Child Protection United States Project #3583

Stop child sexual abuse through global education

by Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse

Project Report | Jul 3, 2017
Stop the Silence: Advocacy, Education & Training

By Pamela Pine | Founder and CEO

Cntr. for Abused Persons Vigil-Victims of Abuse

On Thursday, May 10, 2017, I (Pamela Pine, CEO, Stop the Silence) received some wonderful news from the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma (VAT) in San Diego, CA.

The email I received said this: "It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been nominated to receive an award at the 22^nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, from September 21^st-27^th, 2017. This award is given to the individual who exemplifies compassion, wisdom, and tirelessness. They serve those who most need an ally during the most painful of times. This award honors and encourages the qualities of an advocate by recognizing outstanding life achievement on behalf of victims of interpersonal violence."

I wrote back:

"I am thrilled... Thank you so much... My reality is that awards and praise have never been my motivators. Good work (from my perspective and respected others) and results, and the friends and colleagues I have made along the way, have been.

And, yet, I have been in my chosen field for 40 years, and, for those years, and years before that given the family I grew up in, I have been involved with advocacy in one form or another, in one area or another. And, now, to be recognized by my peers, and such illustrious ones at that, means something very real and important to me. I have worked hard, struggled with lots, been successful at much. And this recognition is important to me. And means a lot on many levels.

So, from the bottom of my heart and from the core of my being: Thank you. It is important work that we all do. You have made this person's work even more meaningful

Join us! There is so much to do and in so many ways and so many ways to join us at Stop the Silence... I mean, besides Jill Short being crowned as Mrs. Washington, D.C. (!), and using her platform to reach out about CSA prevention and mitigation...

Our biggest news over the past quarter is our launched on-line training for nannies! We've started in partnership with The Nanny League (thank you so much for your partnership, Lindsay Aspell!!). Stop the Silence set up a comprehensive on-line, certificate training that the nannies that are placed through The Nanny League are now required to take. The nannies can register, pay a small fee, and take the training in one or more sittings, and get a certificate of completion at the end that they can present to their employees.

But we're not stopping there! Over the next weeks, we will be expanding the availability of this training to all nannies, everywhere (the training in currently in English, but it will be available in other languages later). And, we will be tailoring this training and making it available to educators, social workers, counselors, therapists, psychologists, doctors, lawyers, and others soon! That is our primary focus for the next month or two, while we continue to further strategize and set up comprehensive, strategic, and systemic national and international programming. Our programming involves both a bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom focus, working with survivors, service providers, and policymakers. (For the directions that we continue to move in, please see attached, updated Cyprus progress.)

To help build our broad focus, we continue to build piece by piece, situation by situation, focus by focus to bring the best of what we can to meet the overall need. Please see below and pics for the most recent accomplishments - over the past quarter (please see past GlobalGiving reports for Stop the Silence accomplishments over this year).

HELP US EXPOSE AND STOP CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND HELP SURVIVORS HEAL WORLDWIDE! Thank you for any HELP AT ANY LEVEL that you can in 2017 and beyond!!

OVER THIS PAST QUARTER (April-June, 2017), Stop the Silence has:

April: Launched the new one-stop Nanny on-line program in collaboration with The Nanny League, which is mandated for new nannies placed by the Nanny League, which is also being adapted for other audiences (e.g., police, teachers, social workers, and others) – the reach will be international given that it is online.
April 2- Provided a presence in the March to End Child Abuse, Upper Senate Park at the Capitol; Speech "Rise Up”, a call to action on a national and global level.
April 2- Met with entire Florida Unicef Team, Union Station, Washington DC; Live speech giving a summary of Stop the Silence®, who we are, and why we do what we do.
April 5- Participated in UNICEF breakfast; Collaboration between Florida and Washington DC activists/delegates; Spoke briefly on Stop the Silence’s involvement in ending CSA and Trafficking worldwide.
April 7- Spoke at the Center for Abused Persons (CAP) 23rd Annual Vigil for Victims of Abuse at the Charles County Courthouse, Apr. 7, 2017- La Plata, MD.; Spoke to community member and government officials regarding Stop the Silence® and our mission moving forward.
April 13- Participated in Anti-Human Trafficking Advocacy Day, Tallahassee Florida; Meeting with state delegates/brief speech outlining Stop the Silence and the need for action at State/Government levels.
April 19- Appeared (Jill Short) on “Issues of Life," WTGF 90.5 FM; 90-minute talk on the prevalence of Child Abuse in families/communities.
April 20- Spoke at “Poetry, Pinwheels & Panelists”, at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Washington DC; Panelist and speaker; speech entitled, “The Power of Awareness."
April 20, presented at Bowie State University - film screening of Flesh: Bought and Sold in the U.S., by independent filmmaker Kristin Ross Lauterbach, who co-wrote the film with Christina Storm and novelist Nicole McQuaid, and presentation by Pamela Pine.
April 22- Participated in “Take Back the Night”- Arlington Gateway Park; Speech, “Breaking the Chains Together”, a call to survivors of rape and domestic violence to speak out and shatter the silence.
April 25- brought “Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor” (written, acted, directed, produced by Michael Broussard) to Gallaudet University, DC; Dr. Pamela Pine gave a presentation after this powerful production for survivors of abuse and the public.
April 29- Walk to Stop the Silence-Walk to End Sexual Violence, Fairfax, VA
May 6- Participated in Center for Children, Poker Run Fundraiser, Southern Maryland; Spoke briefly to community leaders on Stop the Silence®, showcasing our need to be a voice.
May 7- “That Anita Live”- Television interview (Jill Short), entitled “The Silent Epidemic”, sharing my story and pertinent details of Stop the Silence®.
May 25- Spoke at National Missing Children’s Day at Ten Thousand Villages of Alexandria VA; “Rock One Sock” event, speaking on human trafficking and the need for community involvement; Provided detailed information about Stop the Silence®.
May 27- Participated in Official Rolling Thunder Open House in Ft. Washington (DC Harley Davidson) representing the US Continental Pageant and Stop the Silence®; Interview on Star 98.3 (DC), elaborating on Stop the Silence® and the prevalence of CSA worldwide, giving a call to action from community members.
June 12- Participated in Fashion for Fighters Gala at the New Zealand Embassy, Washington DC; Represented Stop the Silence® and the US Continental Pageant; Live video appearance focusing on CSA and Stop the Silence®.
June 24- Annual Charles County Crime Solvers Golf Tournament, White Plains MD; Represented Stop the Silence®; Speech regarding CSA, detailing statistics and the need for action; Made video for Crime Solvers, showcasing Stop the Silence®.
“Always A Voice”- Leader/facilitator of a weekly community support group for Survivors of CSA meeting each Friday morning in Leonardtown, MD; Always a Voice also supports survivors through web/internet groups, promoting Stop the Silence®; Always A Voice website: www.alwaysavoice.com
And MORE!!

STAY TUNED THIS NEXT QUARTER WHEN WE:

Expand our on-line training program for nannies and other groups
Continue to work with Cyprus and other countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to forward comprehensive model programming (see updated Cyprus progress: the "Cyprus Model")
Join forces with various others like the county of Fairfax, Virginia to bring awareness about CSA and related violence through Stop the Silence: Walk to Stop Sexual Violence (see attached flyer)
Further expand CSA Survivor Force media outreach as well as education and training in the U.S. and abroad, e.g., I will be a Plenary Speaker at the SNAP Conference this coming August.
And lots more!

Thanks, all, for your help. And you can continue that help... Give through GlobalGiving! AND... join us! There is so much to do - I'm sure there is something that YOU can do to further the movement!

Thank you! Pamela Pine, Founder and CEO, Stop the Silence

Michael-Pam-Jill_"Ask" Performance_May 2017

Pam at Stop the Silence table_Fairfax, VA 2017

Pics of Jill-Lauren-Melody (UNICEF)_2017

Attachments:

IVAT Lifetime Achievement Award_Advocacy-Dr. Pine (PDF)

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