Papal Visit Washington, DC

SNAP will be in Washington, DC for the 2015 Papal visit.

SNAP Contacts for Washington DC

Barbara Dorris 314-503-0003 bdorris@SNAPnetwork.org (September 19-25)*

Becky Ianni 703-801-6044 SNAPVirginia@cox.net (local resident)

David Lorenz 301-286-6457 david_lorenz@verison.net (local resident)

David Clohessy 314-566-9790 davidgclohessy@gmail.com

Wednesday, September 23

Washington, DC-Victims urge Congress to investigate Catholic abuse/cover up scandal Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 2:30 pm. outside the U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington DC

Tuesday, September 22

Washington DC--Pope Arrival Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 1:00 p.m. outside the St Matthew's Cathedral, 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW in Washington, DC

Monday, September 21

Washington DC --News Conference outside the US Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters, 3211 4th street, NE in Washington DC at 1:30 pm

Sunday, September 20

Washington DC---Leafleting at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington DC, 1725 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington DC from 10:30 until noon

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Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP, passed away on Sunday, September 24th, 2017. Her dying was sudden and completely unexpected. Words cannot express our sorrow nor are there words to express our gratitude for her relentless advocacy. She truly was a hero. There is an old saying, “well behaved women seldom make history”. Barbara made history and the world is a better place.

We have put together a tribute for Barbara Blaine to honor her memory. If you would like to contribute a memory, please send your favorite memory of Barbara to admin@snapnetwork.org

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50 State AG Call for Grand Jury

Write a letter to the attorney general of your state. Demand, request, and beg them to impanel a grand jury.

Any investigation must be:

independent of and separate from the church
must have subpoena powers and ability to compel testimony under oath

Anything short of these criteria is a sham and whitewash.

In addition, write letters to the editor, make phone calls to politicians as they can apply pressure to keep them responsive to our demand. We need to make efforts to ensure that they follow up on what the state is doing to investigate these crimes.

The Attorneys General of forty states have inquired about the grand jury process in Pennsylvania. Let's get statewide investigations going in fifty states.

Check here for an up-to-date list of active investigations as well as the associated hotlines, websites, and email addresses that survivors can use to report their experiences.

Note to Letter Writers

Use your own words and style of writing. Cut and paste from the templates as you wish. Include your experiences, whether as a survivor or as a member of the community. And relate your letter to the state you were abused in or state now living in.