Announcements
Research projects
conducted by Persons Against Ritual Abuse-Torture (RAT)
The
results of the reproductive harms research questions have been written into a
paper and submitted to a journal. Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald are
presently waiting to see if the paper will be accepted for publication. They
tried to get everyone's story out there, so please know that your participation
in that set of research is vital to their work of helping others and changing
the world for children. For women who have not completed the 10 reproductive
harms questions and would like to do so, go to http://www.ritualabusetorture.org/reproductiveharm.pdf
Sarson and
MacDonald have developed ten new research questions addressing ritual
abuse-torture and connections to the military. Survivors can participate in this
part of their research online by going to http://pub25.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php?usernum=2120596064&cpv=2
The Child
Abuse Survivor Monument
Through
2007 and 2008 Michael C. Irving, Ph.D., a sculptor, is accepting hand prints for
placement inside the Child Abuse Monument. Financial donations toward the
project are welcome. For more information, go to http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/GiveUsAHand.htm
SMART
2007 conference tapes
Cassette tapes of presentations from the August, 2007 SMART
10th
Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conference are
available for purchase, $10 each. S&H is separate. For more information,
E-mail Neil Brick at smartnews@aol.com
Survivor groups in Utah and E-mail group for support people
Face to Face began as a peer support group
for ritual abuse survivors. It has evolved into groups that vary in their
formats and the people they serve. These groups function independently
from any sponsoring organization. They are being promoted, but not
sponsored, by Mr. Light & Associates, Inc. They are peer
support groups, which means the meetings are run by the attendees themselves.
Free
"I Am Loved" pins
Available
in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, or Japanese. To
obtain a pin, E-mail your request to survivor/author Lois
Einhorn at LoisEinhorn@LoisEinhorn.com.
Recent
Publications
1996 (fictionalized
memoir)
by Gloria Naylor
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780883782637&itm=5
"In this startling account, we find Naylor buying a house on St. Helena
Island, off the coast of South Carolina. Here she seeks the serenity of a
writer's life. She intends to enjoy life, relax, write in peace, and tend to her
garden. However, Naylor's tranquility is ruined by a woman who feels threatened
by her presence. When this woman's fears spur a massive covert surveillance
operation against Naylor in 1996, the year becomes one of discomfort and
confusion for Naylor. For the author, this seems to be just another example of
the how racism usually translates into gross misunderstanding. This
gut-wrenching story is sure to be a talker."
A
Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
by Alfred McCoy
http://www.amazon.com/Question-Torture-Interrogation-Cold-Terror/dp/0805080414/sr=1-1/qid=1160338443/
ref=sr_1_1/104-1690682-8929554?ie=UTF8&s=books
"A startling exposé of the CIA's development and spread of psychological
torture, from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond."
Forgiveness
and Child Abuse: Would YOU Forgive?
by Lois Einhorn, Ph.D.
http://www.rdrpubs.citymax.com/catalog/item/3014102/2948860.htm
"Employing techniques similar to those used in Nazi concentration camps,
author Lois Einhorn’s father and mother physically and sexually abused her and
her sister. They forced the girls to torture each other and to torture and
destroy live and stuffed animals. Dying would have been a relief. For years,
Lois suffered agonizing anguish and guilt because she acquiesced, complied, and
succumbed to her parents’ power. Could she ever forgive?...During
her healing process, Dr. Einhorn shared her story with influential people from a
variety of fields, including clergy, politicians, authors, entertainers,
doctors, professors, psychologists, and even death-row prisioners. She asked
them: 'What would YOU do? You are a child in a family that sadistically abuses.
You are forced to torture and destroy. What should you do now as an adult? Do
you forgive your parents? HOW do you forgive yourself?'"
"53
Contributors including Mumia Abu-Jamal, Dr. Patch Adams, Edward Asner, Runin
"Hurricane" Carter, Laura Davis, Thomas Eagleton, Albert Ellis, Paul
Ferrini, Lynne Finney, Linda Hogan, Derrick Jensen, Bill T. Jones, Mary
Elizabeth King, Dr. Sammy Lee, Robert Muller, Daniel Quinn, Pete Seger, Dr.
Bernie Siegel, Gerry Spence, Mike Thaler, Richard Vatz, Kurt Waldheim, Kenneth
Wapnick, 2 death-row prisoners, and many more."
Mine
& Yours: Human Rights for Kids
by Joy Berry for Amnesty International USA 
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/powerhousekids/mineandyours.html
"In 1946 the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights, headed by Eleanor Roosevelt, began to formulate the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. The ideals compiled by the commission have become
beacons of dignity and hope for people the world over. For the first time ever,
essential human rights, as codified in the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the
Child, are being presented in a book specifically for children. Joy Berry’s
Mine & Yours: Human Rights for Kids, created in association with Amnesty
International USA, defines and explains for kids their rights, and teaches them
how to assert their rights with integrity and responsibility. In keeping with
Amnesty International’s mission and written in Joy Berry’s
easy-to-understand style, Mine & Yours delivers a message that crosses the
boundaries of nationality, culture, and religion. Throughout the book,
illustrations by the award-winning artist Nicole Richardson depict colorful
scenes from around the world, teaching children about diverse global customs,
animals, and regions."
Non-State Actor
Torture in Canada: A Shadow Report
by Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald
http://www.ritualabusetorture.org/shadowreport.pdf
According to Sarson and MacDonald: "This report...has been sent to Canadian
government officials and to people stationed in or connected to the United
Nations (UN) in Geneva, asking that action be taken to recognize the existence
of all forms of non-state torture, including RAT, as human rights violations.
Although it is mainly a Canadian response to the report put out by the Canadian
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights in Relation to the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child, it does include a section on the
trans-border Canada-United States ritual abuse-torture connections, including
the human trafficking that occurs within such families/groups, as well as
information on RAT and trafficking for human experimentation ... We thank all
who worked with us by giving consent to share drawings and personal ordeals
which were included in the Shadow Report. Sharing such personal 'stories' brings
reality to readers."
Socially
Skilled Child Molester: Differentiating the Guilty from the Falsely Accused
by Carla Van Dam, Ph.D.
http://www.amazon.com/Socially-Skilled-Child-Molester-Differentiating/dp/0789028069
"To more effectively stop children from ever being abused means better
understanding child molesters, recognizing how they operate, and learning how
they think and feel."
Surviving
a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds & Build Trust,
Boundaries and Self-Esteem
by Kimberlee Roth, Freda B. Friedman, & Randi Kreger
http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Borderline-Parent-Boundaries-Self-Esteem/dp/1572243287/sr=1-1/qid=1160339245/
ref=sr_1_1/104-1690682-8929554?ie=UTF8&s=books
"This book, the first written specifically for children of borderline
parents, offers step-by-step guidance to understanding and overcoming the
lasting effects of being raised by a person suffering from this
disorder...Discover specific coping strategies for dealing with issues common to
children of borderline parents: low self-esteem, lack of trust, guilt, and
hypersensitivity."
The
Haunted Self
by Onno van der hart, Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, & Kathy Steele
http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Self-Structural-Dissociation-Traumatization/dp/0393704017/sr=1-1/qid=1160346550/
ref=sr_1_1/002-3108715-5240866?ie=UTF8&s=books
"Life is an ongoing struggle for those who have been severely traumatized.
Here, leading trauma experts present a theory and practice for dealing with
chronic trauma. Recognizing the structural dissociation (splitting away of part
of the self) that often results from trauma and proposing a plan for action that
a survivor must implement in order to put his or her haunted past to rest, this
book will be of interest to researchers as well as clinicians."
Trauma
and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy
by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, & Claire Pain
http://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Body-Sensorimotor-Approach-Psychotherapy/dp/0393704572/
ref=pd_sim_b_1/002-3108715-5240866?ie=UTF8
"Psychological trauma profoundly affects the body. Drawing on this insight,
Pat Ogden and her coauthors present a body-based approach to the psychological
and physiological symptoms of trauma. Backed by research in attachment,
dissociation, and neuroscience, this mode of psychotherapy integrates cognitive
and somatic interventions to form a practical and effective treatment modality
suitable for all clinicians."
Voices
of Truth - An Anthology by Survivors of Ritual Abuse
by Gentlewinds
http://www.lulu.com/content/169247
Downloaded version also available. "A
collective work of poetry, essays and artwork by survivors of ritual abuse
throughout their healing journies."
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