From: John Murtari (jmurtari@akidsright.org)
Date: Tue Aug 15 2006 - 13:14:42 EDT
Good People & People of Faith, This message contains info on: 1. Many Thanks - Message from John in Jail 2. Contact John in Jail 3. How you can help - Contact the media and public officials. 1. Many Thanks - Message from John in Jail ------------------------------------------- My sincere appreciation for what so many have done on my behalf. I am very, very grateful! It's no exaggeration to say you made a huge difference in my future quality of life. Now that I feel a bit better let me share some thoughts. (Full history at http://www.AKidsRight.Org/support_jm.htm) Our Goal -------- We are mothers and fathers that want our human right to raise and nurture our own kids to be recognized and protected. We decide what is in our "child's best interest." We are good, average, and poor parents -- but always growing with our kids. We are FIT & EQUAL until a criminal court finds us guility of being a demonstrated threat to our kids. A unanimous verdict from a jury of our peers -- parents. Don't try this at home ----------------------- Let's consider this a unique event in response to gross and repeated injustice. Some have called it a foolish act. There can be a fine line between bravery and stupidity. I get very close to that border and hope to avoid future visits! I went into this a very healthy person, 5'8" and 155 pounds. Last week I was down to 127 pounds and have had vital signs that varied from almost normal, to very low blood pressure, to a weak and irregular pulse, to a resting heart rate of over 120 as the dehydration became severe. My blood sugar dropped to as low as 43, but then actually climbed back to the 80s. The Doctors told me the body was tapping reserves of muscle. I was blessed with a good set of internal organs and they were degrading in text book order! Where things are now --------------------- They started feeding me with a Nasal/Gastric tube on the 10th day (last Thursday). Today is Sunday (Aug. 13th) and I'm on a regular feeding routine. Three times a day with 2 cans of Carnation Instant Breakfast (250 ml/each). You can still eat with a NG tube and the Doc recommended I take some juice/milk via mouth also. They still bring me a full tray of regular food, but I do not eat any of that. The tube is annoying, sleeping is difficult, and it hurts with every swallow. NonViolent Action ------------------ For a while it seemed to be a game of 'chicken' with jail staff. Doctors told me there would be no intervention unless there was a medical emergency. All I could think of was kidney failure, heart failure, or loss of consciousness. I was scared, but how could I back down? NonViolent Action (http://www.AKidsRight.Org/civil.htm), Faith, Love, and Personal Sacrifice. I was confronted by everything I had said to many of you, to myself, my friends, and most of all to my son, Domenic. All I could do was pray and hope for good things and place more trust in the loving God I say I believe in. Your actions turned the tide. The rally on Wednesday, the newspaper stories on Thursday morning and a schedulled in-jail press interview -- made good things happen. Again, I am so grateful! Out of Sync ------------ Most people were so great and positive in their messages. They talked about "Our Goal" and the great love they have for their kids. But some people still preferred to send a nasty message and gripe about the Judge, or show their disgust for lawyers, or the anger they have towards women or men. Can we leave that behind? It is not needed and only hurts us more. What's Next ------------- There may be a court date next week. A chance for freedom or more of the same. Again, please accept my thanks! Our long range goal is still to arrange a meeting with Senator Clinton and with mothers and fathers hurt by the Nation's different Family Law systems. See http://www.AKidsRight.Org/actionc_syr/. 2. Contact John in Jail -------------------------- John's current mailing address is: John Murtari POD 5A-9 555 South State Street Syracuse, NY 13202 Please check http://www.AKidsRight.Org/john_jail_address.htm for any changes to this address. 3. How you can help - contact the media and public officials. -------------------------------------------------------------- We have contact information for various public officials below. Please write them and let them know you care about this. John can also use financial help with his Legal Defense, that info also follows. The MESSAGE should not be one of anger, but merely to say to them, We love our children. We have been denied our rights. We need Congressional hearings into reform. Please ask the Federal and County Prosecutors to examine what is happening here. If you have ideas for publicity or other actions in support, please contact both: Terri Stoddard (PR Person): teri@AKidsRight.Org Kevin Purdy (Webmaster): webmaster@AKidsRight.Org To ask Judge Hedges to reduce Murtari's sentence, call or write: Judge Bryan Hedges Onondaga County Family Court 401 Montgomery Street Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 671-2040 To make monetary donations: Donations to Murtari's legal fund: Mr. Charles Keller Esq. Att: Murtari Legal Defense 9416 Carousel Center Drive Syracuse, New York 13290 Donations of $100 for press releases: Call Teri Stoddard at 877-635-1968 ex. 212. Other donations: Kids-Right Support c/o Software Workshop Inc. Att: Media Fund 55 E. Genesee Street Baldwinsville, NY 13027 To contact public officials on Murtari's behalf: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (up for election this year) James M. Hanley Federal Building 100 South Clinton Street P.O. Box 7378 Syracuse, NY 13261-7378 Phone: 315-448-0470, Fax: 315-448-0476 Congressman James Walsh (up for election this year) James M. Hanley Federal Building 100 South Clinton Street P.O. Box 7306 Syracuse, NY 13261-7306 Phone: 315-423-5657, Fax: 315-423-5669 US Attorney Glenn Suddaby P.O. Box 7198 100 South Clinton Street Syracuse, NY 13261-7198 Phone: 315-448-0672, Fax: 315-448-0689 Onondaga County DA Bill Fitzpatrick (John already sent Mr. Fitzpatrick a sworn complaint about attorney misconduct and perjury -- check http://www.AKidsRight.Org/support_jm.htm, for details on April 26, 2006.) 505 S. Salina Street Syracuse, NY 13202 Phone: 315-435-2470 To contact the media: WHEC TV (NBC) - Main Number: 585-546-5670 News Hot Line: 585-232-1010, http://www.10nbc.com/contactus.asp WHAM TV (ABC) - Newsroom: 585-222-1313 Newsroom Hotline: 585-334-8743, News Fax: 585-334-8719 yourstories@13wham.com http://www.13wham.com/contactus WROC TV (CBS) - News Tip Line: 585-224-8888, http://www.wroctv.com/ Newsroom@wroctv.com WUHF (FOX) - News Hotline: (585) 262-FOX1 News Fax: (585) 232-3005 http://www.foxrochester.co WIXT/WSYR (ABC 9) - Your stories: yourstories@9wsyr.com assignmentdesk@9wsyr.com 315-446-9900 WSTM (NBC 3/UPN 6) - Newsroom: 315-477-9446 News Tips Line: 315-426-TIPS news@wstm.com WTVH (CBS 5) - http://www.wtvh.com/contactus/default.aspx Main number: 315-425-5555 NEWS 10 NOW (24 Hour Local News) - http://www.news10now.com/content/contact_us News Tips Line 1-866-4NEWS10 News Fax Line 1-866-634-4270 WCNY (PBS 24) - http://www.wcny.org/contact Main number: 315-453-2424 Post Standard - City Paper 315-470-0011 Local News: citynews@syracuse.com , Court news: Jim O'Hara, 315-470-2260, johara@syracuse.com Times of Wayne County - Local Paper (weekly) waynetimes@aol.com http://www.waynetimes.com/ Finger Lakes Times - Local Paper (daily) Lyons Reporter: Jim Miller jmiller@fltimes.com http://www.fltimes.com/ NY Law Journal (Newspaper) 212-779-9200 ======================================= Newsletter mailing list Newsletter@kids-right.org subscribe/unsubscribe info below: http://kids-right.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter
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