For the last six years one of the most important enquiries into abuse within the State and Faith-based Care Institutions has been conducted. This report has immense implications for the wider community, as it seeks to bring justice for the vulnerable, and ensure our care facilities are safe in the future.
As an advocate, and one of the instigators of the report, Ken Clearwater will help us understand what this means today. Ken is a leader in caring for those abused in care, providing a unique and down to earth perspective on this critical report.
You are invited to come to hear from Ken about the report:
Friday 23rd August 2024
5.30 – 7.00 pm
Where:
The Corner (at All Souls Church), 30 Church Lane, Merivale.
Parking is available in the carpark or in front of the building.
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Call us: 021 222 7543 or email: thecorner@allsouls.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/thecornerchch
Who is Ken Clearwater?
A survivor of sexual abuse himself, Ken Clearwater ONZM (Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit) has worked with male survivors of sexual trauma since 1994 in a peer support model.
In 1998 a survivor disclosed the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of brothers at the St John of God Order Maryland’s School Halswell. He went public in 2002 and a Police inquiry was held which resulted in two brothers being prosecuted.
This work took Ken to many places, presenting workshops and Keynotes at Conferences, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix Arizona, Canada, Switzerland, Uganda, Cambodia, Norway, Ireland, Wales, England and throughout Australia.
He attended the first Conference on sexual abuse against males by the Catholic Church in Ireland, 2006.
In 2013 he was invited to speak at the first workshop for male victims of sexual abuse in conflict and displacement held by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York.
He was one of those who petitioned the government for a Royal Commission inquiry into abuse in care.
He is a father of two daughters and has five grandchildren.
