From: John Murtari (jmurtari@AKidsRight.org)
Date: Sat Jan 05 2008 - 21:02:56 EST
Good People & People of Faith, A brief message on resumption of efforts to convince Sen. Hillary Clinton to meet with us and hear how our families were destroyed by the 'system'. With the Presidential campaign in full swing, this is our time to demonstrate what an important issue Family Law reform is. http://www.AKidsRight.Org/clinton Jailed in Syracuse, January 15, Martin Luther King's Birthday ------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 15th, is Martin Luther King's birthday. I can't think of a better day for a loving parent to risk peaceful arrest and be jailed for recognition of our GREAT Civil Right to be presumed FIT & EQUAL parents. http://www.AKidsRight.Org/approach.htm Parents arrested with no bull-horn, no animosity, and no anger toward our brothers & sisters (which include the other parent, judges, lawyers, social workers, etc.), but always first to say I'm doing this because........ my most precious right to love my child is being violated! (The exclamation point being made not by frothing at the mouth, but by voluntarily surrendering personal freedom.) The great power of what Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi called NonViolent Action. http://www.AKidsRight.Org/civil_back.htm A Powerful Message ------------------ Parents not only making a statement about reform, but also sending a message to the world that social change and justice can be promoted without violence toward others. A lesson that Faith, Love, and Personal Sacrifice are even more powerful -- truly commemorating another birthday that we remembered on December 25th. Imagine the tremendous publicity we'd receive if even 3-5 parents were arrested outside Sen. Clinton's offices in Syracuse. I believe it would convince her to meet face-to-face with us, http://www.AKidsRight.Org/clinton/agenda.htm -- a public meeting that would certainly open the doors to other public officials. Let's turn around in our thinking, stop ranting and raving about how 'they' are ignoring our GREAT Civil Right to raise and nurture our own children. Let's look in the mirror and realize how much we fall short in our 'actions'. GREAT rights are defined by the sacrifice made by those who started to believe in them. That's 'us'. Many of us have responsibility for other children who need our care -- but there are many who do not. Parents who have been stripped of their children and now just get by in an almost meaningless existence, sometimes full of things, but no family? You want 'me' to risk arrest in an effort that might not matter, but could cost me the little I've managed to hold on to? Yes. Ready to Go! ------------ There will be more details coming before the 15th. I will certainly be there and hopefully will have a crowd of not only well wishers, but also participants. I just finished a great Christmas Vacation with my 14 year old son. Eight whole days together! We had a great time. I'm so thankful and eager to 'give back' in a sense of appreciation for what I had (and so many parents and children were denied by the system over the holiday). http://www.murtari.org/photoGallery/index.cgi?album=A_Winter_2007&mode=view Please ------ I try to answer everyone who sends me a message. It takes a lot of time! Before sending, please review all the links above -- they should answer most of your questions. No need to remind me this might be a 'useless and bad idea, a wasted effort'. I already know that and you may be right in some ways -- but that is what makes it sacrifice. The results are not a sure thing at all. Observers are welcome, if you are interested in being a participant, taking chalk and writing "I LOVE YOU" to your kids, and "SEN. CLINTON HELP US" -- what's the worst that could happen? You could get a Federal Criminal record, a large fine, and 60 days in jail. I don't think it's likely, but if you are not ready for that -- please help in other ways. If you think you are ready please email me, John Murtari, at jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org, give me a phone number and a good time to call. Best regards! P.S. Got a lot of interesting FEEDBACK on Britney Spears, that will be coming soon. What are our goals? What is our right? -- John Murtari ____________________________________________________________________ Coordinator AKidsRight.Org jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org "A Kid's Right to BOTH parents" Toll Free (877) 635-1968(x-211) http://www.AKidsRight.Org/ ======================================= http://www.AKidsRight.Org/ A Kid's Right to Both Parents! ------ Newsletter mailing list Newsletter@kids-right.org subscribe/unsubscribe info below: http://kids-right.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Sun Jan 11 2009 - 03:12:04 EST