Justice4PAKids 2nd Annual Motorcycle Ride September 20, 2014

 Justice4PAKids is sponsoring a 2 hour motorcycle ride (approx. 11-1pm) on September 20, 2014 and they invite your non-motorcycle rider friends & family to join in the festivities at The Office Bar and Grille, located at 1021 Morehall Rd., Malvern, PA! Meet them for great food, drink specials, raffles and more! Proceeds from the ride and 20% of… Continue reading Justice4PAKids 2nd Annual Motorcycle Ride September 20, 2014

What is it going to take?

I wrote a blog post in February, 2013 titled "Is there a Survivors' Community" in which I was looking for answers from survivors about our community, our way forward and who speaks for us.  In May,2013 I expressed my frustration in another post, "Crickets, Silence on the net..." that I did not hear from anyone in… Continue reading What is it going to take?

Justice4PAKids 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk Announced

Justice4PAKids is running a 5K race and a 1 mile walk to help the organization advocate and educate for child sex abuse prevention and awareness on Saturday, 3 May 2014. The race is being held at the Chester Valley Trail Entrance at 140 Church Farm Lane in Exton, Pennsylvania.  You can register at Chester County… Continue reading Justice4PAKids 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk Announced

Justice4pakids-5k Run/Walk & 1 Mile Kid Run

Passed along from a friend in PA: Justice4pakids-5k Run/Walk & 1 Mile Kid Run On May 4th, 2013 8am come out and run or walk the beautiful Chester Valley Trail located near Exton, PA. Punch into your GPS 140 Church Farm Lane Exton, PA as this is our starting point! There is plenty of parking,… Continue reading Justice4pakids-5k Run/Walk & 1 Mile Kid Run

Is the PA House Judiciary Committee Chairman Protecting An Abuser?

There is a fight going on in the State Assembly in Harrisburg.   House Judiciary Committee Chairman Ron Marsico is opposed to Window Legislation that would allow a window to open for civil cases to be brought against pedophiles and other sexual predators who have committed crimes against children and vulnerable adults.    Marsico is a… Continue reading Is the PA House Judiciary Committee Chairman Protecting An Abuser?

Is there a Survivor’s Community?

The past year has seen some spectacular events that have given some hope to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands pedophile predators in our society.  Indeed this crisis knows no borders and is not limited to those of a certain faith.  We have seen the conviction of a Catholic Bishop for covering up… Continue reading Is there a Survivor’s Community?

SNAPpish

I put a blog post on January 16 entitled 99,601.  I thought it was pretty innocuous, more of a "I'm still out here" piece than anything else.   It drew a vitriolic response from one reader who decided that it was more of an exercise in narcissism and that I should be taking a more vocal stand… Continue reading SNAPpish

PA Legislators Reintroduce Child Sex Abuse Legislation

The State Assembly in Harrisburg will be taking up the issue of child abuse legislation again.  The following is the first two paragraphs of an article on what went on in Harrisburg earlier this week.   Click on the link below to read the full story. "Representatives Michael McGeehan (D-Philadelphia) and Louise Bishop (D-Philadelphia) were joined… Continue reading PA Legislators Reintroduce Child Sex Abuse Legislation

99,601…

...views on this blog as of this evening.  It is a little unnerving to see that this little conversation I am having, mostly with myself at times, has attracted that much traffic with just over 200 posts released into the internet.  Perhaps I will see 100,000 by the weekend! Somehow it is now 2013.  And… Continue reading 99,601…

PA Legislation Clock is Ticking! Don’t let the summer recess derail legislation!

If you live in Pennsylvania, and I know a lot of the readers of this blog live in the Keystone State, it has been an interesting few weeks!   But now is not the time to sit back and declare victory.  We are a long way from that day!   I received a note from Maureen Martinez at… Continue reading PA Legislation Clock is Ticking! Don’t let the summer recess derail legislation!