Our blog contains ACNAtoo statements and updates, community resources written by the ACNAtoo team, articles on abuse-related topics by outside experts, and more.

A Statement on the Husch Blackwell Report
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A Statement on the Husch Blackwell Report

In this statement, we limit our analysis to concerns about the insufficient investigation scope, which includes a lack of assessment or recommendations and significant evidence gaps related to the ACNA’s refusal to waive attorney-client privilege. We conclude with a number of questions those concerns raise.

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FAQs about the UMD Investigation and GRACE
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FAQs about the UMD Investigation and GRACE

We recently learned that there is some confusion around ACNAtoo’s position regarding the investigative firm GRACE and the upcoming investigation into the mishandling of sexual abuse allegations in the ACNA Diocese of the Upper Midwest. The following FAQs are designed to answer some of the questions we’ve received.

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Investigations 101: Public Contract & Scope
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Investigations 101: Public Contract & Scope

ACNAtoo has cited several major concerns with the Province's announcement of an investigation firm, which we will explore in this 3-part series. In Part Twp, we focus on the public contract and scope of an investigation.

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Investigations 101: Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege
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Investigations 101: Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege

ACNAtoo has cited several major concerns with the Province's announcement of an investigation firm, which we will explore in this 3-part series. In Part One, we focus on the Province’s refusal to waive attorney-client privilege.

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A Petition to the Province
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A Petition to the Province

Of the two firms chosen by the PRT, it is our opinion that neither one meets even the basic criteria for trauma-informed and survivor-centered investigations. Not only do these firms fail to meet minimum standards, but their own words stand in blatant disregard of survivors' carefully stated requests to the Upper Midwest Diocese and the Province to make the investigation safe for survivors to participate in.

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Dear Jane: Why We Do What We Do
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Dear Jane: Why We Do What We Do

A number of weeks ago our team received a thoughtful, charitable, yet concerned email from an ACNA member who, while deeply committed to supporting victims of abuse in the church, expressed concern about the methods our team has utilized in our advocacy work. This piece is an adaptation of our response and we hope it can be helpful and illuminating to any who share the letter writer’s concerns.

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An open letter to Archbishop Foley Beach
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An open letter to Archbishop Foley Beach

We invite you to read this open letter from #ACNAtoo abuse survivors and advocates in response to Archbishop Foley’s July 10, 2021 letter to the Anglican Church in North America concerning the Diocese of the Upper Midwest.

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Loose Canons
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Loose Canons

An ACNA Priest reviews the dangerous conflict of interest in the Upper Midwest’s Governing Documents that contribute to this case.

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