SNAP Media Events

The oldest and largest support group for victims of sexual abuse in institutional settings celebrates its 30^th anniversary in Chicago

SNAP supporters come together for information, healing, empowerment, and exposing abuse

Experts, Journalists, International Figures converge for this landmark event

What: 

Survivors, their supporters, and advocates will gather in Chicago this weekend to attend the 15^th annual SNAP conference and to celebrate its 30^th anniversary. SNAP, The Survivors Network (SNAPNetwork.org) was founded in Chicago in 1988.

Where/When: 

July 6-8, 2018
The Palmer House Hilton

17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603

**Media should inquire at SNAP CONFERENCE CHECK-IN and ask for Judy Jones, Steve Spaner, Tim Lennon or Melanie Sakoda**

For immediate release, June 8, 2018

Survivors Call on Pennsylvania Legislators to Reform Statute of Limitation Laws

Children must be protected

Survivors of Sexual Abuse Call for Help and Assistance

Hold Perpetrators Accountable for Their Crimes

Hold Institutions and Officials Accountable for Their Complicity in Cover Ups

What

Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Rozzi leads the call to reform archaic statute of limitation (SOL) laws that fail to protect children and fail to hold child sexual predators accountable. He calls on legislators and Catholic Bishops to help all victims.

And Rep. Rozzi wants SOL laws that hold predators accountable for their crimes and hold those complicit in hiding crimes to be held accountable. Rep. Rozzi calls us a rally.

Bishop needs to explain delay in removing accused priest

All church documents related to accused priest need to be turned over to police

Others who may have been harmed urged to report to law enforcement

SNAP to hold support meeting same day of press event
 

WHAT

Holding signs and childhood photos, clergy sex abuse survivors and their supporters will: 
--demand that Steubenville Bishop Jeffrey Monforton explain his delay in revealing accused priest
--urge the Bishop to turn over to law enforcement all secret archive documents related to accused priest
--encourage others who may have knowledge or may have been harmed by accused priest to come forward and report any information to police
--hold a support meeting 

Lobby Day to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in North Carolina

For immediate release, May 12, 2018

Statement of Deborah Diener, [email protected] and Kelly Stutts,  [email protected]

NC House Bill #585 strengthens the law to protect children from child sexual abuse. The statute of limitations will be extended, and a 'lookback' window allowing the prosecution of past offenses. This bill passed the House with overwhelming support. It is being considered in the Senate and is presently stuck in committee. We want to move it forward and make it law. 

Rally in Trenton

Protect Children -- Eliminate Statute of Limitations on child sex abuse

A Rally of sexual abuse survivors and supporters are gathering at 11:30 AM  to 12:30 PM in front of the NJ State House calling on NJ Lawmakers to eliminate the SOL for child sexual assault.  We expect several dozen protesters.

Speaking will be NJ SNAP Director, Mark Crawford and other supporters and organizations.

The organizers ask the NJ Senate and Assembly to post and pass bills S477 and A3648.

Contact:

Contact: Mark Crawford, Director New Jersey

Phone: 732-632-7687

Email: [email protected]

"Remove Andy Savage from ministry,” SNAP tells HighPoint officials

"Any time someone in a position of authority abuses that power for sexual gratification, the victims suffer devastating consequences,” survivors declare

Victims’ group adds their voices to the outcry -- "Justice for Jules” 

WHAT

Holding signs at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters will urge HighPoint Church officials to:

-- remove Andy Savage from ministry for his actions while Jules Woodson’s youth pastor, and

-- acknowledge the serious damage caused by a minister’s boundary violations.

WHEN

Monday, January 29 at 11:00 a.m.

MEDIA ADVISORY, for immediate release

Community to gather for alleged victim of Adrian professor

Candlelight vigil to demand action from university and professors’ union

Professor protected over safety of local kids and college students, they say 

University must remove Hodgman, reach out to every student he's previously taught, warn the community at large and apologize to alleged victim, they demand

 
WHAT: At a Candlelight Vigil, members of the Adrian community and two victims rights groups are coming out in support of a woman—who was one of at least two allegedly sexually abused as a teen by an Adrian College professor—to prevent this from happening again.

Victims of clergy sexual abuse will leaflet Atlanta Cathedral, asking parishioners to urge the Archdiocese to release the names of all those accused of hurting children

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe recently took this important step, and one of those on the New Mexico list was found to be working with children

The survivors’ group SNAP believes that Georgia children will be safer when the Archdiocese of Atlanta publicizes its list

WHAT

Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters will hand out flyers to parishioners asking them to urge Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to reveal on his website the names of all those in his archdiocese who have been accused of abusing children. The leaflets ask church-goers to join the advocates in pressing the archbishop to take this important step.