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An invitation to action for reform (Oct 15th)
From: John Murtari (jmurtari@akidsright.org)
This is a message from a mailing list, members@kids-right.org http://www.kids-right.org/ To unsubscribe from this list at anytime, send email to Majordomo@kids-right.org with the following 1 line in the BODY of the message (Subject is ignored). unsubscribe members ====================================================================== Good People & Friends, This is a bit of a personal note about some upcoming plans which could effect all of us. I & We (including our children) could also use some help and you may just be the one that makes the difference. Maybe I should give you a brief glimpse into what goes behind the scenes so that you can realize what a difference YOU can make: * Our list message goes out to a few thousand people, mostly * parents. We send a personal reply to all response mail. The average * number of responses from individuals -- five. * From the staff of Congressman James Walsh, whose been in office * about 8 years now (maybe more): Prior to our meeting with them -- * the number of parents who had gone to his office expressing the need * for Federal Family Law reform -- zero. * April 16th, I carry a picture of my child, and those of others in * the halls of our Federal Building. A Federal Police officer asks me * to stop or face arrest and potentially one year in prison, I * continue. Number of other concerned parents/adults quietly watching * me in the hall -- five. Number of arrests that day -- zero. * Number of follow up meetings to discuss sponsorship of a Family * Rights Act with local members of Congress -- zero. * Number of children and parents whose lives have been shattered, * unjustly separated from each other every month by government action * -- thousands & thousands. Right now I'm looking for some 'company' for Monday, October 15th as I return to the Syracuse Federal Building, with a picture of my Son and the children of others -- to express the need for Civil Rights protection for families. It would be great if I could find a loving Mother and a Father to join me that day. IT COULD be the 'Boston Tea Party' of Family Law Reform. IT COULD be the beginning of a grass roots movement of parents taking back their rights to family and their children. IT COULD be a positive demonstration of the power of Faith & Love to bring social justice, instead of using Violence & Hatred. IT COULD be you? It would be great just to have other people there that day. To stand as silent witnesses to what is happening in the Hall. To quietly visit the offices of Congressman Walsh, Senator Hillary Rhodam Clinton, and Senator Chuck Schumer and positively encourage their staffs to setup follow up meetings to discuss serious reform. IT COULD be you? [For those of you new to the list, I won't be doing this outside the building, but inside, outside the offices of our Federal representatives (since right now, none of them seems interested enough to discuss this topic further). It is something that 'can' get you arrested, but as I found out, if you do it with a smile on your face and love in your heart (and I'm very serious about that), the government can back down and let you do it. For a complete history of these events, see http://www.AKidsRight.Org/events.htm] I thought I might have to write a lot more in this message, but perhaps it is not really necessary. It's a simple invitation, you can go to our home page to learn more, http://www.AKidsRight.Org/ Please, if you are a member of other groups, feel free to distribute this message. If you are interested in participating, or just have questions, you can also call me directly during the day at: 315-635-1968,x-211 Best Regards! John Murtari (jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org) ================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list at anytime, send email to Majordomo@kids-right.org with the following 1 line in the BODY of the message (Subject is ignored). unsubscribe members
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