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The Salvos and Moving On (Or: Nothing to See Here, Folks)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by lewisblayse

I don’t know about you, but when someone who’s hurt me or a loved one tells me to “move on,” or “move forward,” and hasn’t made amends, I get a little tetchy. But I get a little curious too, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Background Briefing, Bruce Harmer, Colin Haggar, David Godkin, James Condon, John Ellis, Kate Eastman, Lawrence Wilson, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, NSW police, paedophiles, Peter Farthing, procedural fairness, Ralph Doughty, restorative justice, Royal Commission Responses Coordinator, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos, Salvos Legal, Sarah Dingle, Secretary for Personnel, the matrix, transparency, Victor Bennett, White Shield Appeal | 12 Comments

White Shield Appeal, 24-25 May, 2014: Tell the Salvos: Clean Up Your Act!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by lewisblayse

Dear all, As readers of this blog would know, this blog was started by my father, Lewis Blayse, who was a survivor of the notorious Salvation Army Alkira / Indooroopilly Boys’ Home. Readers would also be aware that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, baby trafficking, Case Study 10, Case Study 5, child abuse apologists, child prostitution rings, child rape, child torture, confidentiality agreements, cover ups, disbelief of victims, endemic abuse, failures to report offenders to police, families destroyed, inadequate complaints processes, James Condon, Lewis Blayse, lives destroyed, Luke Geary, missing children, missing records, moving offenders around, paedophile rings, pathetic compensation for victims, persecution of whistleblowers, Peter Farthing, procedural re-abuse, PTSD, Red Shield Appeal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Royal Commission Response Coordinator, shattered lives, trust destroyed, White Shield Appeal, witness intimidation | 9 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE: Stop Giving Money to the Salvos!!

Posted on March 26, 2014 by lewisblayse

MEDIA RELEASE: STOP GIVING MONEY TO THE SALVOS!! 26 March, 2014 THE SALVATION ARMY IS NOT A NICE ORGANISATION. The Salvation Army paid just $44,000 to Salvation Army Alkira/Indooroopilly Boys’ Home victim Lewis Blayse and his family ($14,000 being towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, AMP Foundation, Andre Cox, Australian Executor Trustees, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Carols in the Domain, Flaming Rhino Design, Goldman Sachs, IGA, James Condon, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kleenheat Gas, Kmart, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Mary Kay, McConnell Dowell, Medibank Community Fund, Melbourne Airport, Myer Corporation, Peter Farthing, Ritchies, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army corporate sponsors, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, Salvos, Seven Network, Sharegift, Sylvia Blayse, Tonnex International, ToyRun, Village Roadshow, Westpac Banking | 3 Comments

Lewis Blayse / Lewin Blazevich Public Memorial: Film and Summary

Posted on March 22, 2014 by lewisblayse

Dear all, Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the edited film of the Lewis Blayse / Lewin Blazevich public memorial at the University of Queensland on 1 March, 2014 is now available. You can view it at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adults Surviving Child Abuse, Aletha Blayse, Anglican Church, Audio Visual Artists, Australia Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Broken Rites, Catholic Church, Chris Wilding, CLAN, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, Dr Cathy Kezelman, Ellis Legal, FICH (Formerly in Children's Homes), George Pell, Heiner Affair, Jim Luthy, John Ellis, Julia Gillard, Karyn Walsh, Kevin Lindeberg, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lewis Blayse public memorial, Lotus Place, Micah Projects, Nicky Davis, Nicola Ellis, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, SNAP, SNAP Australia, Sylvia Blayse, the University of Queensland, whistleblowers | 3 Comments

Salvation Army Abuse Witnesses’ Accounts (Or: And You Thought The Convict Days Were Long Past)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Convict flogging c.1800 Australia The hearings of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has entered its second day, covering the Salvation Army Boys’ Homes of Bexley, Gill, Riverview, and Alkira. Some “Not Directions Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Australian Salvation Army, ‘Captain Cowling’, “The Homies”, Bexley Boys Home, Captain Victor Bennett, Cliff Randall, Directions Not to Publish, Emily Bourke, Four Corners, Gill Memorial Boys’ Home, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, John McIver, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lieutenant Spratt, Marina Randall, Peter Cosgrove, Peter McClellan, Queensland Children's Department, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Tony Abbott, Wally McLeod | Leave a comment

Who Cares (Or: War Crimes)

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: “The Homies” Promo photo – the author is the boy in the top right hand corner of the picture (Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “Four Corners” 2003) The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began its … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Away With Rum, “Away, “The Gill”, “The Homies”, Bexley Boys Home, by Gum, Diamantina Receiving Depot, Donald Shultz, Four Corners, Gill Memorial Home, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, John Dalziel, John McIver, Lawrence Wilson, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Pete Seeger, Peter McClellan, Raymond Carlile, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Russell Walker, sadistic arousal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Home, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, the Song of the Salvation Army”, Victor Bennett, Wally McLeod | 3 Comments

The Author’s Rebuttal To Mr. McClellan’s Reasons For Non-Permission To Appear At The Salvation Army Boys’ Homes Hearings And Present A Submission (Or: McClellan Rules, O.K.?)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by lewisblayse

Now that it is official that I will not be permitted, by the chairman of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, Peter McClellan, to give evidence on my old Boys’ Home, “Alkira” – otherwise known … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Indooroopilly Salvation Army Home for Boys, learned helplessness, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse, Peter McClellan, Royal Commission protocols, sadistic arousal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Children’s Homes | Leave a comment

More Bites At The Cherry (Or: There Are The Deserving And Undeserving Poor – William Booth)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image source: godandpoliticsuk.org The Australian royal commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse gave a second day to the Catholic Church to present more propaganda about how wonderful its “Towards Healing” process ( supposedly to help victims) really is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian royal commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse, “Homies”, Ballard of Tom Joad, Barry Maslen, Catholic Church, deserving poor, Down and out in Paris and London, Four Corners, Grapes of Wrath, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Jennifer Gale, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, LGBQTI community, Peter Farthing Catherine Booth, Peter McClellan, Reputation Management in the Salvation Army – A Narrative Study, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army soup kitchens, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Towards Healing, undeserving poor, Wally McLeod, William Booth | Leave a comment

Commission Revisits “Towards Healing” (Or: Re-Writing History For Fun And Profit)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image based on: http://www.fruitycuties.com The chief commissioner of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, Peter McClellan, and his counsel assisting, Gail “Snow White” Furness, have been very kind to the Catholic Church. They have given … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Catholic Church, Catholic Church Professional Standards Office, Catholic Church Truth Justice and Healing Council, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Michael Salmon, Peter McClellan, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Towards Healing, YMCA | 1 Comment

The YMCA Gets Another Chance (Or: But Only In Secret)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Opening of the HIA enquiry in Northern Ireland 13th January 2014 (Source: http://www.news.com.au) The Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse was due to resume a hearing today on the YMCA abuses. However, Chief Commissioner Peter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Barnardo's Macedon, Barnardo's Sharonmore Project, Bawnmore Children's Home, Bernardo’s, Bexley Boys Home, Bindoon Boys' Town, Catholic Church, child migrants, Child Migration Scheme, Christian Brothers Bindoon Boys’ Town, Christian Brothers Clontarf Boys’ Home, Christian Brothers’ Children’s Homes, Clontarf Boys’ Home, De La Salle Boys' Home Kircubbin, De La Salle Brothers, Fenians, Gill Memorial Boys’ Home, HIA inquiry, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Northern Ireland, Irish child migrants, Justice Hart, Kincora Boys' Home, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lisnevin Training School, Lissue Children's Unit, Margaret Gibson, Mary Armstrong, Mary Smith, Nazareth House Children's Home, Nazareth House Children's Home Bishop Street, Nazareth Lodge Children's Home, Paddy Monaghan, Peter McClellan, Rathgael Training School, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Saalvation Army Gilll Memorial Boys' Home, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Sisters of Nazareth, Sisters of Nazareth Geraldton, St Joseph's Home Termonbacca, St Patrick's Training School, YMCA | Leave a comment

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