Background Checks, Don't Be So Sure→

Whatever we can do to prevent child abusers from abusing children in organized sports, I’m all for. Throughout the last several years, the phrase “background checks” has been floating around as if it’s a panacea for making sure youth sports…

Is sexual abuse in youth sports more common than you know?→

In light of recent allegations against former Team Canada junior ski coach Bertrand Charest, Michelle Peterson and Rachel Sturtz discuss the prevalence of sexual abuse in youth competitive sports.

Arizona Bill Proposes Expansion of the Term "Persons of Trust" to Include Coaches→

An interesting piece of news coming out of the state of Arizona points to expanding the definition of “persons of…

Lawmaker's own experience shapes bill that would reform child sex abuse laws→

Democratic State Representative Mark Rozzi was sexually abused by his priest when he was a child. “He was somebody that I could trust and he thought it was in his best interest to teach me about se…

Dave Dodds, the eyes of Coached into Silence. 

The Sex-Abuse Scandal Plaguing USA Swimming→

A disturbing report on the decades-long history of coaches sexually abusing young athletes.

We are with you, Anna. 

The Shame of Borough Park→

Rachel Aviv on a Hasidic sex-abuse scandal. After a child-molestation case, leaders of the community turned against the whistleblower, Sam Kellner.

via the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre

paperhangerrr:

Pages Matam- “Pinata”

Chilling, spoken word response to overhearing a man on a bus tell his female friend that she was, “too ugly to be raped.”

Watch this. Now.

My aim is true.: SafePath Empowerment Luncheon→

chrisgavagan:

What an honor it was to have the opportunity to meet and speak to everyone at the Empowerment Luncheon hosted by SafePath in Marietta. The reaction to my hour-long talk was superb, but it was the dialogue of the incredibly thought-provoking Q & A (scheduled for about 20 minutes, but…

chrisgavagan:

Honored to be an honorary SafePath Pal. You can have a look at some of the incredibly important work that they do at www.safepath.org

Attend the SafePath Empowerment Luncheon featuring Chris Gavagan

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Attend the SafePath Empowerment Luncheon featuring Chris Gavagan

OCTOBER 1, 2013 1 COMMENT

SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center’s Community Council will host an Empowerment Luncheon featuring Chris Gavagan at the Cobb Senior Wellness Center on October 10, from 11:30-1:30pm.

A chance meeting with a hockey coach over twenty years ago uniquely qualified Chris Gavagan to tell the stories in Coached into Silence, a documentary about sexual abuse within the world of organized sports. In it, we will hear the stories of a diverse group of athletes whom the system failed to protect. Far more sinister than those failures of prevention, this film will shed light on the organizational, institutional and legal systems which have conspired to silence the victims while protecting profits, reputations and in some cases, the predators themselves.

Yet these clear cases of such clear-cut wrongs are the exceptions. It is rarely that simple. Much more often it is a combination of subtle failures by well-intentioned individuals which have prevented the proper actions from being taken to protect children in their care.

Drawing on lessons learned from 4 years of research and production on Coached into Silence, conversations with hundreds of survivors, parents, experts, and drawing on his personal experience as a victim of sexual abuse by a coach, he will discuss the ways that we as individuals and as a society unwittingly silence ourselves, and how those obstacles can be overcome.

Registration is $20 and includes lunch. To register, visit http://safepath.org/events/happenings%20.

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