Seattle - Silentlambs Press Release

by Trauma_Hound 11 Replies latest jw friends

  • Trauma_Hound
    Trauma_Hound

    My fax modem is currently working it's butt off right now, faxing a huge list of media contacts. I also e-mailed a huge list of media contacs earlier today in the seattle area:

    FOR IMMEDIAT RELEASE SEPTEMBER 3 rd , 2002

    silentlambs, inc.

    PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

    Sex Abuse Victims and Advocates to Deliver Stuffed Animal to Local

    Churches across America

    Announce Nationwide First Ever March for Jehovah's Witness Child Rape

    Victims

    New Support Group Seeks Investigation of Church Hierarchy

    WHAT:

    Thursday September 5th at ten major cities across America at local

    Kingdom Halls of Jehovah's Witnesses, a representatives for silentlambs

    will deliver a stuffed lamb as a symbol of innocence lost, also adults

    molested as kids by Jehovah's Witnesses and advocates will deliver a

    formal request from the silentlambs organization for a church hearing to

    investigate possible criminal cover-ups by the denomination's leadership

    for Jehovah's Witnesses the Governing Body. We will hold a news

    conference and announce a national march for molestation victims at

    Jehovah's Witnesses home office in Brooklyn, scheduled on September

    27th.

    WHEN:

    Thursday, September 5, 10:30 a.m.

    WHO:

    Representatives for "silentlambs", a recently established support group

    for Jehovah's Witness abuse victims. Two abuse survivors and child advocates from the

    Seattle area will attend, possibly more.

    WHERE:

    E-mail me for where...

    DIRECTIONS:

    E-Mail me for directions...

    DETAILS:

    This is the first public event ever for child rape victims of Jehovah's

    Witnesses. According to William H. Bowen founder of silentlambs, "We

    allege that Watchtower has established a child abuse policy that has

    ignored abuse survivors, protected child molesters and disfellowshipped

    those who have tried to support them. This will be a public statement

    that leadership for Jehovah 's Witnesses (Governing Body) must stop

    hurting children." Silentlambs is formerly requesting the church to

    establish a tribunal to prosecute the governing body for their crimes

    against children.

    Local Contact: Charles L. Eakins: Both Home & Cell 206-706-0797

    www.silentlambs.org, William H. Bowen: 270-527-5350, cell 270-559-5345

    silentlambs, inc.

    PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

    Silentlambs, inc is a 501,C, 3 non-profit corporation, helping Jehovahs Witness abuse victims find help.

    Edited by - Trauma_Hound on 3 September 2002 21:6:12

  • ApagaLaLuz
    ApagaLaLuz

    Yay!!!!! I missed you.....

    Where can I get a list of Kingdom Halls in So. Cal if any?

  • Trauma_Hound
    Trauma_Hound

    They're usually listed in the phone book Chevy. :)

  • ApagaLaLuz
    ApagaLaLuz

    Oh trust me, I know where every kingdom hall in my area is.... I can't help but grow sick when I drive through the neighborhood...... I meant the halls in my area where they will be placing stuffed lambs

  • Trauma_Hound
    Trauma_Hound

    Ah ok, well don't know that, I hope the other city's post they're press releases. I do know one is being held in LA, e-mail Bill Bowen, he would know.

  • abbagail
    abbagail

    Great work TH! Smokin' up that fax machine!

    At the below thread, Undisfellowshipped posted a whole slew of email addresses and links to news media in the cities where the press conferences are scheduled to be held, if you'd like to smoke up that fax a little while longer!

    Also, and I'm not sure if Bill has changed his mind by tonight, but in his post as of last night: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=35856&page=1&site=3#483200 he said he did not want to publicly publish the locations of the press conferences but that anyone who wants to know where they were going to be held to email him and he would put everyone in touch with the rep from whichever city:

    Sep 2, 2002 22:36

    For locations email silentlambs and I will forward to those who are handling the press conferences. Now why would I want to let WT know exactly where we are going to be? ... silentlambs

  • nancee park
    nancee park

    A LIST OF KINGDOM HALLS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

    http://www.anywho.com

    In the search box for businesses type in "Jehovah's" or "Kingdom Hall" and include the desired state. You will get phone numbers and addresses.

  • Trauma_Hound
    Trauma_Hound

    Thanks, I edited my post, I now also have the information for LA, if anyone needs that E-mail me.

  • Trauma_Hound
    Trauma_Hound

    Happy to report I faxed 41 Media contacts, and E-mailed 43 contacts.

  • abbagail
    abbagail

    TH - I forgot to say in my prior post that I really liked how you put PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE (of silentlambs) at the top of your press release. That has a nice watchtower-ring to it! - Seriously, it definitely gives the press release an "air of sophistication."

    Also, I thought that was good that you put the silentlambs' non-profit status info at the bottom.

    This whole thing is sooooo exciting!

    Much success to all the press conferences!

    Grits

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