AUSTRALIA
The Courier
By Melissa Cunningham
March 14, 2016
There was a “loud” message on the streets of Daylesford at the weekend: No more silence on child sexual abuse.
Supporters and suirvours of child sexual abuse victims marched down the streets as part of the ChillOut Festival’s annual street parade.
The crowd erupted in cheers as the group marched clutching a colorful handmade banner with the words “No More Silence” boldly sprawled across it.
Ballarat region resident and sexual abuse survivor Libby O’Brien told The Courier she felt compelled to make the banner with her partner to spread the Loud Fence message to the thousands of people who lined the streets.
“This movement is about all types of child sexual abuse,” Ms O’Brien said.
“We’ve seen victims come forward from Catholic institutions, private schools, state schools. Every single ribbon tied across the world has a face and there has been too much silence surrounding child sexual abuse. It’s connecting everybody. The only way forward is to provide a voice to victims and push to protect future generations of children by ending the cycle of sexual abuse.”
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