Married 37 years. Age 65. Former teacher and principal. Mentor men. Advocate challenging governments about fair and equitable redress for sexual abuse.
Typical of a legal system in which the rich, powerful & influential protect other rich, powerful & influential people, unless it is other rich, powerful and influential people they offend against.
@louiseadler Please thank #MaxGillies &his brother Don for sharing their accounts of being #fatherless sons very moving
When Don said “it’s about time Max & brother got over their childhood”💔
Same hurtful words spoken to us CareLeavers
Amazing Mum worked hard to keep her boys
Anniversary of National #Apology to victims and survivors of institutional sexual abuse Prime Minister of Australia
Thursday is last sitting day & @ScottMorrisonMP will be making a speech in Parliament for 3rdAnniversary Apology 9.30am
#scotland https://t.co/JIinsyf5Bb
Meet Steve with his new Clannie T shirt 👕 He lives in Bendigo & we met up briefly after Eric’s funeral it was raining ☔️ cats & dogs
First time we met was years & years ago when CLAN held a social in #SwanHill he & wife Jenny came 😊😷
Brian of #Perth attended the National #Apology in Canberra & had printed on his remembrance card his brother’s name Cliff
They were both in #Melrose#BoysHome#PendleHill NSW run by UPA
06 Nov 1949 - 4 BOYS HAVE RUN OF 30-ROOM HOME - @TroveAustralia
#Carrawobitty was a BoysHome run by NSW Dept of ChildWelfare near #Forbes
1st headline
“Dream Home for State Wards”
Now read strange last paragraph ! https://t.co/2x1zxvNQ4b
#Redress is supposed to be careleaver survivor focused
Yet in regards to an apology a Direct Personal Response -DPR abusive institutions have had NO CareLeaver training
No wonder low take up from CareLeavers
Missing is TRUST & RESPECT
How can DPR be genuine
@Anne_Ruston
Wed is the Stakeholder Launch of the National Strategy to prevent & respond to child sexual abuse
It comes from a #RoyalCommission Recom
It will cover all survivors young & old
CLAN will be represented & advocating for older #CareLeavers 2B heard
#auspol @abcnews
Opening speech from #BenMorton MP for #Tangey#WesternAustralia at the launch National Office for Child Safety
Thanks to Rebecca & her team for the respect you have given to #CareLeavers issues
@RKilpatrick8
Older #CareLeavers deserve to be included as a priority
We suffer lack of family identity culture social disadvantage injustice
43% of evidence at #RoyalCommission from CareLeavers sexually used Australia’s orphanages children’sHomes Missions & FosterCare
Media release PrimeMinister of Australia @ScottMorrisonMP & #BenMorton on National Strategy to prevent & respond to Child Sexual Abuse
All Australian Children Matter
Especially #CareLeavers separated from families we must be a priority #auspol https://t.co/MxjdbrKy8N
If careleavers want DPR, Part3 impact of crime on careleaver w consent is sent to abusive institutions
How will #Redress guarantee our most personal & private info is destroyed by churches charities govt DPR complete
& NOT kept on file
Sent to insurance company
#Ethics#TRUST
NSW CareLeaver 70ys phoned yesterday re #Redress outcome
It was arranged to call 2pm today
This morning she☎️asked
“Will they-(redress) hound me on what happened at the Orphanage?”
NO way
#SistersofMercy @NSWJustice see the damage & truama
#StPatrick’s Orphanage #Armidale