Moo Chews did not respond when asked if it had uncovered any problems with conditions at the Gloriavale facility, and the phone number on the Moo Chews website has a recorded message saying voicemails are not checked and have been blocked. However, Moo Chews said on its Facebook page: “The Moo Chews brand is all about children and family values. Moo Chews promotes responsibility and values good character. “We do not condone forced labour or exploitation of people, and we do not support any supplier who condones these practices.” The loss of the contract is the latest blow for Gloriavale which is facing scrutiny from multiple Government agencies over allegations of child abuse, and concerns about treatment of community members working in various businesses including dairy farming, Pure Vitality deer velvet and skincare products, and Forest Gold Honey.
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Pepperdine University President Jim Gash announced Wednesday that J. Goosby Smith will serve as the school s fourth chief diversity officer as the West Coast Christian college seeks to implement a more diverse community of belonging.
Smith, Pepperdine’s new vice president for community belonging and chief diversity officer, will join the staff on June 1. Smith will also serve as a member of the university’s steering team and as a principal leader on the University Diversity Council, on which she has served in the past.
Pepperdine University President Jim Gash announced Wednesday that J. Goosby Smith will serve as the school's fourth chief diversity officer as the West Coast Christian college seeks to implement a more diverse community of belonging.
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Victims were children, young people and vulnerable adults who suffered beatings, sexual assault and other cruelty while in state or religious care between 1950 and 2019. (Video first published in December 2020)
Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust manager Liz Gregory said on Thursday she had received a commitment from the Royal Commission into abuse and faith-based care that it was sending lawyers to Canterbury in April to talk to those who had left Gloriavale. Confirmation of the visit to Canterbury – where many of those who left the West Coast Christian community are now based – comes as the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care speeds up its report on redress by two years.