Hunger Strike for Justice That Began March 25, 2012 in Boston Was Temporarily Suspended on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Voice from the Desert
April 21, 2012

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eceived by email, from Kate, the survivor who is on a hunger strike at the College of the Holy Cross.

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PRESS RELEASE

The Hunger Strike for Justice that began March 25, 2012 in Boston was temporarily suspended on Thursday, April 19, 2012, after the Jesuit province in New England, located in Boston, indicated a willingness to resolve this. This occurred on the morning of the 26th day of the Hunger Strike.

The Jesuit province in New England is a separate legal entity from the College of the Holy Cross and the Archdiocese of Boston, who share responsibility with the Jesuit province for egregious errors of oversight and supervision that took place, and who lied to the victim of clergy sexual abuse.

The victim decided to suspend the hunger strike temporarily through next Tuesday, April 24, to give the province time to clarify its response and to see if the other parties are going to resolve this too.

As media in Boston recently pointed out, Jesuits are VERY slow to hold themselves responsible in any situation, so the victim in this case has already made plans for resuming the Hunger Strike on Wednesday after giving the Jesuits a week to hold themselves accountable.