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May 2009
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
Redesign of the members’ only section of the website completed
Volume 15 Number 3 of the Journal posted.
May/June, 2009 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
April, 2009
New design for the public section of the website!!
Information posted on May 16 Survivorship Workshop
in Oakland
Created Site Map
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
February, 2009
Information posted on February Survivorship Workshop
in Oakland:
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:.
March/April, 2009 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
January, 2009
Community Calendar of Events updated
Mission statement added to What is Survivorship?
Added “Abuse by Clergy,” “Hotlines,” and “Male Survivors” to the Healing Resources
section of Related Websites.
Members only:
Volume 15 Number 2 of the Journal posted.
January/February, 2009 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
December, 2008
January 25th Survivorship Workshop
in Oakland: Information posted
November, 2008
We are planning to make some design changes to the Survivorship web site to make it easier to use.
The colors, etc., may look a little different, but the content of the site will stay the same.
This will probably happen, maybe in stages, with in the next six months.
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
October, 2008
October 19th Survivorship Workshop
in Oakland: Information posted
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
September/October, 2008 and November/December, 2008 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
September, 2008
October 19th Survivorship Workshop
in Oakland: Information posted
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
Volume 15 Nomber 2 of the Journal posted.
July/August 2008 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
August, 2008
Survivorship has a new mailing address It is:
Survivorship
Family Justice Center
470 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
September 7th Survivorship Benefit in Oakland: Information posted
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
Volume 15 Nomber 1 of the Journal has been posted.
The September/October 2008 issues of the Notes has bee posted.
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
Links on the members’pages updated
May, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
June, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
How to Donate or Volunteer added
Members only:
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
May, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
May/June 2008 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
March, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
Corrected Ritual Dates; Phases of the moon were reversed
Redesigned internal links (blue column to the left)
Members only:
March/April 2008 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
February, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
Information added for Survivorship Community Day and Survivorship Support Group
Members only:
January/February 2008 Notes posted
New introductions added to “Who We Are.”
January, 2008
Community Calendar of Events updated
2008 Difficult (ritual) Dates posted
Broken links fixed
Members only:
January/February 2008 Notes posted
“Profiles” renamed “Who We Are.” New introductions added.
December, 2007
Members only:
Poetry page added
November, 2007
Sorry we forgot all about the What's New page for a whole year. Just one of the problems with being dissociative.
For Sale by Survivors Items added
Community Calendar of Events periodically updated
Related websites split into two pages: Healing Resources and Ritual Abuse related links. All links checked.
PayPal links checked.
Members only:
All 2007 Notes posted
Volume 14 No. 1 and 2 Quarterlies posted
Feedback form for treatment centers added.
Profiles added
November, 2006
2007 Difficult (ritual) Dates posted
Members only:
October/November 2006Notes posted
Volumer 13. No. 4 Quarterly posted
September, 2006
For Sale by Survivors Items added
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
June/July 2006 Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
August, 2006
Information on Survivorship Peer Art Group posted
For Sale by Survivors added
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
August/September/ 2006 Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
May, 2006
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
Quarterly Volume 13 Number 3 posted
April/May 2006 Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
February, 2006
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
February/March 2006 Notes posted
January, 2006
Announcement of April 7. 2006 Survivorship conference in Oakland CA. “Trauma, Recovery, and Spirituality: The Psychological, Physiological, and Spiritual Sequelae of Extreme Trauma and the Journey to Recovery.”
Information on June 3, 2006 Fourth Annual Survivorship Conference on Ritualistic Abuse in Northampton, MA posted.
"Difficult Dates" (ritual calendar) for 2006 posted.
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
December 2005/January 2006 Notes posted
Feedback form for DID units added to members' section
Additional profiles posted
November, 2005
Available from Survivorship: Breaking Ritual Silence: An Anthology of Ritual Abuse Survivors' Stories. Edited by Jeanne Marie Lorena and Paula Levy. $18.00 includes postage. Canada, add $1.00; elsewhere add $2.00. All profits go to Survivorship.
Available from Survivorship: full color poster Reasons Not to Kill Yourself. Kore Loy Wildrekinde-McWhirter, artist, Mari Collings, writer. $15.00 includes postage. Canada, add $1.00; elsewhere add $2.00.All profits go to Survivorship.
October 2005
Announcement of Voices of Truth: An Anthology by Survivors of Ritual Abuse
edited by Gentlewinds -- contributions by Survivorship members
(All profits are being donated to Survivorship)
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
Volume 13, Number 2 of the Quarterly posted
October 2005/November 2005 Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
uly 2005
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
August 2005/September 2005 Notes posted
June 2005
Community Calendar of Events updated
Survivorship Events: Information posted on California Beach Party on August 6, 2005
Survivorship Events: Call for papers posted for possible conference in Maui in April or May 2006
Members only:
June 2005/July 2005 Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
April 2005
Evaluating Therapists and Therapy posted
Closing Speech from Survivorship's September, 2003 Conference posted
Internal links checked and fixed
Members only:
Volume 13 Number 1 of the Quarterly posted
April/May Survivorship Notes posted
Additional profiles posted
February 2005
Information on a Writing Workshop April 17, 2005 in Oakland CA posted
Information on the Third Annual East Coast Conference on Ritualistic Abuse June 4 in Northampton MA posted
Community Calendar of Events updated
January, 2005
A collection of Short Essays on Psychology,Trauma, and Healing from Ritual Abuse posted
Information on Notes on Various Holidays posted
Maximizing Personal Safety posted
Community Calendar of Events updated
Members only:
December/January Survivorship Notes posted
December, 2004
Community Calendar of Events updated
Difficult (ritual) dates for 2005 posted
Members only:
Volume 12, Number 4 of the Quarterly posted
October/November Survivorship Notes posted
September, 2004
Oops! We forgot to update this! Sorry,folks.
Information on Survivorship Events posted.
October 2, 2004: Alive and Kicking: A Benefit for Survivorship
November 5, 2004. Community Meeting with Sonya Lan and Jeannie Riseman
Community Calendar of Events updated
More articles added
Members only:
Survivorship Quarterly, Voume 12, Number 3 posted
July and August/September Notes posted
Additional Profiles posted
Software for the Meesage Boards updated (for members only)
June, 2004
Reprints and Available Back Issues updated
Members only:
June Notes posted
Information on Moderation posted
Additional Profiles posted
May, 2004
Members only:
May Notes posted
April, 2004
New Survivorship articles posted
Bearing Witness with Poetry
Breaking Free of Fear
Prison Drug Experiments
Simplifying Complex Programming
Members only:
Quarterly Volume 12 Number 2 posted
April 2004 Notes posted )
March, 2004
New Survivorship articles posted
No Place is Home
Treating Ritual Abuse Survivors
Members only:
March 2004 Notes posted
February, 2004
"What's New" page created
Members only:
Quarterly Volume 12 Number 1 posted
January/February 2004 Notes posted
Information on the May 8, 2004 Survivorship conference in Northampton, MA posted. Save the date!
Calendar of Events for 2004 updated
Ritual dates for 2004 posted
Members only:
December 2003 Notes posted