The following is the content of an email I received yesterday from the Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse (FACSA): Over the many months of the current PA Legislature's session our team has continued to monitor for legislative efforts that will protect children from sexual predators and provide some measure of justice for CSA victims.… Continue reading FACSA Update 4/18/2014
Tag: Pennsylvania State Assembly
If you live in PA, A word from FACSA (Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse)…
FACSA - Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse Contact Your PA House Rep ASAP Please contact your local PA House legislator and ask him/her to support Rep. Mark Rozzi's proposed amendments to Senate Bill 681 which the full PA House will be voting on very soon possibly in the next day or so. A. How… Continue reading If you live in PA, A word from FACSA (Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse)…
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!
In Harrisburg, What is Going to Take?
What is it going to take? Exactly what needs to happen before the people's representatives in Harrisburg allow a vote on a bill to protect children and vulnerable adults? The judicial committee sits on its collective hands because of lobbyists for the insurance industry and institutions with a history of protecting sexual predators spend millions to prevent Pennsylvania House… Continue reading In Harrisburg, What is Going to Take?
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 