Scouting

• Under the Advance Payment Program ("APP"), eligible claimants will be able to receive payments of $1,000 before their allowed claim amount is finally determined.
• Eligibility to participate in the APP will be determined based upon a rigorous application of criteria to the information provided to the Scouting Settlement Trust (the "Trust") by individual claimants.
• The Trust will – over time – make multiple payments on Survivors' claims as more funds are paid into the Trust and illiquid Trust assets are reduced to cash.
• Litigation: The Trust also has litigation pending against dozens of insurance companies over billions of dollars more in coverage.

• Scouts Canada (the country's leading co-ed youth organization) is here to help kids kick their post-holiday 'blah' syndrome.
• Now that the festivities of the season are over and kids are back at school in their ho-hum routines, Scouts Canada has created the 'Kidtastic' Activity Generator as a public service to help parents and kids quell that prolific post-holiday malaise.
• Through fun activities like those found on our Kidtastic Activity Generator, any young person across Canada can experience some of the many benefits of Scouting."
• Scouts Canada spokespeople are available for interviews and/or live demonstrations of the Kidtastic Activity Generator and activities.

• The Ventura County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, with support from Allison, a global marketing and communications firm, has launched the Spirit of David Wolf Scholarship to help provide registration fees, uniform, and all activity expenses for one year for those in need for financial assistance.
• David and his son loved the Boy Scouts of America program and the many experiences provided to them individually and together along with their family & friends.
• Wolf served as the Ventura County Council Commissioner from 2021-2023 and was a proud member of the Sea Scout Ship where he was a Ship Commodore.
• To learn more about Scouting, the Spirit of David Wolf scholarship or additional information, please call the Ventura County Council of the Boy Scouts of America at (805) 482-8938.

• Scouts Australia is considering changing the name of its most prestigious youth award, the Baden-Powell Scout Award.
• For others, his role in creating the largest youth movement in history is overshadowed by allegations of colonial war crimes.

Adapting to changing social values

• Baden-Powell’s handbook, Scouting for Boys, is the fourth best-selling book of the 20th century.
• Baden-Powell’s Scouting philosophy emphasised social responsibility and outdoor skills.
• Scouting has endured for over a century, in part because of its willingness to adapt to changing social values.

But back to Baden-Powell

• In 2020, amid Black Lives Matter demonstrations, a statue of Baden-Powell in England appeared on a “Topple the Racists” hit list.
• Yet, the statue was defended by local Scouts, and a petition against its removal received over 40,500 signatures.
• Before Scouts, Baden-Powell was already a hero of the British Empire for his efforts during the South African War.
• Globally, Scouts has recognised this, with the Chief Scout of the UK, Bear Grylls, admitting Baden-Powell’s “failings”.

An extended process of public reckoning

• The case to replace obviously racist place names can be uncontroversial, provided consultation takes place with Traditional Owners.
• In recent years, Queensland has revoked certain racist place names, while Tasmania has renamed several places that previously commemorated colonial violence.
• Even Macquarie University is facing calls to recognise his ambiguous legacy, rather than promoting him.

• This is likely to be the start of an extended process of public reckoning.
• This may extend from relatively unknown statues, or place names, to big businesses and institutions with connections to questionable legacies.

Ciara Smart receives funding from the University of Tasmania.