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	Call to Action Honors SNAP at Cta National Convention in Milwaukee Voice from the Desert November 7, 2009 http://reform-network.net/?p=2380 A tip of the hat to Peter Isely for bringing us this media release. * * * For immediate release: Saturday, Nov. 7 For more information: David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP National Director (314) 566-9790 cell Barbara Blaine of Chicago, SNAP Founder and President (312) 399 4747 cell Peter Isely of Milwaukee, SNAP Board Member (414) 429 7259 cell, (414) 963 8617 Clergy sex abuse victims to get award Sunday in Milwuakee from national Catholic group A support group for clergy sex abuse victims being honored by a national lay Catholic organization at its annual convention in Milwaukee tomorrow. SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, will receive a Leadership Award from a Chicago-based Call To Action at the Midwest Airlines Center ballroom. SNAP is the nation’s oldest and largest support group for victims of clergy sexual abuse with 9,000 members. It also has support groups in over 60 cities nation wide. The organization’s mission is to help protect the vulnerable and heal the wounded. It was founded in 1988 by a social worker who was molested in Ohio by her parish priest. The ceremony will start at 8:45 a.m. A former prosecutor will talk about SNAP for 12 minutes, then two veteran SNAP leaders will each talk for 10 minutes. One of them, Barbara Blaine of Chicago, is SNAP’s president and founder. She’s a former Catholic school teacher and homeless shelter director who has advanced degrees in law, theology and social work. The other, David Clohessy of St. Louis, is SNAP’s national director. SNAP’s long time Midwest Director, Peter Isely, will also attend. According to its website, Call To Action is “a Catholic movement working for equality and justice in the Church and society.” It has more than 25,000 members across the US. More than 2,500 are attending the conference this weekend.
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