About US:
Jeanne Sarson, RN, BScN, MEd & Linda MacDonald, RN, BN, MEd
Truro , Nova Scotia
Canada
Coming face-to-face, in 1993, with the reality that perpetrators of ritual abuse-torture inflict acts of human evil—intentional acts which have the potential to destroy another human being—infants, toddlers, children, youth, or captive enslaved women—compelled us to work to make a difference.
We are passionate about our work so that children, of all ages, will not be abandoned and forced to endure ritual abuse-torture atrocities.
As well, our commitment is to help make society a caring place so that adult persons who have endured ritual abuse-torture will be greeted with compassion and understanding as they suffer through the very difficult work of healing.
Examples of our work include:
- September, 2004: Presented human trafficking and ritual abuse-torture with the Global Coalition to End Human Trafficking Now, National Press Club, Washington, www.endhumantraffickingnow.org
- 2003 and 2004: P resented our work and research at both Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conferences (S.M.A.R.T.), CT;
- March 2004: Presented our work and research about ritual abuse-torture as a human rights violation at a side-panel presentation, ”The Many Faces Of Torture” at the 48 th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters, New York City;
- 2003-2004: Mounted an educational display of over 400 artifactual testimonies—poems, photos, paintings, stories, letters, and drawings—by 61 persons from 6 countries—Canada, Costa Rico, England, Germany, Scotland, and the United States—who Self-identified surviving ritual abuse-torture and who wanted to expose the trans-national organized criminal co-culture of ritual abuse-torture families and groups; 2004: Appeared on an independent public TV station program, Earth Matters, CT, for an educational interview entitled, “Understanding Ritual Abuse-Torture (RAT)” hosted by Regina MCILVAIN. The program had the potential to reach one million people;
- Newspaper interviews, for example: Mary Ellen MacIntyre, The Chronicle Herald, NS and the Westport News, CT, Local Agency Aims to Bring Torture Practices to Light, by Carol King;
- November 2002: Presented ritual abuse-torture at the press release of Christine Dolan’s report, “In the Name of God …” on the sexualized exploitation of children within the Roman Catholic Church globally, at the National Press Club, Washington, DC;
- November 2002: Created and manage an educational website: Persons Against Ritual Abuse-Torture http://www.ritualabusetorture.org;
- In 1998, initiated a “kitchen table” participatory research project focused on learning about the co-culture of ritual abuse-torture families/groups from six Nova Scotian women who reported being survivors;
- Since 1993, have been involved in activism and advocacy for persons who have endured ordeals of ritual abuse-torture working to have their victimization acknowledged as a violation of the human rights of infants, toddlers, children, youth, and captive enslaved women;
- Public speaking and educational presentations on relational violence, including ritual abuse-torture, to various professional, community, and religious groups;
- During the mid-90’s, in p revious public/community health work, Jeanne developed and presented the first provincial educational program for all Nova Scotia public health nurses and Department of Health staff, as well as developed a mini-curriculum on relationships and sexuality including relational violence for children in grades 4-6. Linda developed and presented educational sessions on violence against older adults to professional caregivers;
- From 1992-2000, had a private practice on relationship counseling working with persons who Self-identified suffering from experiences of relational violence;
- Presently have a chapter entitled “ Ritual Abuse-Torture and Ritual Drama: A Canadian Perspective ”, accepted for an edited book;
- Have had articles published;
- Developed educational booklets and pamphlets focused on ritual abuse-torture;
- Developed a scientific-based Model of Ritual Abuse-Torture;
- Working on our book “The Torturers Walk Among Us”;
- Were nominated, in 2003, for the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia “Client/Public Health Advocacy Award” for our work in education and activism advocating against ritual abuse-torture.
In partnership with our husbands, we are both mothers—Linda, to three young adult children in post-secondary educational programs and Jeanne, to adult twin sons and a grandson. It has also been our relationship with each other that has sustained us through this journey of integrating intoour worldview the reality of human evil—that the perpetrators of ritual abuse-torture walk among us.
Dated: October 2004 ©
ABOUT US PAMPHLET
PERSONS AGAINST RITUAL ABUSE-TORTURE
Phone/Fax: 902-895-2255
E-mail: flight@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: http://www.ritualabusetorture.org
Mail: 361 Prince St., Truro, NS, Canada, B2N 1E4
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