silentlambs March Press Coverage (page 2)

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GOOD WORK to Steve and Betty and Bruce and Barb and Joe and Bill and .... all the others who stepped forward this past Thursday!

Your courage makes me very proud.

out

abbagail

Trauma-Hound has put up some video of a Seattle TV news report. Grits

< http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36160&site=3>;

http://www.seattle-chat.com/video - The KOMO TV 4 Interview.
< http://www.seattle-chat.com/video/>;

Write to the reporter: Tracy Vedder to say thanks: [email protected]

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Erie Guy has a thread re: a PORTLAND, OREGON, KOIN, Channel #6-TV-News report here.... Grits

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36213&page=1&site=3#487851

http://www.koin.com/webnews/20022/20020906_jwabuse.shtml

Alleged Victim Speaks Out Against Abuse In Church
March Planned In New York

PORTLAND

-- Child sex abuse victims are launching a national campaign against the Jehovah's Witness church.

Demonstrations were staged Thursday in 16 cities, including Portland.

A former member of a Portland-area church claims she was abused. She told KOIN 6 News that church policies make it very difficult to report.

"Pedophiles know they can be hidden in this organization because of the privacy they have," Pat Garza said.

Victims are formally requesting an investigation into abuse allegations.

They ask all victims to come forward and join in a national march later this month in New York to raise awareness.

Posted: Sept. 6, 2002

Edited by - Grits on 8 September 2002 1:41:44

abbagail

I goofed, never mind!

Edited by - Grits on 8 September 2002 1:38:48

abbagail

Here's another online news-clip posted by ErieGuy here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36213&page=1&site=3#488085

http://www.dailyindependent.com/kynews/275911719337540.php

Kentucky

State Briefs 9/7/02

(snipped... it was the 5th story down the page)

Group alleging JW abuse plans march

LOUISVILLE A group that contends widespread child molestation has occurred in the Jehovah's Witnesses church said it will have a national march for alleged victims in Louisville and other cities.

Silentlambs, a victims' support group, will have the march at the Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 27, said William H. Bowen of Benton, Ky., co-founder of the group.

"Abuse survivors and supporters will come from around the world to let the Jehovah's Witnesses leadership ... know we will no longer be ignored," Bowen said in a statement.

Bowen, a former elder, was recently "disfellowshipped," or excommunicated, for causing divisions in the church. He alleges that Jehovah's Witnesses keep incidents of child molestation secret, won't allow victims to warn other members of abusers in their congregations, and require alleged victims to produce a witness. Those who speak out are cut off from the church and shunned, he said.

J.R. Brown, the director of the media office at the Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters, declined to comment through an employee who would not give his name.

From wire service reports
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http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36237&site=3

Seattle Press Conference Behind the Scenes now up Sep 8, 2002 05:46
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http://www.seattle-chat.com/video it is in Real Media format, if you don't have real player, then you can download the player for free from http://www.real.com. Using this for now on, as it looks better, and compresses better. Posted by Trauma_Hound

The download is 4.1 MB.

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