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A chance meeting between two men who realized they had both been abused in the same Surrey children’s care home has led to a campaign that has seen hundreds of former residents claiming they were also victims of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
Music producer Raymond Stevenson, physically abused during his time at the Shirley Oaks home in the 70s, met a childhood friend last year who revealed he’d been abused in the institution. Within a few months, the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association(SOSA) was hundreds strong.
“We have been in contact with over 300 people and the stories we are getting are just terrible,” Stevenson says. “Every time we interview someone and hear about what happened to them, it brings tears to our eyes. Reliving(再现) some of the horrors they went through hasn't been easy.”
There have been two major police investigations into abuse at children’s homes in South London and three people including a swimming instructor, William Hook, have been condemned for offences relating to Shirley Oaks.
Another operation is currently on-going, but SOSA has lost faith in the authorities who they claim have covered up the whole picture of abuse in Shirley Oaks. “We don’t trust them and that’s why we have decided to do this campaign ourselves,” Stevenson explains.
A couple of weeks ago, dozens of former Shirley Oaks residents crowded into a Lambeth council(议会)meeting-the authority which ran the show until its closure the mid-1980s. Councilor after councilor spoke of their shame at what had been allowed to happen to children in their care.
Among the crowd was the award-winning author Alex Wheatle who has written about the abuse he suffered as a child at Shirley Oaks. “We have not come here to go to war with the council;we have come here to gain your support, ” Wheatle told the meeting.
The Shirley Oaks association is doing more than compiling evidence. It is using music to press its case. A song entitled “Don’t Touch It—It’s Mine” includes personal testimony(证词) from victims. “I was abused mentally, physically, emotionally and violently,” the track begins. “Of the original 16 of us, 12 have killed themselves...”
“We’re not going to be told lies anymore,” Stevenson explains. “We are not going to leave it in the hands of lawyers, politicians or council officials to tell us what happened to us. We want to discover it ourselves and we know music and dance and poetry are ways that can tell a greater story.”
1.What is the purpose of setting up SOSA?
A.To show sympathy for the abused children in society.
B.To reveal the abuse at a children’s care home.
C.To find the living victims from a care home.
D.To aid those people abused at a young age.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The former victims depend much on the police for investigation.
B.Twelve of the sixteen children were killed in Shirley Oaks.
C.All the people committing offences in Shirley Oaks have been arrested.
D.The former local authorities must have neglected their duty.
3.What has been done by campaigners of SOSA?
A.Collecting evidence for the police.
B.Creating music for the campaign.
C.Going to war with the government.
D.Turning to lawyers for assistance.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.SOSA sings for justice.
B.Child abuse in Shirley Oaks.
C.Terrible memories in Shirley Oaks.
D.A campaign to abuse the authorities by SOSA .
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