Survivors News and Reviews

Saw this news release in an email this week and thought I would share. Don’t know much more than this, so if you do, be sure to leave us a comment with any information you might have.

Cynthia Cox was kind enough to let me know that her new novel about surviving childhood sexual abuse, The I in Me, will be available for free starting Aug. 1. You can go check out her website for more information.

Since I’ll be traveling at the time, if you get a copy and want to let us know what you think, feel free to leave a comment!

There have been many programmes screened during Child Abuse Prevention Month, whether by accident or design. We’ll try to cover as many as possible them on our spring catchup in the News and Reviews section.

However we’ll restart with the fact that Breaktheabusecycle.com has gone out of Beta and has launched. You can now view the finished site here but feel free to continue submitting feedback on the general design.

- CBG

We have been made aware of two general information child abuse websites: Breaktheabusecycle.com was due to launch today but until we know the full site is ready, have a look at the test version and feel free to give him feedback on it using the printed email address. When we know the full site has launched and all intended features have been activated we’ll link to that later. However, it’s great that one site has moved away from the stranger danger angle and focuses squarely on more immediate CSA danger like incest and authority figures.

The other website with a good recap of child abuse information is saveaaron.com . Primarily its goal is to secure the lowest penalty for Aaron Vargas, a victim of 20 years of abuse by someone he is accused of killing when the perpetrator wanted to move in on Vargas’s baby daughter. Setting aside whatever opinion you have regarding his alleged actions (trial begins April 12th) the campaign the rest of the site gives an excellent overview of child abuse information plus artwork and a media history crawl page.

It’s a tough issue to debate considering a paedophile that had been reported by his own wife as well as multiple victims had  never faced any concrete sanction before his death. It’s a Grace of God situation if the perpetrator that abused you wishes to skip a generation and move on to your children – any parent could see themselves in Vargas’s shoes – had he allowed Vargas to abuse his daughter, he would become an accessory and be in jail whatever happened. We’ll comment more when the trial is finished later in the Spring this year.

- CBG

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I was out of town until yesterday, with some rather sporadic internet access, so I’m a bit late to the party on this. On the other hand, if you haven’t been over to check out the October edition of the blog carnival, you can check it out along with me, now!

As always, looks like there’s plenty of good reading material.

This week sees multiple UK TV programmes about child sexual abuse; the review of one drama will follow shortly, but here are the rest;

Tuesday 29th September, 22.35 (1hr), ITV1: To Catch A Paedophile (Part 2).

This documentary follows London’s Metropolitan Police’s as they attempt to catch sex offenders in London and the general South Eastern area of England. Considering the transmission time, we have to hope for an early re-run if the rights mean that the programme may not be available on ITV’s online catchup website. If there is, we’ll let you know.

Thursday 1st October, 21.00 (1hr), Channel 4: Captive For 18 Years – The Jaycee Lee Story.

This will be the UK’s first indepth examination of the widely reported case from California. Since the Cutting Edge documentary strand is 25 years old, it will hopefully avoid sensationalism, coming so soon after the arrest but before any trial of the kidnapper.

Thursday 1st October, 21.00 (1hr), BBC3 :Kids for Sale: Stacey Dooley Investigates (Part 1)

The presenter was initially sent overseas to see how children were exploited in the making of cheap fashion clothing sold in the UK. Now, she travels from India to Nepal to investigate child labour again and the abuse and wilful abandonment that occurs. The fact that it clashes with the Cutting Edge documentary should not be a problem, due to the established BBC iPlayer where the documentary should be available for at least one week, not to mention any broadcast re-run.

- CBG

The monthly Survivors Fellowship meets in London on the last Thursday of every month at Hinde Street Methodist Church for male survivors only; that’s this Thursday 24th September this month, 7-8pm. (Exit Bond Street Tube on the Jubilee Line, cross over the road and walk down James Street where you’ll see restaurant tables on the right, it will become Hinde Street and you will see the church spires when you reach the junction).

The other event is the now-annual march in London for abuse survivors. This year it will end in a different location than Trafalgar Square, but it definitely takes place from 1pm this Saturday, 26th September and there will be the customary invite to tell your story to the crowd if you wish. Go to the official site here to get the map and other details, and if you’re a survivor based around the city then new faces are welcome to both events.

- CBG

I’m in the midst of upgrading both of the blogs here to the latest version of WordPress. Seems like everything is working, but if you find a problem around here, hit the email link above and let me know about it!

For those of you within reach of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, you might want to check out the art being exhibited by survivors of sexual abuse at the 18th annual SASS Art Show on Oct. 16. Check out their website for more information and examples of survivor artwork from previous shows.