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S06E06 Canadian Class Action Mar 31, 2018

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In this episode we talk to John McKiggan QC, partner of McKiggan Herbert Lawyers and one of the Canadian firms working on the $66m class action suit, and also to Tricia Franginha who is bringing her own private case, was one of the women who stood up in the Warwick Protest inside a Kingdom Hall to tell her story, and also appears in the Canadian W5 documentary.
If you are a Canadian abuse victim of a Jehovahs Witness abuse you can contact a lawyer to talk about either bringing a case of your own or joining the class action at www.JWclaims.ca
You can also contact McKiggan Herbert Lawyers in Canada https://www.apmlawyers.com/
You can read John McKiggans book which is a guide to bringing a sexual abuse claim, 'Breaking the Silence' https://www.apmlawyers.com/consumer-guides/breaking-the-silence-the-survivors-guide-to-sexual-abuse-claims/
You can find Tricia's videos here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdE5tiXC_5IcEFCjRwZM5MA
and the W5 Documentaty here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3fT5zG0OE

S06E05 Portuguese Men of War Mar 27, 2018

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Listen to the stories of Daniel and Antonio, ex Jehovah's Witnesses in Portugal, who have managed to get the problems of the Jehovah's Witness cult highlighted in the biggest national online newspaper in Portugal.
Daniel tells us his story of being born gay and how he eventually lost most of his family as a result, and how his fascination with history led him to the conclusion that 607BCE was an incorrect date to hang all of bible prophecy on.
Antonio describes how he began to question the blood issue while he was still an elder, began asking innocent questions of other elders in a genuine attempt to find out the truth, and how this led to both him and his wife waking up, and leaving the JWS. Both of my guests describe how the 'disfellowshipped' themselves.
Antonio's letter of disassociation: http://www.desperta.net/testemunhos/letter-of-dissociation-of-carlos-fernandes
Antonio's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/comunidade.extj/
Antonio's website: http://www.extj.net/

S06E04 Our Cause Matters Mar 18, 2018

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Police Sergeant of the Victoria Police Prosecution Sex Crimes unit, and recipient of the Australia Day Police Medal 2018 in recognition of distinguished service, Mark Higginbotham, talks to us about why and how to report sex crimes to the police, and the service you will receive.
He discusses the difference between yielding to abuse, and the common misconception that this is consent. He explains how children are carefully prepared to give accurate evidence based on their own cognitive ability, and how they do not ever need to see their abuser in court.
Listen to him talk about counterintuitive reasoning and how this psychological phenomoenon has had to be explained in order to understand how abuse victims behave.
He finally explains how bringing a civil claim against your abuser and the organisation that let you be a 'sitting duck' would be a general deterrent and help to prevent future abusers.

S06E03 The Kingdom Hall Visit Mar 10, 2018

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In this podcast we hear from a non Jehovah's Witness who visited Kingdom Hall to find out what it is like. Listen to the entertaining discussion and hear his first impressions and assesment of the material and topics discussed, the people attending and how the meeting might be improved.
This podcast is a touch of 'keep it in the family' as my son voices the intro, and my partner provides his own unique take on Jehovah's Witnesses as seen from the outside.

S06E02 The Enemy Within Mar 03, 2018

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Louise Goode and Lara Kaput interview Carmel O’Brien, Counselling Psychologist and domestic violence specialist, and Lily, ex Jehovah's Witness, survivor of familial terrorism and advocate for other domestic violence survivors.

Lily uses her own experineces to help identify domestic violence, especially non physcial violence. Carmel discusses practical strategies for escaping both mentally and physically from familial violence, and Louise and Lara discuss the additional complications for Jehovah's Witnesses who are trained to accept domestic violence and actively hindered from escaping.

Carmel O’Brien is a Counselling Psychologist and national convenor of the APS Women and Psychology Interest Group. For the last 23 years she has worked predominantly with people who have lived with violence at home. This includes working in child protection services, the Victorian Women’s Prison, in critical incident management and relationship and general counselling practice.
She has a website http://www.psychrespect.com/ and is the author of the book Blame Changer.

S03E01 The Bunker Videos Feb 24, 2018

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A brand new series where Ruben Ortiz, Betsy Jael and I discuss the exciting new announcements and videos from the Jehovahs Witness 2016 Conventions, in many cases before the Jehovah's Witnesses themselves have seen them!

S03E02 The Great Irish Apostasy Feb 24, 2018

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In which we discuss the most hilarious shunning story ever, the second Great Irish Apostasy, and we welcome Bill Hahn and Neil Gardener as cohosts for this show.

Contact details for Jonathan Sanders at the Charities Commission in the UK is Jonathan.Sanders@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk

S03E03 Hearts and Bones Feb 24, 2018

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In this episode we talk to Ste Rikhardsson about his journey from the Purple Triangle to the Pink one, his activism, and the best chant at Gay Pride. We also talk to Heather Squad about what it is like being married to an ex Jehovah's Witness.

S03E04 Democracy v Theocracy Feb 24, 2018

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In this episode we examine the Jehovahs Witness stance on voting and look at how damaging an apparently neutral stand can be to individuals within the organisation. We also have a round up of the latest developments in court cases against Watchtower Society.

S03E05 Saved by the ARC Feb 24, 2018

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In this episode we hear from some recent Jehovah's Witnesses who were woken up by listening to the Governing Body member, Geoffrey Jackson giving testimony under oath to the Australian Royal Commission.
We also hear some of the comments made by current Jehovah's Witnesses on social media as they experience cognitive dissonance.

If you want to contact the Charities Commission in the UK regarding abuse you may have suffered as a Jehovah's Witness, you can contact senior investigator, Jonathan Sanders directly on jonathan.sanders@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk

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