Heroes from The Keepers and Spotlight to attend world's largest convention for abuse survivors in Alexandria
Hundreds of survivors come together for information, healing, empowerment, and exposing abuse
Experts, journalists, international figures converge for annual landmark event
- Meet and learn from experts on abuse and cover-up such as those featured in Netflix’s The Keepers and portrayed in Oscar-winning Spotlight,
- Learn best practices in helping other survivors,
- Share information to take home for abuse prevention outreach in their home communities,
- Work towards Statute of Limitation reform and creating victim-friendly laws nationwide, and
- Build community, camaraderie and healing in a convention of survivors.
Where/When:
August 11-13, 2017
400 Courthouse Square
INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 12:
A.W Richard Sipe - Expert on Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse, featured in both The Keepers and Spotlight
Mitch Garabedian - Attorney for victims of abuse, portrayed by Stanley Tucci in Spotlight
Pamela Pine - an international health/development specialist who has worked over 30 years worldwide, is the Founder of Stop the Silence®: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, Inc.
Thomas Doyle - Since 1984 Tom has worked on exposing clergy sexual abuse in the U.S., Europe and Canada and helped grand juries in the U.S. and investigatory commissions in Australia, Ireland and Canada. He is also a Catholic priest
Patrick Wall - A former monk and priest, Patrick Wall is an expert on the history of child abuse and cover-up in institutional organizations.
Authors, researchers, and international experts from Canada, Germany, Poland and Ireland
About the SNAP Conference:
Press Contacts at the Conference:
Joelle Casteix (949) 322-7434; [email protected]
Melanie Jula Sakoda 925-708-6175, [email protected]
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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