Tag Archives: justice

On the Guilty Verdicts

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Callen Harty

The fact that a police officer murdering a man in broad daylight was found guilty tells us not that justice is served in this country, but that justice has been absent all along. The guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin is … Continue reading →

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9/11 and the Enduring Sorrow

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Callen Harty

(Note: This was originally posted on 9/11/12. The post has been slightly updated with some current information) Nine. One. One. On an autumn morning so vivid it seems like yesterday and so foggy it seems a lifetime ago our nation … Continue reading →

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A Man of Peace

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Callen Harty

Sometimes the loss of a person you don’t know that well can affect you as deeply or more as the loss of someone with whom you are closer by blood or love. So it is with the loss … Continue reading →

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#SurvivorLoveLetter

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Callen Harty

To the boy that is me, You and me, we are not so different, even with so many intervening years separating us. We are fighters, stubborn, curious, seekers of justice, too trusting sometimes, lovers of nature, smart, naïve, innocent. We … Continue reading →

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Forward

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Callen Harty

And so it comes down to this. The Wisconsin Legislature, in an all-night lame duck special session, voted early this morning to weaken the power of the incoming governor and attorney general. While a bill to change an election date … Continue reading →

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Letter to Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Callen Harty

Dear Attorney General-Elect Kaul, Back on August 21, I sent the e-mail below urging an investigation of clergy abuse in Wisconsin to both the current Attorney General and the Dane County District Attorney. I did not hear back from either … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Cowardice

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Callen Harty

On Friday, the remaining holdouts on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation announced their intentions in the vote that is scheduled for Saturday. For those who are survivors of sexual assault, the likely vote of 51 to 49 to confirm–unless something major … Continue reading →

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Letter to My Senators on the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Callen Harty

This is the letter I sent to both of my Senators this evening regarding the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation: I am a constituent from Monona, Wisconsin. It appears this evening that the FBI may have wrapped up its additional investigation of … Continue reading →

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Brett Kavanaugh confirmation

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Callen Harty

This morning I sent a letter to both of my senators and to all of the senators who appear to be currently on the fence about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court: The Senate Judiciary Committee and the full … Continue reading →

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Abuse in the Diocese of Madison

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Callen Harty

On August 21 I sent a letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General, Republican Brad Schimel, and to Dane County Democratic District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne, asking either or both of them to start an inquiry into sexual abuse of children in … Continue reading →

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Paths to Healing Keynote Speech

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Callen Harty

At this year’s Paths to Healing conference on male survivors of child sex assault I was the keynote speaker. This is the text of the speech I delivered today. Good morning. I’d like to start by thanking Chris Taylor, who … Continue reading →

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Daily Triggers

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Callen Harty

Trigger Warning: This post is about sexual abuse, harassment, and child sex abuse. Please take care of yourself first and foremost and please seek help if anything along these lines has happened to you. Pretty much every day now … Continue reading →

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