted earlier, not a question of fact as the facts can’t be retried, but a question of whether, on an assessment of the evidence, the verdict was open to the jury and reasonable. It is difficult to see the High Court granting leave for a third consideration of the factual matrix. The importance of the jury assessing the evidence and returning a verdict in Australian criminal courts is enshrined in the constitution. This is why the bar is so high in overturning the verdict. The Court of Appeal then undertook the enormous task of itself analyzing the evidence and attending viewings of the same sacristy (the room in the church where the abuse was alleged to have been committed) the jury was shown and upheld the verdict – with one dissenting opinion. The High Court engaging in further scrutiny appears to undermine the process itself. Further, what message does this send to survivors of sexual abuse? Your allegation will not just be subject to examination by a jury, but also the Court of Appeal and then the High Court? This wouldn’t, of course, be the case in most matters, but regardless, it is the message sent in this instance if Pell is allowed to make an appeal to the High Court. The jury’s verdict has been scrutinized by fine legal minds. The verdict was upheld. A further examination would undermine the public’s faith in the judicial system. Historic sex cases are by their very nature difficult to prosecute. The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 57% of survivors first disclosed as adults and it took an average of 31.9 years to disclose. This undoubtedly plays to the benefit of those who sexually abuse children. There is no doubt evidence will not be of the best quality 31 years after the fact, but this should not avoid prosecutions for crimes involving child sexual abuse – instead, rigorous measures to scrutinize the facts should be implemented. In Pell’s case, this has occurred. Pell had the best legal defence money can buy. He was represented by two of Australia’s leading Queen’s Counsel – one of the best criminal defence advocates in the land and one of the best appellate advocates. The facts were scrutinized by a jury and then a bench of three Court of Appeal judges. The matter should be finalised. Having said this, given the public division on the case and how seemingly important it is to many faithful – it might be that the High Court is convinced a third go is justified.
Bravehearts has marked National Child Protection Week with its annual White Balloon Day. This year it has wanted to highlight the fact that it is not only men who sexually abuse children. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 10% of alleged perpetrators were women. Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnson tells Mark that while her organisation has come a long way in 23 years, there is still a long way to go. https://whiteballoonday.com.au/pledge/
David Crosling/AAPCardinal George Pell’s appeal against child sexual assault convictions kicks off this week, but when that’s over Pell still has another reckoning to face: the unredacted findings of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. When the royal commission handed down its massive report in late 2017, several sections were redacted until after any legal proceedings against Cardinal Pell were concluded. In this episode of Media Files, Matthew Ricketson talks with ABC investgative reporter Louise Milligan – author of Cardinal: the rise and fall of George Pell – about the issues and incidents the royal commission investigated. New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts app already installed, or you may want to listen and subscribe on another app such as Pocket Casts (click here to listen to Media Files on Pocket Casts). You can also hear us on any of the apps below. Just pick a service from one of those listed below and click on the icon to find Media Files. Additional credits Producer: Andy Hazel. Theme music: Susie Wilkins. Image David Crosling/AAP Matthew Ricketson is chair of the board of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma, Asia-Pacific, which has done work to support journalists who have reported extensively on child sexual abuse.
Speaking on "Human Rights in the Australian Context'' Hugh was a board member of the Human Rights Law Centre when it was established in 2006 and joined the staff team in 2013 as the Executive Director. Under his leadership, the Centre has more than tripled in staffing and resources and continues to extend its positive impact on human rights in Australia. Hugh started his legal career at the law firm Mallesons and then began working to protect and promote human rights as the Manager of the Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre and the Executive Officer of the Victorian Federation of Community Legal Centres. Hugh currently serves as a Director of the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Melbourne Law School. He has previously served as Commissioner of the Victorian Law Reform Commission, a board member of the National Association of Community Legal Centres and a governance committee member for know more – the national service that provided legal help for people navigating the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Risk, Responsibility and Redemption: Remembering Our Future The Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was released in early 2018. But even before its release, it was already clear that many Anglican organisational structures were not conducive to hearing the vulnerable, and complicitly ignored Jesus’ expectation never to cause the downfall of ‘little ones’ (Matt. 18:1–10). In this lecture, delivered at St Mark's National Theological Centre on 14 August 2017, The Very Revd Professor Dr Martyn Percy reflected theologically on the implications of the Commission’s findings — What can be our proper ongoing responses, both toward victims of such abuse, and to the watching world? How may the Church move forward as a redeemed and responsible people? VIEW FULL LECTURE DETAILS
From Davos to Capitol Hill, there’s been a lot of talk recently about the mega-rich and whether they are paying their fair share in society. But are high taxes the best way to address disparity between billionaires and the rest of society? Our panel this week – Robert Breunig, Ida Kubiszewski, and Sharon Bessell – take a look at the roles and responsibilities of government and billionaires, tax systems and tax havens, and the impact of income inequality on both society and individuals. You’ll also hear from our presenters Bob Cotton, Julia Ahrens, and Martyn Pearce, who have a look at election campaigning in Australia, Royal Commissions, and the survey this week that revealed the high level of violence against school principals. They also discuss some of the comments, questions and suggestions our listeners have left us online. This week’s panel consists of: Robert Breunig is a Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, and is also the director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. He conducts research in three main areas: economics of the household; empirical industrial organisation; and statistical and econometric theory. Ida Kubiszewski is a Senior Lecturer at Crawford School. Prior to this, she was an Assistant Research Professor and Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University. She is the managing editor of magazine/journal hybrid Solutions and the managing editor and a co-editor-in-chief of the academic journal Reviews in Ecological Economics. She is also a co-founder and former-managing editor of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Sharon Bessell is the Director of the Children’s Policy Centre at Crawford School, and Editor of Policy Forum’s Poverty: In Focus section. Our presenters for this week’s podcast are: Bob Cotton is a Visiting Fellow at Crawford School. He has a strong interest in public policy issues, including Australia’s engagement in the Asia Pacific Region. He is a mentor at the National Security College. Julia Ahrens is a Communications and Engagement Coordinator at Crawford School and a presenter for Policy Forum Pod. She is also an Associate Researcher at the European Institute for Asian Studies in Brussels. Martyn Pearce is a presenter for Policy Forum Pod and the Editor of Policy Forum. Show notes | The following were referred to in this episode: Australia’s upcoming federal elections Timeline of George Pell’s offences Final report from Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Kenneth Hayne’s banking royal commission report Survey revealing abuse against principal’s Background paper from royal commission into aged care 2,754 billionaires as of 2017 Oxfam’s report released in January 2019 Panama and paradise papers on tax avoidance
Call to action! Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve. We talk to Prue Gregory, the wonderful piano-playing Principal Lawyer from the knowmore legal service, about the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Prue talks about: eligibility for the scheme the financial implications for clients who receive a payment under the scheme the situation for prisoners other options for people what community and support workers can do to help, and how you can work safely with survivors of trauma. The National Redress Scheme started on 1 July 2018 and runs for 10 years. knowmore is the legal service that is funded to help people through the scheme. One of Prue’s main messages is to tell people to take a deep breath—knowmore gives priority to people who have life threatening illnesses. If your clients are not in this situation, there is no rush. They have until 30 June 2027 to make a claim. The podcast was recorded the day after Prue attended the national apology in Canberra on 22 October 2018. Referrals and more information To find more information about where your clients can get help contact: knowmore legal service 1800 605 762 National Redress Scheme 1800 737 377 Legal Aid NSW webinar―knowmore—beyond the Royal Commission recorded on 23 October 2018 Look after yourself Some of our topics may contain sensitive or confronting content. We want this to be a safe space for listeners. Please check the topic and description of the podcast before you tune in. If you need support there are services that can help: Beyond Blue -1300 224 636 Lifeline -13 11 14
Call to action! Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve. We talk to Prue Gregory, the wonderful piano-playing Principal Lawyer from the knowmore legal service, about the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Prue talks about: eligibility for the scheme the financial implications for clients who receive a payment under the scheme the situation for prisoners other options for people what community and support workers can do to help, and how you can work safely with survivors of trauma. The National Redress Scheme started on 1 July 2018 and runs for 10 years. knowmore is the legal service that is funded to help people through the scheme. One of Prue’s main messages is to tell people to take a deep breath—knowmore gives priority to people who have life threatening illnesses. If your clients are not in this situation, there is no rush. They have until 30 June 2027 to make a claim. The podcast was recorded the day after Prue attended the national apology in Canberra on 22 October 2018. Referrals and more information To find more information about where your clients can get help contact: knowmore legal service 1800 605 762 National Redress Scheme 1800 737 377 Legal Aid NSW webinar―knowmore—beyond the Royal Commission recorded on 23 October 2018 Look after yourself Some of our topics may contain sensitive or confronting content. We want this to be a safe space for listeners. Please check the topic and description of the podcast before you tune in. If you need support there are services that can help: Beyond Blue -1300 224 636 Lifeline -13 11 14
Former crime reporter at The Australian Dan Box has spent the past three years covering the Bowraville murders in print, and for a podcast. He returned to Australia this month to cover the latest developments in the case, which has been referred to the High Court.He talks to media diarist Stephen Brook about the podcast that won him two Walkley awards in 2016, his follow up video documentary series The Queen & Zak Grieve, and the state of true crime at the moment.“One bloke said to me, ‘true crime is so hot right now,’ and I just wanted to slap him, I wanted to reach across the desk. And just say, ‘you have no idea because it's not entertainment, it's not something you watch for fun. These are actual people's lives, these are people's children who've been murdered, these are families that will never recover from that harm'.”Covering the crime round can take its toll, and Dan struggled after two years spent reporting on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. On one occasion he came home and felt the walls were shaking.Dan began his career at the The Sunday Times on work experience and lucked into a job as the oil and gas correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Whatever is said in the confessional stays in the confessional; it is a sacred, unyielding law throughout Catholicism, but in Australia it's now being challenged. In certain states laws are being introduced so priests can now be fined if they are found to have withheld information from the confessions of child abusers. Priests across the country have said they won’t adhere to the law, saying it breaks a sacred trust. But the Catholic church in Australia isn’t on steady ground. The law change is a recommendation from a Royal Commission which, over five years of hearings, revealed the enormous extent of sexual abuse by clergy and its cover up. Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, is facing a trial over charges related to abuse and an Archbishop has been found guilty of withholding information on a paedophile priest. Breaking the seal of the confessional can mean excommunication, withholding evidence could mean prosecution. It's a story that pits Church law against civil law. Janak Rogers will hear both sides of the row, hearing how the church is fighting to retain one of its most important laws. Image: Placards outside the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney on March 1, 2016 (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Walter V. Robinson, the US investigative journalist who was portrayed by Michael Keaton in the film Spotlight, talks to Media Files about his team’s investigation into child abuse in the Catholic Church. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI/AAPIf you’ve seen the movie Spotlight, about the Boston Globe investigative reporters who uncovered the staggering extent of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in the US, you’re already familiar with the work of Walter V. Robinson. He’s the one played by Michael Keaton in the film. In today’s episode of Media Files - a podcast about the media and how it works - Robinson shares some insights into where the Spotlight investigation began: from scratch. “I mean, we made our living doing mostly stories about government corruption and malfeasance and we didn’t have a single file anywhere in all of our file cabinets that had the word ‘priest’ or ‘church’,” he says in today’s episode of Media Files. “I said, look, let’s do this: let’s assemble a list of everybody we can think of who’s ever had anything to do with this sexual abuse of children in Massachusetts and let’s call them all and see what we can find out.” The initial trickle of leads would soon turn into a flood. “We had 300 victims just in Boston alone who contacted us in the first two or three weeks after we published,” he said, adding that, for many, “we were the first people they had ever told and they all thought that they were the only ones that this had ever happened to.” The trailer for the film Spotlight. Read more: Review: Spotlight's revealing story of child abuse in my home town – and maybe yours US actor Michael Keaton (L), who plays US journalist Walter V. Robinson (R) in the film Spotlight. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI As Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has now made clear, the horrors the Spotlight team uncovered were not a uniquely US problem. Australian journalist Chad Watson was editing the Newcastle Herald on the day investigative reporter Joanne McCarthy filed a column that contained a chillingly prescient line. “Part of that column was the line, ‘There will be a royal commission into clergy abuse in Australia because there must be’. I remember reading that line before we went to print and I thought, ‘Yep, tomorrow I’ll talk to Joanne about that’,” Watson says on Media Files. “And at that stage, Joanne had been writing about clergy abuse for 10 years; she had probably written 500 stories about it. And we thought, well, what are we going to do about it?” McCarthy’s reporting, published while Watson was editor of the Newcastle Herald, lit the fuse that led to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Watson told Media Files there were endless challenges along the way. “We had legal threats from the Catholic Church. We had priests from the pulpit mentioning the Newcastle Herald. I was actually in mass myself - and now I don’t go to church much anymore - when the priest mentioned that there was a statement at the back of the church to be collected about reports in the Newcastle Herald,” he said. “And I have had friendships fracture.” In today’s episode of Media Files, we talk about the challenges in covering clergy abuse, how media outlets handle accusations against people who have since died and how journalists work with vulnerable survivors of abuse. Read more: How investigative journalists are using social media to uncover the truth Media Files is produced by a team of journalists and academics who have spent decades working in and reporting on the media industry. They’re passionate about sharing their understanding of the media landscape, especially how journalists operate, how media policy is changing, and how commercial manoeuvres and digital disruption are affecting the kinds of media and journalism we consume. Media Files will be out every month, with occasional off-schedule episodes released when we’ve got fresh analysis we can’t wait to share with you. To make sure you don’t miss an episode, find us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, in Pocket Casts or wherever you find your podcasts. And while you’re there, please rate and review us - it really helps others to find us. You can find more podcast episodes from The Conversation here. Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 Lifeline 24-hour counselling: 13 11 14 Mental Health Crisis Helpline in each state and territory. Recorded at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism. Producer: Andy Hazel and Gavin Nebauer. Additional audio Theme music by Susie Wilkins. Andrew Dodd does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Ua faaalia e le pulega o le Ekalesia Katoliko Roma i Ausetalia le taliaina e le Ekalesia o le 98 pasene o recommendations poo fautuaga mai le Komisi Suesue le Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, ae tasi lava le fautuaga e le mafai ona taliaina e le Ekalesia. - Ua faaalia e le pulega o le Ekalesia Katoliko Roma i Ausetalia le taliaina e le Ekalesia o le 98 pasene o recommendations poo fautuaga mai le Komisi Suesue le Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, ae tasi lava le fautuaga e le mafai ona taliaina e le Ekalesia.
7:00 Acknowledgment of country.7:02 Featured song Nitty Gritty by Shirley Ellis.7:05 Alternative News.7:17 Featured song Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara.7: 22 Songs of Satire, breaking down the meaning behind this weeks song “Black Fella White Fella” by the Warumpi band.7:33James speaks with Phoebe Le Brocque, a bisexual woman and a member of the Queer Collaborations Organising Committee (QCOC) for QC2018, the national Australian queer student conference. They discuss the vital role of the conference, queer student activism, and collective changes.The conference runs July 1 – 7 in Brisbane. For more information, visit qcbrisbane2018.com.7:47 Featured Song Australia Does Not Exist by band DRMNG NOW.7:52 Beyond Bars information and discussion.8:00 Featured song A-WA by Habib Galbi.8:05 Tim Jones speaks on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and the government's responses, especially the National Apology scheduled for October.8:20 Information about upcoming NAIDOC week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) running from the 8th- 15th and the events that will be going on.8:25 Awareness for Chris Lawton’s gofundme page. Chris Lawton has subject of workplace racial discrimination.8:28 Featured Song Shake that Thing by the Yung Warriors.
In this episode we hear from Hetty Johnston, AM, Founder and Chair of Bravehearts. You can support Hetty's work through Bravehearts at www.bravehearts.org.au CHANGE OF PLAN Normally I put a detailed set of show notes. In this case, I'm electing not to. This will make sense when you've heard this episode. Hetty is someone you have to listen to. She is one of the most influential leaders of modern Australia and summary notes just won't do her justice. So find an hour to really focus on this session. Hetty tells the FULL story of her life and the horrific circumstances that led to the beginnings of Bravehearts after her daughter disclosed she was being assaulted. She also shares some of her techniques for negotiating with Prime Ministers, staying resilient and gives the ultimate career advice if you want to be a GREAT chief. ABOUT HETTY JOHNSTON AM Hetty is the Founder and Chair of Bravehearts & Australia's leading child protection advocate. https://bravehearts.org.au/who-we-are/founder-chairman/ For over 20 years Hetty has been leading the charge in child protection and has built Bravehearts into powerful not-for-profit with global reach. She and her team are regularly asked to speak and advice on their most important work all over the world. Hetty's most recent accolades include: Australian Businesswomen's 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee Queensland Australian of the Year 2015 Logan's Wall of Acclaim 2015 Inductee Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2014 Author of national awareness campaign, ‘White Balloon Day', ‘Sexual Assault Disclosure Scheme (SADS)', ‘Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure' child protection CD-Rom and her autobiography, ‘In the Best Interests of the Child' (2004) Just some of her responsibilities include: Chaired the Queensland Child Protection Week Committee for three years; Held a position on the Board of NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect); Was a participant on the Federal Government's Working Party on a ‘National Approach to Child Protection'; Currently sits on the Federal Governments working party on Cyber-Safety; Working with the Federal Government's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. She is consistently sought after by media for commentary on issues pertaining to child protection and has been the subject of personal profile in many print media, talk back radio and television documentaries such as Australian Story. Hetty is a truly GREAT chief. She has battled resistance to change for 20 years from every angle imaginable and from some of the powerful groups in our community. And through it all she has stayed, strong, focused, warm and immovable. I've know Hetty personally for over a decade. She is a force of nature when it comes to leading change across our society and through all this has maintained a warmth and kindness, never forgetting that this is ABOUT THE KIDS. Recommended Books by Hetty Johnston The Gift of Fear - https://www.amazon.com/Other-Survival-Signals-Protect-Violence/dp/0440508835/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522021749&sr=8-1&keywords=the+gift+of+fear
Tuesday 30 January 2018 with Ayaan, Lauren and George7:00am Acknowledgement of Country - Solidarity with Tarneen Onus-Williams 7:05am Song: Emily Wurramara - Ngarrukwujenama7:10am #Invasion Day Rally audio 7:20am Song: This Way North - Head Above Water 7:25am Interview with Feminists, Karen and Em about the Aziz Ansari fallout and the #metoo movement. 7:35am Song: The Trammps - Disco Inferno7:40am Song: Glen Skuthorpe - See My World 7:45am Ayaan interviews China Aleisse founder of Floating Key, a curatorial platform that centres Black and PoC communities through a series of events and lectures. 8:00am Community Announcements 8:05am Alternative News #metoo and Aziz Ansari8.15am Lauren speaks to Dr Vivian Wallar, a lawyer who has represented survivors of child abuse for over 20 years about the recommendations and findings of The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
After five years, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse concluded with volumes of stories and a set of recommendations. Yet the work hardly seems done. What lies ahead for the Catholic Church, against which so many claims of abuse and cover-up were made? Francis Sullivan is CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, which was convened by Australian Catholic bishops and congregations to coordinate Church engagement with the Royal Commission. He talks about what the process has been like, and the growing unease among ordinary Catholics that church leaders still don't get it. Music: Aces High, The Reveal by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com licensed under CCBYA 3.0. Clip from ABC News
For almost five years we heard about the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. The final report was handed down at the end of 2017, but what's happened since then? And what do parents need to know? Jeffrey Taylor, General Manager of the Child Abuse Prevention Service, takes us through what's happening
A festive spirit in the air for our 20th episode. Trial by media is back on the agenda as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle stands aside over sexual harassment claims and Corrie declares the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as THE political moment of the year. We’ve got your Summer Reading covered with Caro and Corrie each naming their Top 5 Best Beach Reads (and Caro adds a handful more for good measure). We talk ‘The Crown’ and ‘Grace and Frankie’ on the small screen and Caro shares her ‘Christmas Spiced Nuts’ recipe – perfect for a last minute gift. Christmas movies, favourite emojis, the best magazine cover for 2017 and parking faux pas plus plenty more in 6 Quick Questions, and Corrie’s ‘Crush of the Week’ is British celebrity cook Mary Berry. We love getting your feedback and we’ve got a brand new email address to make it even easier. Send us an email to feedback@dontshootpod.com.au or via the ‘Don’t Shoot The Messenger’ facebook page, twitter (@dontshootpod) or check out the Caro and Corrie Instagram page.
Tuesday 19 December 2017with Ayan, Ruby, George, and Lauren 7:00am Acknowledgement of Country 7:05am Audio from the Black Lives Matter Rally on Sunday in Flemington. 7:15am George Interviews artist Laura Du Vé on her work in the Queer Art scene.https://www.instagram.com/femmeplastic/ 7:25am Ayan speaks with Rosemary Calder, a health and social policy advisor at Victoria University on the link between socioeconomic status and chronic disease.https://twitter.com/AHPC_VU 7:35am Lauren speaks to Senior Lawyer at Victoria Legal Aid Chelsea Clark, about a case before the High Court which could have huge impacts for the rights of asylum seekers living onshore in Australia.@VicLegalAid 7:50am Alternative News - We ask Lauren about the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. 8:10am Ayan speaks to Charlotte Lynch from Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance about the Milo Protest.
In this month's panel discussion, Jodie (1:14) tells us about documents with agency: “Ideas just get up and grow legs, and they run away with themselves.” (Trigger warning: this segment mentions the recent Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. If you want to avoid that part, skip to 3:45.) Next, Ian (6:00) considers what it's like to live in an imaginary landscape: “the kind of imaginary landscape that I'm talking about [is] where the one that's around you, that's physically substantiated, is the one that isn't real.” Simon (11:09) taps into his work in Iran, where people seemed to have a basic expectation that their politicians would tell the truth, to ask why, in democracies, we so often assume our politicians are liars: “they had a greater expectation that people should be telling the truth than we do." Finally, Julia (15:44) lays bare the emotional danger she faces when the emotions of the people she studies — in her case, schizophrenia patients — percolate through her own body: “I don't think I would be able to access my participants' experiences the way I have without putting myself at some kind of emotional risk.” CITATIONS Here's Ian's post on the Pulse Nightclub massacre and emotions in the field: https://thefamiliarstrange.com/2018/08/30/when-the-world-invades-the-field/ The Familiar Strange is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the schools of Culture, History, and Language and Archaeology and Anthropology at Australian National University, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science. Music by Pete Dabro: dabro1.bandcamp.com Find these show notes at https://thefamiliarstrange.com/2017/12/17/ep-4-killer-docs-imaginary-landscapes-political-lies-and-emotional-risk/
https://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/catholic-reflections-641-royal.html The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia) (2012-17). A response from Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, on the release of the final report.
Interview with Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, author of Patients’ Experiences With Communication-and-Resolution Programs After Medical Injury
In 2015 the Bishop of Manchester told this programme of his concerns about homelessness in Manchester. After the broadcast the city council contacted the Bishop to discuss what needed to be done better. Bob Walker reports on how this lead to a radical change of approach. The Catholic Church has paid out more than $276 million in compensation to thousands of victims of child sexual abuse in Australia. Andrew West from ABC Radio reports on the hearings at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Heritage Lottery Fund has approved the development stage for the "Bats in Churches" project, bringing together wildlife and heritage conservation and church organisations to save bats and protect churches. Trevor Barnes reports. Nick Bundock Team Rector for St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury talks to Edward about the painful journey his church has been on since a coroners report into the suicide of a teenager pointed to her struggle to reconcile her sexuality with her faith. The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year warns the UN. Imran Madden the director of Islamic relief talks to Edward about what is needed. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written to members of the General Synod setting out the next steps following the vote on General Synod not to take note of the report on Marriage and Same Sex Relationships. Synod members Susie Leafe, Director of Reform and Jayne Ozanne, LGBT+ campaigner, give their reaction whilst the Bishop of Willsden, Pete Broadbent, tells Edward how the Bishops will respond. Photo Credit (c) Hugh Clark/www.bats.org.uk Producers Carmel Lonergan Louise Clarke-Rowbotham Editor Amanda Hancox.
Brad and Scully discuss the benefits of using multiple vendors for digital marketing tools. In addition, they question if social media is the most engaging channel for marketing; and the digital marketing skills gap. This episode's commonly asked school marketing question looks at ten tips to managing a school's reputation. This week's school marketing example: Vidyard's useful blog on how they created new videos for their website. The rants and raves segment looks at the qualities parents consider important when choosing a school; and some powerful audio stories shared by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Victims of sexual abuse want to be believed, and they want their suffering to be recognised. For many years this hasn’t happened, says Mal Byrne, Partner at TGB lawyers. Mal specialises in institutional sexual abuse claims. He says many institutions, including Churches and other organisations, were adversarial and used the legal system to their advantage, pressuring victims into silence and low compensation. However, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Sexual Abuse is bringing change. Victims now have a voice, processes are changing, entitlements and support are now available. Mal Byrne talks about the issue of institutional sexual abuse, the impact on victims, the compensation process and the Royal Commission. More information about sexual abuse claims: http://tgb.com.au/blog/category/injured-people/sexual-abuse-compensation/ The Law and Life podcast is brought to you by Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers, a leading Australian law firm, with special guests. For more information and to sign up for our newsletter, please visit: tgb.com.au/podcasts To arrange an appointment with a lawyer, please visit: tgb.com.au Please be aware that discussions on this podcast are general in nature, true at the time of recording and should not be considered legal advice. If you are facing a legal issue, seek advice from a lawyer specific to your circumstances. Hosted by Andrew Montesi.
As the EU Referendum campaigns get underway, Edward Stourton speaks to two Christians on opposite sides of the argument who are both taking to social media to garner support for their views. Adrian Hilton runs the influential Cranmer blog; Michael Sadgrove is the emeretus dean of Durham. A cross-party group of peers has written to the Prime Minister urging him to put pressure on the UN Security council to declare the assaults on Christians in Syria and the Middle East a Genocide. John Pontifex from "Aid to the Church in Need" tells Edward why the term is appropriate and the positive effects that the designation could have. The Church in Wales has parachuted an American religious leader in to the diocese of St Asaph to help its churches re-connect with their communities. Mark Yaconelli explains his approach to Edward. Paul Chambers, a sociologist of religion, explains why religion in Wales has declined more steeply than in the rest of the UK. Cardinal George Pell will be giving evidence to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse from a video link in a Rome hotel room. A heart condition means he has been advised against travelling home to Australia to give evidence in person. Andrew West from ABC sets the scene for the hearing which begins on Sunday night/Monday. Producers: Rosie Dawson Carmel Lonergan Series Producer: Amanda Hancox photo by: Parker Fitzgerald for Uniqlo.
Show #115 | Guests: Phyllida Burlingame, Reproductive Justice Policy Director with the Northern California ACLU. Burlingame’s a nationally recognized expert on sex education advocacy, and she has led the ACLU-NC’s work on this issue since 2001. A summa cum laude Harvard graduate, she is the steering committee chair of Bay Area Communities for Health Education and a member of California’s Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group and the Fresno Regional Foundation’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention committee. David DeCosse is Director of Campus Ethics Programs, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and editor of a new book from Orbis called Conscience and Catholicism: Rights, Responsibilities, and Institutional Responses where leading ethicists and theologians address “conscience,” a term with loaded meaning and controversy in the Catholic Church around issues like political participation, human sexuality, war and institutional violence, and theological dissent. | Show Summary: This month, a California court upheld the right of Dignity Health hospitals to withhold health treatments that conflict with its Catholic standards. The ACLU plans to appeal. And Washington state law requiring pharmacists to dispense prescriptions regardless of their personal convictions may be headed to the Supreme Court. What happens when the rights of a patient - usually a woman - conflict with the moral standards of the individual charged with her medical care?
http://pedophilesdownunder.com/Fiona Barnett 'Candy Girl" : Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor / Anthony Kidman AccuserFiona Rae Holowczak was born October 28, 1969, in Sydney, Australia. The surname Holowczak belonged to the man her parents believed to be her paternal grandfather. When Fiona was 15 years of age, her true paternal grandfather was located in Jelenia Gora, Poland. Fiona and her six younger siblings subsequently had new birth certificates issued featuring their actual surname – Rylko.Fiona underwent another name change after marrying Englishman Jon Barnett. The couple reside with their two exceptional children on Australia's far northern New South Wales coast. Jon is a blood relative to Toni Gardiner, the mother of King Hussein of Jordan.Fiona is academic by nature and has spent too many years compensating for her poor public school education. She has studied visual arts, education, art therapy and psychology at a tertiary level. In 2010, Fiona had almost completed a masters in forensic psychology at a private Gold Coast university, when certain staff targeted her for removal from the psychology industry. This attack immediately followed her adherence to mandatory reporting legislation regarding disclosure of child abuse allegations by a client in the Bond University Psychology Clinic. This attack was one of many endured since escaping her childhood perpetrators. Bond University staff conspired to mislead authorities regarding Fiona's age at the time of her child abuse experiences. They reported her as an adult perpetrator, instead of a child victim of the crimes she experienced, to the Queensland Police and Psychology Board. Select staff within these government organisations then collaborated with Bond University to destroy Fiona's chosen profession. They also targeted her physical safety.This pinnacle attack on Fiona's life triggered a chain of events that led to the existence of the Pedophiles Down Under website. Tired of the constant threats to her family's safety, and incessant sabotage of her efforts to participate normally in Australian society, Fiona realised she had no choice but to go public. In 2013, Fiona provided witness testimony to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. She simultaneously participated in mainstream media interviews and published a series of articles in a popular Australian online news journal. Fiona's public disclosure led to other Australian victims coming forward and requesting assistance and exposure for their experiences. Her official complaint against key perpetrator, and high profile Australian psychologist, Dr Antony Kidman immediately preceded his mysterious death in Singapore and attracted global attention.Fiona has since relinquished any desire for acceptance or recognition within mainstream Australian society. She is currently studying law for the purpose of keeping her hungry brain satiated, and to better understand her legal rights and options in the face of perpetual threat and harassment from those who misuse their power and authority to maintain the VIP pedophile network's agenda.Yes – Fiona is ‘just an attention seeker.' She seeks to draw the public's attention to the true nature and extent of child sex trafficking within Australian society. This criminal industry depends on the clandestine support and involvement of representatives from all aspects of Australian government including legal, health and educational.No – Fiona is ‘not normal.' Comprehensive testing has consistently shown her cognitive ability to fall within the far right tail on the normal distribution curve. Her brain has unusual physical structure and function; it is denser and more interconnected. This permits Fiona to perceive patterns and relationships between seemingly unrelated bits of information. It allows her to think in a highly abstract and unconventional manner, to predict human reactions long before they happen, and to notice things others simply don't. This unique capacity tends to unnerve observers, when it is simply the product of an unusually fast brain.Fiona's cognitive make-up also gives her a rare sense of empathy – the ability to place herself in other peoples' shoes. This is why Fiona, while busy processing her own horror memories plus managing the constant barrage of physical attacks on her young family, musters the time and energy to help others. Her advocacy efforts were well demonstrated in the Gold Coast Hogtie Doctor caseThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement
Join the two people whose tireless work brought about the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse. Between them Joanne McCarthy and Peter Fox exposed the extent of sex abuse within the Catholic Church and spurred the Gillard Government to establish the Royal Commission. As a Newcastle Herald reporter, Joanne McCarthy documented victims' stories of over many years. As a senior policeman in the Newcastle area, Peter Fox exposed the church's disregard for public safety and the police force's failure to act. Recorded 4 June 2015.
Jane recently told her story to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. Talking openly about the violence, abuse and neglect many people with a disability suffered in institutions is something AMIDA has been advocating about for years. Jane explains the different ways people with disabilities can speak out and have a say.
Religious institutions have consistently struggled to respond to child sexual abuse cases appropriately. L'Osservatore Romano/EPAThe Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse reconvened this week. Announced in 2012, the commission was established due to growing concerns over consistently inadequate responses to child abuse cases by institutions. Although the current Royal Commission is focused on cases within living memory in a wide range of institutions, the hearings reveal that Australian churches have a long and sad history of abuse and cover-up. Religious interpretations, changing legal definitions and evolving societal attitudes have all influenced the way child sexual abuse has been handled within churches and in the wider community. Tamson Pietsch speaks to Tim Jones about child sexual abuse within Australian religious institutions, and how the current debate has been framed by past events. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Music: Free Music Archive/Kai Engel. Tamson Pietsch receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
The Catholic Church has been at the centre of many damaging claims before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, a group established to coordinate the Catholic Church's engagement with the royal commission and to develop a reform agenda around the handling of child sexual abuse, sits down with Michelle Grattan for a wide ranging talk.
One of my main inspirations for beginning this podcast was to support and inspire new therapists who were interested in learning about trauma. It's also the reason I started my membership community, Trauma Therapist | 2.0.From time to time I invite Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members onto the podcast to share their story, journey, struggles, and inspiration. Today it's about celebrating one such member, Kelly Rae.First though, I'd like to thank the sponsors who help me keep this podcast afloat!CPTSD FoundationCPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. Kelly started studying for a Masters Degree of Counseling and Psychotherapy in 2008 after her 40th birthday. Following that , and then after leaving what she calls a tricky marriage, it seemed increasingly clear that maybe she was meant for a different path.Hailing from Sydney, Kelly took her first counseling job at a remote Aboriginal community north of Alice Springs and stayed for three years. Upon returning she took a break and finished her degree. In 2015 she began working for an Aboriginal organization called Link Up and accepted a position as their Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Childhood Sexual Abuse.Currently, Kelly is working at Functional Family Therapy - Child Welfare, which she is Team Lead of four talented FFT-CW therapists. In This EpisodeContact Kelly: kellyerae@gamail.comFail, Fail Again, Fail Better: Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown, Pema ChodronHow to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Michael PollanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
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