- Barbara Blaine
Barbara Blaine, is the founder and President of
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a national advocacy group for survivors of clericalsexual abuse .Blaine was born in
Toledo, Ohio , and currently resides inChicago . She has abachelor's degree fromSt. Louis University , amaster's degree insocial work fromWashington University in St. Louis and a law degree fromDePaul University School of Law.Blaine worked as a
lay missionary inJamaica before moving to Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood in 1983 to take a job withPax Christi , an internationalCatholic peace movement. She then held a decade-long position with the Catholic Worker, a social service agency. Blaine also opened ahomeless facility in aconvent at the now-shuttered Little Flower Catholic Church on the South Side. In 2002 she also worked as an assistantCook County public guardian in Patrick Murphy 's office.See also
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David Clohessy Spokesperson for SNAPExternal links
* [http://www.snapnetwork.org/ SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)]
* [http://www.advancedchristianity.com/Pages/CBS/CBS.htm Most Controversial Highlights in the 1962 Ottaviani Directive (English)]Articles about Barbara Blaine
* [http://www.snapnetwork.org/stories_about_snap/barbara_blaine_toledo.htm Toledo native Barbara Blaine crusades against sexual abuse in the Catholic church] "Toledo City Paper", cover story, April 29-May 5, 2004, by Bill Frogameni
* [http://www.msmagazine.com/dec02/womenoftheyear.asp MS Magazine - Women of the Year (2002)]
* [http://www.snapnetwork.org/snap_regional_offices/Local%20Leaders%20Stories/il_Barbara_Blaine.htm Survivor groups gain support amid priest scandal - Chicago Tribune]
* [http://www.snapnetwork.org/psych_effects/how_deep_scars.htm How Deep the Scars of Abuse? - Washington Post]
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