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- David Shoebridge’s 3-Point Reform Package for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Or: Tear Down Those Walls) March 19, 2015
- Australian Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson Charged (Or: Touchdown!) March 17, 2015
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Tag Archives: Salvos
Daddy’s Day (Or: The Suffering Must End Now)
It’s Father’s Day today. In our family, we’ve always called it Daddy’s Day. There’s a fridge magnet on my father’s fridge that says, “Anyone can be a father. It takes someone special to be a Daddy.” My brother, sister and … Continue reading
Sydney Salvos Protest Resumes: 8-15 August, 2014
Hi there, She’s back! Stephanie Calabornes has made a good recovery, and is coming back for another round with the Salvos, again in Sydney, outside their headquarters at 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. This time, Stephanie’s protest will go for a … Continue reading
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Tagged protest, Salvation Army, Salvos, Stephanie Calabornes, White Shield Appeal
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Sydney Salvos Protest: It’s the Beginning, Not the End
Dear readers, This post is to announce that unfortunately Stephanie Calabornes will not be able to continue her Protests due to ill health brought on in part by the intensity of her activities and in part by the additional level of … Continue reading
Sydney Salvos Protest: Salvos Object to Protest Placard, Call Police
As readers of this blog would know (see previous posting), there is currently a protest underway by social justice campaigner, Stephanie Calabornes. Until yesterday, things were going very well, with a commendable level of cooperation from the Salvation Army, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bruce Harmer, Case Study 10, Colin Haggar, Peter Farthing, police, protest, Salvation Army, Salvos, Stephanie Calabornes, We're about people finding freedom, White Shield Appeal, Working With Children Check
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Protest Against the Salvation Army: 17-31 July, 2014, Sydney
Hi there, In my last post, I talked about a couple of things that I’m yet to follow through on by writing on this blog. One was the quest for the Salvation Army’s new restorative justice principles, and the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Blayse family, Colin Haggar, Eden Park Boys’ Home, Employment Plus, Forty-Four: A Tale of Survival, freedom of religious expression, Graham Rundle, homeless youth, homelessness, Justice for Lewis Blayse, paedophilia, restorative justice, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Eden Park Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Oasis program, Salvos, Samaritan House Shelter, separation of church and state, slave labour, Stephanie Calabornes, White Shield Appeal, youth services
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The Salvos and Moving On (Or: Nothing to See Here, Folks)
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
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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
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Settlement of Lewis Blayse Matter (OR: An Opportunity for the Salvation Army and a New Beginning)
Image: ‘Major’ Peter Farthing, Salvation Army (Image source: ABC) From: Aletha Blayse <aletha.blayse@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:57 PM Subject: Settlement of Lewis Blayse Matter (OR: An Opportunity for the Salvation Army and a New Beginning) To: “peterfarthing2 .” <peter.farthing@aue.salvationarmy.org>, james.condon@aue.salvationarmy.org, … Continue reading
