Reblogged from Desiring Progress:
Petition re-opened until May 31st - please click here.
Below is the text of a petition drafted by Paul Lewis, Tim Horton and myself, calling for an inquiry into sexual and psychological abuse in Chetham's and other specialist music institutions. To sign, please leave a message here or e-mail me at ian@ianpace.com. It will be sent to the Guardian after midday Tuesday afternoon with the signatures we have by then, and forwarded to politicians and others.
Please sign and share this petition. Support for this campaign is gathering momentum in an unprecedented manner. Help to make real change happen...

I would like to add my name please, thinking of people who are affected by this
Can I point out that I am keeping the petition open until midnight at the end of Sunday February 24th? There is a new link to use for those who would still like to sign it – see http://ianpace.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/petition-for-an-inquiry-into-sexual-and-other-abuse-at-specialist-music-schools-the-list-of-signatories/