Thanks so much Valis for the support...just rec'd a call from a best friend in Toronto...(he used to be a Witness), he's coming to New York with us!
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New York Invitation...
by morrisamb ina night to heal
saturday, may 1, 2004. the french institute, gould hall.
55 east 59th street, new york .
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New York Invitation...
by morrisamb ina night to heal
saturday, may 1, 2004. the french institute, gould hall.
55 east 59th street, new york .
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Hey Rev
I just convinced Maurice to go..so that's 3 of us from London, my editor is going who lives in Conneticut (with his girlfriend) and 3 others who live in New York are going as well..way cool!
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Documentary on ex-JW family abuse airs Apr 12
by morrisamb injust a reminder: the w network documentary airs across canada on monday, april 12, 10:30 pm est (that's two weeks tonight).
it's called family secrets: our episode's title: when nobody's looking.
they already have been showing the commerical which includes scenes from our episode.
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Since this is a holiday weekend thought I'd better bump this...people always tell me, call me the day before the show airs...that would be like hundreds of phone calls! Thank god for email and internet!
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Documentary on ex-JW family abuse airs Apr 12
by morrisamb injust a reminder: the w network documentary airs across canada on monday, april 12, 10:30 pm est (that's two weeks tonight).
it's called family secrets: our episode's title: when nobody's looking.
they already have been showing the commerical which includes scenes from our episode.
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Just a reminder that the documentary airs in 6 days, next Monday, Apr 12, 10:30 on W
We updated my web site with the lastest... http://www.fatherstouch.com/
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New York Invitation...
by morrisamb ina night to heal
saturday, may 1, 2004. the french institute, gould hall.
55 east 59th street, new york .
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Lady Lee and Rev. Malk...thanks so much for your support...I'm so glad I'll meet you Rev. Malk...I've posted this ages ago on this board but I have not met many ex-Witnesses in the almost 20 years I've been out...I know, hard to believe! That is so contrary to what they say...
Ps. to Lady Lee, I posted a question on my Family SEcrets post that you bumped to the top! Thanks for that by the way.
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New York Invitation...
by morrisamb ina night to heal
saturday, may 1, 2004. the french institute, gould hall.
55 east 59th street, new york .
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A Night To Heal
Saturday, May 1, 2004
The French Institute, Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street, New YorkSpecial Guest - Donald D'Haene
ARIA (Awareness of Rape and Incest through Art) was founded by Gina C. Kim to empower and heal survivors of sexual abuse. ARIA supports hope, healing and action by providing forums for self-expression while spreading awareness of sexual abuse and creating community among survivors. go here: http://www.fatherstouch.com/ and here: http://www.fatherstouch.com/Works.htm
Dance Performance - Comedy Performance
Silent Auction of Original Artwork
Surprise Celebrity Musical Guest
And much moreFor more information, visit www.ariany.org
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Documentary on ex-JW family abuse airs Apr 12
by morrisamb injust a reminder: the w network documentary airs across canada on monday, april 12, 10:30 pm est (that's two weeks tonight).
it's called family secrets: our episode's title: when nobody's looking.
they already have been showing the commerical which includes scenes from our episode.
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morrisamb
Thanks Lady Lee for the support...Do you get the W Network where you live?
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Toronto mag's review of JW/sexual abuse documentary
by morrisamb intv review / a harrowing tale of survival
story by samantha sarra / xtra!
apr 1 2004 .
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Thanks Willyloman...that's an interesting handle you have there...Arthur Miller fan?
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Toronto mag's review of JW/sexual abuse documentary
by morrisamb intv review / a harrowing tale of survival
story by samantha sarra / xtra!
apr 1 2004 .
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Thanks XJW, Valis and Ascot
XJW, I thought it was a great review...I think because Xtra is a gay newspaper, they would have liked the gay factor played up..me, I think the documentary is perfect...throwing extra gay stuff in is not the point and it's not the main thing about my life either
I assure you, viewers won't be going, Gee wish he talked about being gay more.
Thanks guys for your support
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Toronto mag's review of JW/sexual abuse documentary
by morrisamb intv review / a harrowing tale of survival
story by samantha sarra / xtra!
apr 1 2004 .
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TV REVIEW / A harrowing tale of survival
story by Samantha Sarra / Xtra! Apr 1 2004
Donald D?Haene is a gay author, actor and survivor of sex abuse. The episode entitled When Nobody?s Looking (which airs Mon, Apr 12 at 10:30pm) tells the story of the D?Haene household in Alymer, Ontario, where his father sexually abused him and his siblings for years.
Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge uses a combination of interviews, archival footage and footage of siblings revisiting their past to tell this story of a family buried under the burden of their secret.
D?Haene, who also wrote a memoir of his experiences, A Father?s Touch, recalls with disturbing detail how the abuse started when he was only four years old, when his father introduced him to ?the game? which involved him rubbing his father?s penis up and down.
In When Nobody?s Looking, Donald and his brother Ronnie return together to their childhood home for the first time in decades; memories flood back. One painful memory that surfaces is of ?the bunny massacre? when their father slaughtered the family pets as punishment for not playing the game, and ?Do you want a new bunny?? became incentive for playing the game.
The show also examines how such horrors are kept secret. As devout Jehovah?s Witnesses, the members of the family lived under strict control of their father, and even after the children disclosed the abuse to their church elders, they were sent back home and told to be obedient.
The lasting effects of abuse can be seen in Donald?s sister?s testimony that sometimes she just breaks down or brother Ronnie?s assertion that, ?I never dreamed that a person could be happy,? as well as the rifts that existed between the siblings because they reminded each other of the abuse.
Judge?s camera follows Donald as he revisits his old church and school, conquering some of his fears triggered by his abuse memories. The dissection of their painful past is set against the present day, alluding to how famlies move on, survive and try to heal.
Donald seems to be coming to terms with the past, mother D?Haene is away from the father (who only received two years in jail), brother Ronnie has a family. A get together for an upcoming wedding brings a new generation into the story and we see the sweet smiling face of a niece and are warmed that this little girl can be loved and happy and come from a family so devastated.
What is noticeably lacking in this profile of the D?Haene family is mention of the fact that Donald is gay. The only references to his sexuality is a rainbow mug in one of the shots and D?Haene reading from his memoir to a gay group at his local library ? but that is it. This reticence feels out of place given the documentary?s intimacy and honesty. Donald?s story of survival is one that needs to be told to prevent others from having to keep their secrets of abuse, and also one that can inspire healing and finding happiness.
FAMILY SECRETS: WHEN NOBODY'S LOOKING.
10:30pm. Mon, Apr 12.
W.original article posted here:
http://www.xtra.ca/site/toronto2/news/body10.shtm
The W series Family Secrets profiles the Jehovah?s Witness family of Donald D?Haene; he and his siblings were sexually abused by their father for years. (photo by Xtra files)