CANADA
The Telegram
[with video]
Tara Bradbury
Published on November 08, 2014
One by one, local celebrities enter the production studio — musicians like Mark Hiscock and Duane Andrews, actors like Pete Soucy, writers like Bernice Morgan.
Each comes with no expectations and perhaps not even a clear idea of what they’ll be asked to do, but all motivated by the opportunity to contribute to a cause they deem worthy.
They’re taking part in a music video for the Pathways Foundation, a non-profit organization established this summer by well-known St. John’s activist Gemma Hickey, with the goal of helping victims of abuse within religious institutions.
Hickey has made no secret of her inspiration for starting the organization, which she says will provide support groups, educational resources and referrals, among other services: she was a victim when she was younger.
“I was assaulted by a Roman Catholic priest and I’ve come out on the other side of that and I’ve worked through it in therapy,” Hickey explains.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.