AUSTRALIA
Western Advocate
MURRAY NICHOLLS
12 Mar 2017
GREENS MLC David Shoebridge will host a public forum in Bathurst this week to support the survivors of historic sexual abuse at St Stanislaus’ College.
Holding The Church to Account will discuss ways to make amends to the victims of abuse and how to make institutions accountable for past wrongs.
Mr Shoebridge said he was hosting the forum in response to the decision by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse not to hold a public hearing in Bathurst, despite the city’s chequered history.
“Often in a regional community it can be hard to find the space to talk about these deeply tragic and disturbing local events,” he said.
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