Friends,
Did Oprah's "sexual abuse" page shut down before you got a chance to tell your story?
Try again!
Use this new link to tell Oprah what you want to see on the show in Season 25.
http://www.oprah.com/ownshow/plug_form.html?plug_id=3749665
Tell Oprah you want to see a show focused specifically on Baptist clergy sex abuse. Give her a short reason, and if you're able and willing, tell her your own story.
Use one of these reasons, if you want: (1) Southern Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in the land, and unlike most other major faith groups, they have no oversight system for ministers; (2) Southern Baptists have no denominational process for removing a man from ministry, no matter how substantiated and credible a molestation allegation may be, and they don't even warn people in the pews; (3) No one is keeping records on abuse reports made by victims, and so there is no way to know whether a minister may have had a prior report of child molestation . . .or a dozen reports; (4) Insurance company data indicates that clergy child molestation is just as big a problem among Baptists as among Catholics, but Baptists are still staying under the radar, and they haven't yet even begun to systematically address it; (5) Look at StopBaptistPredators.org -- the problem is huge! (6) Baptist clergy perpetrators can easily move church to church and no one stops them; (7) Victims are told they must go to the church of the perpetrator to report him. It's like telling them to go to the den of the wolf -- it doesn't work and it re-injures them.
From the desk of Christa Brown
www.StopBaptistPredators.org
Friday, March 12, 2010
TAASA 2011 Legislative Agenda
Supporting Rape Crisis Centers
Maintain the adult entertainment fee as a future revenue source for sexual assault services in Texas.
Criminal Justice
Permit additional evidence of prior sexual offenses by the defendant to be admissible in sexual assault cases.
Prevention of Sexual Violence
Require school districts to include ‘strategies for preventing sexual violence against children’ in their child sexual abuse policy (this is currently part of their district improvement plan) and to consult or collaborate with an agency with expertise in the primary prevention of sexual violence when developing those strategies.
Victim Safety and Assistance
Allow sexual assault survivors to be eligible for unemployment benefits if they had to leave their job as a result of the assault.
Allow stalking victims to apply for temporary and regular protective orders.
Allow victims not just ‘dependents’ of victims to be eligible for the Crime Victims’ Compensation ‘loss of support’ benefit.
Victoria (Torie) Camp
Deputy Director
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
6200 La Calma, Suite 110
Austin, TX 78752
o: 512 474-7190 x18
m: 512 940-6932
fax: 512 474-6490
Maintain the adult entertainment fee as a future revenue source for sexual assault services in Texas.
Criminal Justice
Permit additional evidence of prior sexual offenses by the defendant to be admissible in sexual assault cases.
Prevention of Sexual Violence
Require school districts to include ‘strategies for preventing sexual violence against children’ in their child sexual abuse policy (this is currently part of their district improvement plan) and to consult or collaborate with an agency with expertise in the primary prevention of sexual violence when developing those strategies.
Victim Safety and Assistance
Allow sexual assault survivors to be eligible for unemployment benefits if they had to leave their job as a result of the assault.
Allow stalking victims to apply for temporary and regular protective orders.
Allow victims not just ‘dependents’ of victims to be eligible for the Crime Victims’ Compensation ‘loss of support’ benefit.
Victoria (Torie) Camp
Deputy Director
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
6200 La Calma, Suite 110
Austin, TX 78752
o: 512 474-7190 x18
m: 512 940-6932
fax: 512 474-6490
Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition Traiinings and Events
•From Ellen Elliston at VIP/Rape Crisis Center - Dr. Koehler will be presenting on Rape in the Military on Wed., March 17th in the auditorium at Amelia Court at 2 pm. You would be welcome to attend and bring friends. Come to VIP first and we will direct you to the other building right behind us where we will be meeting.
From Debbie Walsh at NYFC -CEU Seminar for Mental Health Professionals on Thursday, April 22, 2010, 1 pm -4 pm: Female/Male Cultural Perspectives on Intimacy - Link to Flyer: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6fCMXRqfUrNZmI4MGY4NzYtNDkxNi00MDYyLWI2ODgtNjRjNjVkMzFiYzk3&hl=en
•From Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition - Only one week left to get your tickets to the Vagina Monologues. The performances are March 18, 19, & 20 and are being held in converted warehouse space - it will be a truly urban experience! For more information and tickets go to: http://v-day-dallas.eventbrite.com/
From Jeannette LaFontaine at TSSNT- New trainings and job postings -check them out at www.dallasDVresources.org
•From Sunshine Prior at The Turning Point - Save the Date for the Take Back the Night Rally and Candlelight Vigil Wednesday, April 14th at UTD. More information to follow as plans are finalized.
From Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center - All are invited to an Open House on April 1, 2010 from 4 pm -7 pm. For more information: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2s91x652fb543dd
•From Injury Prevention Center -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be offering a workshop training on Adding Power to Our Voices: A Framing Guide for Communicating About Injury, in Austin on Monday, August 16 from 1-4 p.m. The cost of the workshop is only $25 and is limited to 50 participants. The workshop will be held at Dell Children's Medical Center, 4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723. You can register online and get more information at www.dellchildrens.net/injurypreventionconference.
From the Task Force for Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity - The Task Force will facilitate public hearings throughout Texas to gather recommendations on strengthening the capacity of faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) providing services to Texans in need. The hearings will address what is working well for FBCOs, what challenges exist for them and what suggestions they have to improve their abilities to service the citizens of Texas. Dallas Hearing is March 31 from 10-12 at the Center for Community Cooperation. For more info go to - http://www.onestarfoundation.org/news/roca
INFORMATION
Judge Carbon confirmed to lead Office on Violence Against Womenhttp://www.endabuse.org/content/news/detail/1474
•The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
VAWnet eNewsletter (February/March 2010) VAWnet's eNewsletter provides updates on new resources available online, and is intended for wide distribution. For a printer-friendly PDF file of this VAWnet eNewsletter (including live links to listed material), click here: http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/FebMar10-eNewsletter.pdf
From Debbie Walsh at NYFC -CEU Seminar for Mental Health Professionals on Thursday, April 22, 2010, 1 pm -4 pm: Female/Male Cultural Perspectives on Intimacy - Link to Flyer: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6fCMXRqfUrNZmI4MGY4NzYtNDkxNi00MDYyLWI2ODgtNjRjNjVkMzFiYzk3&hl=en
•From Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition - Only one week left to get your tickets to the Vagina Monologues. The performances are March 18, 19, & 20 and are being held in converted warehouse space - it will be a truly urban experience! For more information and tickets go to: http://v-day-dallas.eventbrite.com/
From Jeannette LaFontaine at TSSNT- New trainings and job postings -check them out at www.dallasDVresources.org
•From Sunshine Prior at The Turning Point - Save the Date for the Take Back the Night Rally and Candlelight Vigil Wednesday, April 14th at UTD. More information to follow as plans are finalized.
From Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center - All are invited to an Open House on April 1, 2010 from 4 pm -7 pm. For more information: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2s91x652fb543dd
•From Injury Prevention Center -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be offering a workshop training on Adding Power to Our Voices: A Framing Guide for Communicating About Injury, in Austin on Monday, August 16 from 1-4 p.m. The cost of the workshop is only $25 and is limited to 50 participants. The workshop will be held at Dell Children's Medical Center, 4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723. You can register online and get more information at www.dellchildrens.net/injurypreventionconference.
From the Task Force for Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity - The Task Force will facilitate public hearings throughout Texas to gather recommendations on strengthening the capacity of faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) providing services to Texans in need. The hearings will address what is working well for FBCOs, what challenges exist for them and what suggestions they have to improve their abilities to service the citizens of Texas. Dallas Hearing is March 31 from 10-12 at the Center for Community Cooperation. For more info go to - http://www.onestarfoundation.org/news/roca
INFORMATION
Judge Carbon confirmed to lead Office on Violence Against Womenhttp://www.endabuse.org/content/news/detail/1474
•The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
VAWnet eNewsletter (February/March 2010) VAWnet's eNewsletter provides updates on new resources available online, and is intended for wide distribution. For a printer-friendly PDF file of this VAWnet eNewsletter (including live links to listed material), click here: http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/FebMar10-eNewsletter.pdf
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