Sisters traversing the length of New Zealand to raise awareness about the ripple effects of sexual abuse are inviting Queenstowners to join them on a supporters’ walk tomorrow.
Libby Taylor and Kate Hattaway, sexual abuse survivors in their 60s, started their walking/biking mission in Cape Reinga on October 1, and finish this month in Bluff.
They’re aiming to create hope and dispel loneliness for other survivors, and make people aware how widespread the ripple effects are — ‘The REOSA Walk’, as they’ve called it, stands for ‘ripple effects of sexual abuse’.
Tomorrow, starting 9.30am, they’re undertaking a 5.3km supporters’ walk from Jubilee Park, in Park Street — a loop walk taking in both the Queenstown Gardens and some of the Queenstown Bay waterfront.
Walkers are asked to wear fluro yellow, if possible, and anyone’s welcome, even if they just want to stand on the sidelines or walk for, say, 10 minutes.
The supporters’ walk’s being organised by Taylor and Hattaway’s sister, local Erik’s Fish & Chips co-owner Anna Arndt, who’s also a sexual abuse survivor.
To register, or for more info, visit reosa.co.nz/reosa-walk
