NORTH AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION (NAFF)

 Using Education and Remembrance to Advocate for U.S. and Canadian  
 Victims and Survivors of Mind Control,
 Torture, Slavery, and Related Terror
 

(Due to graphic content, this website 
is not suitable for children)

Home Extreme Abuse Organized Stalking About NAFF Announcements BTC Report Conferences etc. Criminal Ritual Abuse Definitions Demon/Human Dissociation False Shepherds Finders Investigation FMSF Garden Tour Grief & Loss Human Experiments Human Rights Illuminati Survivors Integration Lauren Stratford Lincoln Memorial Memory Recovery Mind Control MKULTRA Research More Resources Nazi/CIA Mind Control New Visitors Page Novels Organized Pedophilia Prisoner Abuse & MC Rape/Sexual Abuse Recovery Resources Related Issues Ritual Abuse Slavery SMART Conference Stockholm Syndrome The Law Torture Unshackled Volunteers Virtual Memorial

 

About NAFF

History     Mission Statement     Board of Directors      Advisory Board      Contact Information 

Bylaws and Financial Statement 

History

bullet

Our organization was originally established in November, 1996 under the name PARC-VRAMC (Positive Activism, Remembrance and Commemoration for Victims of Ritual Abuse and Mind Control).   

bullet

Groundbreaking for the 1/2-acre living memorial garden began the same month. 

bullet

We received our 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS in July, 1999.  

bullet

Our first Board of Directors meeting was held December, 1999 in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee.

bullet

Our non-profit status was changed to "private foundation" in the summer of 2004, with a new 509(a)(2) Foundation Status Classification..  

bullet

The Board of Directors changed our organization's name to North American Freedom Foundation (NAFF) in July, 2004.

bullet

At that same meeting, we adopted a name for the living memorial garden: Garden of Healing.  

Top of Page

Mission Statement

NAFF was created to serve the following purposes:    

1)    To bring attention to the existence of governmental and non-governmental mind control; slavery; and torture perpetrated in the United States and Canada.

2)   To educate the public about the special recovery needs of victims and survivors.  

3)   To develop and maintain a living memorial garden - the Garden of Healing - to honor victims' and survivors' traumas and strengths, and to honor those who support them in their recovery processes.  

Top of Page    

Board of Directors

Kathleen Sullivan, MSW - founder and president 

A survivor of extreme abuse, Kathleen has been actively recovering for over 20 years. Before obtaining her master's degree in social work at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, she was an active advocate within the ritual abuse/mind control survivor community. In 2002, her autobiography, Unshackled: A Survivor's Story of Mind Control, was published by Dandelion Books. 

During the week, Kathleen works at Alternatives Counseling Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee as the agency's clinical social worker and expressive arts therapist. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and specializes in helping child, teen and adult survivors of abuse, trauma, abandonment, neglect and loss to heal, rediscover their strengths and hope, and reconnect with themselves and the world around them.    

Kathleen also enjoys working in the Garden of Healing with her husband, Bill, and is in charge of creating and updating the NAFF website.    


Bill Sullivan, Army SGM Retired 

Bill Sullivan in the Garden of Healing Bill enlisted in the Army at age 15 and received his basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC.  He received "jump school" training at Ft. Benning, Georgia while stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  28 of his total of 30 years of service in the Army were served in Airborne.  Having completed over 300 parachute jumps, he became a master parachutist.  

He served one tour in front-lines infantry in Korea and three in Vietnam.  Beginning in late 1963, he worked stateside under Operations and Intelligence Officer, Major David Hackworth in the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, which went to Vietnam in July, 1965.  Bill worked in Operations (S-3) and in Intelligence (S-2) for a total of 2-1/2 years. Returning to Fort Campbell in 1966, he worked mostly as an analyst in intelligence.       

He volunteered to go back to Vietnam in 1967. As an Intel sergeant, he was assigned to the 187th Airborne Infantry, which was in the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. During that time, he was promoted to Master Sergeant (E-8).  Shortly thereafter, he was selected to become a First Sergeant of one of the infantry companies within that same battalion.  As a result of extensive combat experience during that tour in Vietnam, he earned an Army Commendation Medal (with "V" for valor), a Bronze Star (with "V" for Valor), the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.  

He returned to the Army base at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for one year, then volunteered for one more tour in Vietnam. This time, he was assigned to Operations and Intelligence in the 4th Infantry Division.  While in Vietnam, he left that division after requesting to be reassigned to the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade as First Sergeant in one of the infantry units.  He extended his 12-month tour of duty so that he could return, after a total 16 months, with his unit to Fort Campbell.  

At Fort Campbell, he was selected as First Sergeant of a basic training unit for new recruits who were expected to serve in Vietnam.  After completing that assignment, he was promoted to Sergeant Major (E-9).  He was then selected to be the Commandant of the Retrain and Reclassification School of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Campbell. Sgt. Major Sullivan designed the school's programs and set up the structured schedule of handpicked personnel from throughout the division to train noncommissioned officers who were stationed throughout the US and overseas.  These NCOs needed reclassification due to excess military occupational skills (MOS). Once approved, the Army used the Academy as a template to structure other NCO schools throughout the US and overseas to retrain Army personnel to be classified for new job statuses.         

Bill was then selected to be an Army ROTC instructor at the University of Georgia in Athens where he served two more years, retiring on July 31, 1978 after 30 years of service.  Having served a total of 51 months of ground combat, Bill received many other awards and decorations including two awards of the combat infantry badge.       

Having received 100% disability status from the Veterans Administration, Bill is fully retired. He is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of our living memorial garden.  Because he especially enjoys riding his mower, we call him the "lawn ranger." 


Fred H. Wright, Ph.D

Fred has been practicing in Chattanooga as psychologist since 1975. A Diplomate in Counseling Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology), he is also a Diplomate in Clinical Hypnosis (American Board of Examiners in Psychological Hypnosis) and a Certified Sex Therapist (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists). He is a also member of the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  

As a human rights activist, Fred has visited a total of 52 countries to-date, including 15 trips to Europe, 3 to South America, 3 to Central America, 2 to Africa, 4 to Asia, and 1 to Australia. During those trips Fred has taught, conducted research, and studied the subjects of mental health and peace. 

Fred is listed in American Men & Women of Science, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Personalities of the South, Dictionary of International Biography, National Social Directory, International Directory of Distinguished Psychotherapists, and International Who's Who in Sexology.  


Nancy Wright, MA
 

Nancy has been married to Fred Wright, "a spectacular man," for 56 years.  A proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she earned two master's degrees in theater and education.  

Nancy and Fred met as teenagers.  (Fred reports that he pursued Nancy for several years before she agreed to marry him.)  Three months after the wedding, Nancy was severely injured in a car accident and was told that she would be paralyzed for life and couldn't have children. Determined to regain the use of her body, she developed a technique, Preparation for Movement, that was later used to help other people who were paralyzed. She became physically mobile and went on to have children and live a full life.  

She taught several semesters at the University of Georgia in Athens and studied one year for a Doctorate degree in theater, although she did not complete her studies.  She founded the Dance Theater Workshop in Chattanooga, Tennessee and also set up the Oak Street Playhouse, Chattanooga's first theater in a church.  She taught choreography and worked with 17 musical productions in Chattanooga. Nancy also developed a program, Arts and Means of Communication.           

Together with Fred, Nancy traveled to many countries and helped set-up and facilitate Children's International Summer Villages, beginning in Gulfport, Louisiana and Chattanooga.  Through this unique educational, experiential  program, the Wrights "helped several thousand children to have 'international friendship-making experiences.'"  In Germany, they worked with older teenagers from both East and West Germany while again emphasizing friendship-making experiences.  To help them reconcile with one another and honor their experiences, Nancy rewrote the musical, West Side Story.  They named her new production East-West Side Story. Nancy also taught various overseas classes, including in China, Brazil and Europe.  

Eleven years ago, Nancy suffered a massive stroke that caused partial paralysis.  Although told by one medical professional that she had the "worst stroke he has ever seen," she miraculously retained her memories and her keen mental faculties.  Determined that Nancy continue traveling overseas (one of her favorite activities), Fred regularly arranges for her to travel with him in her wheelchair.  They have since visited many more countries.  

Nancy has been involved in Ping-Pong tournaments as part of the Olympics for the elderly, winning 3 gold and 1 bronze medal.  

Since her stroke, Nancy has become deeply reflective and is full of gratitude for what she has experienced in life: "The greatest treasures are inside our hearts and minds.  Treasures are life experiences with one another, and holding onto the memories of those experiences. Every one has taught us about humanity, peace, love, and the foolishness of warfare."   

Although Nancy is not a survivor of criminally perpetrated traumas, she is a trauma survivor and considers herself a thriver. She emphasizes that Fred and her children are survivors too, as they have experienced difficult times with her.


Hal Pepinsky, Ph.D., J.D.
 

Professor of Criminal Justice at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, Hal is the author of many books, including The Geometry of Violence and Democracy (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991) and A Criminologist's Quest for Peace (2000).  He is co-editor with Richard Quinney of Criminology as Peacemaking.  

Hal's special areas of concern are: criminology and criminal justice, peacemaking, violence against children, and healing processes.

Top of Page

Advisory Board


Claire Reeves, CCDC  -  chairperson

A long-term advocate for children's safety, Claire is the founder and president of Mothers Against Sexual Abuse (MASA).  Her book, Childhood: It Should Not Hurt!  is a valuable resource for anyone who is responsible for the care of children. To learn more about Claire's book, go to http://childhooditshouldnothurt.com.  

  

Top of Page    

Contact Information

Due to the high volume of spam we receive through our Email account at mail@naffoundation.org, we do not review our Emails on a regular basis. If you need a faster response from us, or if you want to  visit the Garden of Healing, please snail mail your correspondence to Kathleen Sullivan at the following postal address:     

NAFF, PO Box 1328, Soddy Daisy TN  37384-1328 

We are a small, grassroots foundation. All members volunteer their time to NAFF.  Our mission is specifically to educate the public and memorialize the experiences of survivors of extreme abuse. We do not have the resources to provide one-on-one support and we cannot respond to personal requests for help, advice or support from survivors. If you are a survivor and you send a request for help, we will receive your correspondence and we will treat it as confidential, but we will not respond to it.  

Other organizations have been set-up, specifically, to provide one-on-one support.  If you are a survivor in need of support or help, please use some of the resources on the right side of each web page, in the "Recovery Resources" page, and in other sections of the NAFF website to work towards meeting your needs. Thank you.

Top of Page    

Bylaws and Financial Statement

NAFF is a privately run nonprofit foundation. We are required by law to make our bylaws and most recent financial statement available to the public, upon request. If you would like to receive a copy of either document, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (2 stamps, please) to the postal address shown above.

Top of Page       NAFF Home Page

This page was most recently edited on 11/01/2009.

 

 

Emergency contacts and resources 

SOUTHEAST
TENNESSEE

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc.
Chattanooga Office
Phone 423-267-1297 
Fax 423-265-4923

Children's 
Advocacy Centerof Hamilton County County
 
24-hour child abuse hotline: 
1-877-54-ABUSE

Domestic Violence
Resources

Focus Adolescent Services: Family Help in Tennessee
(410) 341-4342
(877) 362-8727

The Partnership
for Families,
Children and Adults
(Partnershipfca)

Family Violence 
Services Shelter

and Sexual Crisis & Resource Center
24-hour hotline:
(423) 755-2700

Survival Necessities Assistance

Tennessee Dept.
of Human Services

Child and elder abuse
24-hour hotline:
(423) 266-0162

USA 

Abuse Consultants
Suicide resource
page

Child Help USA
24-hour National
Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-422-4453

Cyber Tipline
To report child sexual exploitation
24-hour hotline: 1-800-843-5678

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
24-hour hotline:
1-877-643-1120, 
pin # 0757

Friends of Battered Women and Their Children
Counseling and legal
advocacy
24-hour hotline:
1-800-603-4357

Hot Peach
Pages - USA
State lists of agencies against domestic violence

KID SAVE
"Referrals to shelters, mental health services,
sexual abuse
treatment, substance abuse, family counseling,
residential care, adoption/foster care, etc."
24-hour helpline:
1-800-543-7283

National Center
for Missing and
Exploited
Children (NCMEC)

24-hour hotline
1-800-843-5678

National Center
on Elder Abuse

State Elder Abuse
Hotlines

National Family
Violence Helpline

24-hour hotlines:
National Child
Abuse Hotline

1-800-422-4453
National Domestic
Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233 or
1-800-787-3244
(TTY)

Victims of elder abuse
1-800-879-6682

National Family
Violence Hotline

24-hour hotlines:
1-800- 221-2681  
1-800- 222-2000

National Runaway/ Adolescent Suicide Hotline
24-hour hotline:
1-800-621-4000

National Suicide Hotline
(Centerstone)
24-hour hotline:
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)

National Youth
Crisis Hotline

"...for children and
youth who are
abused, suicidal, chemically dependent, depressed over family
or school problems, runaway or
abandoned."
24-hour hotline
1-800-442-4673

Prevent Suicide 
Do you feel you have tried everything, and nothing makes pain go away? Do you feel like your answer is suicide? Then please just take one minute and dial 1-800-SUICIDE 
(1-800-784-2433)

Rape, Abuse, &
Incest National
Network (RAINN)

24-hour hotline:
1-800-656-4673

SAFE (Self-Abuse
Finally Ends) Alternatives)
 

Provides Information;
not a crisis number
1-800-DONT-CUT
(1-800-366-8288)

Stop Abuse for
Everyone (SAFE)

Stop It Now!
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Helpline 
(office hours only)
1-888-773-8368

Suicide Prevention
24-hour hotlines

1-800-827-7571
1-800-784-2433

Virtual Global Task Force (VGT)
"...made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse."


CANADA  

Abuse
Consultants

Suicide resources

Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse & Childhood Trauma
Serves Ottawa-Carleton 
613-233-4929

Hot Peach
Pages - Canada
  
Agencies against
domestic violence

Kids' Help Phone
National phone counselling svc. for children and youths
24-hour hotline
1-800-668-6868

Stop Abuse for
Everyone (SAFE)

Telecare Distress
Centre
Confidential 24-hour crisis and befriending phone support line:
(905) 459-7777
(Not toll-free)
Email address: telecare@on.aibn.com

Victims of Violence
For victims of violent crime - Ottawa, Ontario
(613) 233-0052
vofv@victimsofviolence.
on.ca

Virtual Global Task Force (VGT)
"...made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse."

Many more contacts are listed in our "Support and Resources" webpages.

 

Every day around the world, and even here in the United States, children are sold into virtual slavery or traffic for the worst forms of sexual abuse -  President Bill Clinton, U.N. Protocol Orders Signing Ceremony July 5, 2000.

Copyright © 2004 North American Freedom Foundation  

NAFF does not discriminate against any person due to religious beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background, disability, or national origin.