Voicing CSA - Nottingham meeting videos
The most important action we can take to help ourselves and each other and to make our voice effectively heard, is to link up with other survivors into groups as Voicing CSA helps to do.
Please note that victims of abuse may be triggered by reading this information. These links are generally UK based.
The Sanctuary for the Abused [A] has advice on how to prevent triggers.
National Association for People Abused in Childhood [B] has a freephone helpline and has links to local support groups.
Other useful sites are One in Four [C]
and Havoca [D].
Jim Hoppers pages on Mindfulness [G] and Meditation [H] may be useful.
Hwaairfan blog An Indigenous Australian Approach to Healing Trauma [J]
Survivors UK for victims and survivors of male rape or the sexual abuse of men [K]
Voicing CSA held a meeting in Nottingham with the Nottingham CSA team. This post is all available on their website, Voicing CSA Nottingham – emotive and compassionate [1]
On the 19th of March 2016 Voicing CSA held a survivor meeting at the New Basford Community Centre in Nottingham.
Phil Lafferty - Voicing CSA
https://vimeo.com/159708092
It was rewarding that the meeting was full. Standing room only at times. Although a reminder of how much work there is to do around survivor to survivor support and the need to continue to raise awareness around childhood sexual abuse and childhood sexual exploitation.
It was especially rewarding that a number of people attended who felt able to face and address their experiences for the first time.
The meeting, as ever, was very fluid and interactive. A very inclusive environment into which everyone was welcomed.
There were ten main speakers, including our directors, Phil Lafferty and Nigel Thompson. Also the peerless Nigel O’Mara, Mandy Coupland, Mickey Summers, Annamarie Cope, Sheila Norton, Kaz Gray, Josephine Armatrading and a statement from Joan Cameron-Blair read by her sister Josie Bemrose. You can watch and hear what they had to say below.
Mandy Coupland
https://vimeo.com/voicingcsa/mandy-coupland-nottingham
Micky Summers
https://vimeo.com/voicingcsa/mickey-summers-nottingham
Sheila Norton
https://vimeo.com/voicingcsa/sheila-norton-nottingham
Nigel O'Mara
https://vimeo.com/159755061
All of the above videos are also available by visiting our video album for the meeting. Videos of more speakers will be added in the coming days, and this news item will updated accordingly.
We would like to thank them for their contributions. It was fantastic to hear the great work they are doing locally, regionally and nationally to help survivors and to raise awareness around these issues.
The education and awareness campaigns that support groups are running for GPs was a particular focus, in which the signs of abuse and exploitation are explained, both in adult survivors and children.
Improving awareness and training in Medical Schools is something we would like to see; and hope something that the IICSA (Goddard Inquiry) will ultimately recommend.
After the main speeches, several people asked if they could address the meeting, which of course they were able to do. We would like to thank them for their courage and strength.
We would like to thank also, the generosity of the Nottingham community for their much appreciated donation of £73.83 raised by contributions to the lunch buffet costs for Voicing CSA. It was unexpected and a testament to the sincerity of their support.
As ever, an emotionally charged day, but from which many people have benefited.
Next meeting - Sat 14 May 2016 Voicing CSA - Manchester 11:00 - 16:00Altrincham Town Hall
This was not part of the meeting but as the news came through today of the first success of the Nottingham group I have added it. Well done all cfb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFumjRGHX-M
Please note that victims of abuse may be triggered by reading this information. These links are generally UK based.
The Sanctuary for the Abused [A] has advice on how to prevent triggers.
National Association for People Abused in Childhood [B] has a freephone helpline and has links to local support groups.
Other useful sites are One in Four [C]
and Havoca [D].
Jim Hoppers pages on Mindfulness [G] and Meditation [H] may be useful.
Hwaairfan blog An Indigenous Australian Approach to Healing Trauma [J]
Survivors UK for victims and survivors of male rape or the sexual abuse of men [K]
Links
[1] Voicing CSA Nottingham – emotive and compassionate http://voicingcsa.uk/news/voicing-csa-nottingham-emotive-and-compassionate/
[A] Sanctuary for the Abused http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.co.uk/2006/07/for-survivors-coping-with-triggers-if.html
[B] NAPAC http://www.napac.org.uk/
[C] One in Four http://www.oneinfour.org.uk/
[D] Havoca http://www.havoca.org/HAVOCA_home.htm
[E] SurvivorsJustice Triggers post http://survivorsjustice.com/2014/02/26/triggers-what-are-they-and-how-do-we-work-through-them/
[F] SurvivorsJustice Blog http://survivorsjustice.com/
[G] Jim Hopper Mindfulness http://www.jimhopper.com/mindfulness/
[H] Jim Hopper Meditation http://www.jimhopper.com/mindfulness/#cultivate
[J] 2016 Jan 5 Hwaairfan blog An Indigenous Australian Approach to Healing Trauma https://hwaairfan.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/an-indigenous-australian-approach-to-healing-trauma/
[K] Survivors UK website for victims and survivors of male rape or the sexual abuse of men https://www.survivorsuk.org/ and twitter https://twitter.com/SurvivorsUK
This is all written in good faith but if there is anything that needs to be corrected please email nottingham@cathyfox.33mail.com
cathyfox the truth will out, the truth will shout, the truth will set us free
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” – Edmund Burke
“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.” Charles Peguy
To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men - Ella Wheeler Wilcox