From: John Murtari (jmurtari@akidsright.org)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2012 - 14:15:49 EDT
AKidsRight.Org - All the information in our messages if FREE for reuse as you desire. Subscribe/unsubscribe info at end of this message. ========================================= Good People & People of Faith, This message has info on: 1) Introspection and Organization. 2) Parental Rights March in Albany area, March 24th! 3) A serious reform Bill in Michigan. 4) Did you hear about the Mom/Dad that... 1) Introspection and Organization --------------------------------- For many Christians this is the Season of Lent. A time for introspection and conversion prior to celebrating Easter. Finances have forced me to be a reform watcher for almost a year. I'm humbled to see myself putting money and self interest ahead of "reform." My son and I survived the system. Many of you weren't so lucky and more are hurt each and every day. I get pretty depressing messages. I'd like to do more, but.... It makes me a LOT more patient with the politicians, celebrities, and media members we expect to help champion our movement. They have similar issues. They aren't delaying reform, we are. ORGANIZATION: We need better organization, but before that we need some clear goals. I can't risk jail till next year, but I do have time for organizing like minded people. We have a slowly growing membership at the National Parents Leadership Council, http://www.NationalPLC.Org/. The group has some very clear goals and ideals. Let me know what you think -- join us!!! How would these ideals be applied? Check out the survey questions at http://www.NationalPLC.Org/member.php4 Your FEEDBACK welcome! WHY? I often here people say their parental rights were violated! When I ask them exactly what those rights are -- I usually get vague answers. When I present situations similar to the survey -- I get all kinds of answers. What would you say? 2) Parent Rights March in Albany area, March 24th! -------------------------------------------------- Organizer: Jack Frost <fr33j6ck@yahoo.com> & New York Families 4 Kids (F4K) I will be taking pics, recording video and audio and immortalizing this event for all time in a youtube which will be posted on the new fafny website. Please contact me if you want to participate or on how you could help. Email or cell: 518-321-9928 Details/Map: http://www.facebook.com/events/398305250196251/ 10 Mile March for parental rights on Saturday March 24th Starting at 9:00 AM(8:30 AM meet up time) and ending at Senator Roy McDonald's district office at whatever time we get there. (inclement weather alternate date Saturday April 7th) 'March in March' from the regional office of children and family services in Rensselaer to Senator Roy McDonald's District office in Troy. Petitions will be dropped off at Senator Roy McDonald's office regarding Parental Rights. This march is also to bring awareness to the failure of cps and family court. There is a better way then the failed experiment called "family court" and CPS. This is the biggest parental rights event to event occur within Troy NY (so far as I know). 3) A serious reform Bill in Michigan ------------------------------------ I got an email about a Bill introduced in the Michigan Legislature from Darrick Scott-Farnsworth (darricksf@achildsright.net). I was prepared to be skeptical when it was called the "Michigan Equally Shared Parenting Bill", but I was fairly impressed. It had some strong wording on equality in parenting. Let Darrick and I know what you think. I'm sure he'd be happy to hear from people in Michigan. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%283prvktaxfxrrtrnv2yyc55et%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2011-HB-4778 From Darrick: Those of you who live in Michigan please go to this bill and then contact each one of the sponsors of this bill. If you know someone in Michigan please ask them to contact these sponsors. Let the sponsors know that we appreciate their support but now is the time to get movement on the bill. The sponsors need to present the bill via a legislative forum in the House and or the Senate Office Buildings. Also they need to pressure their Judiciary Committee colleagues to have a hearing or move the legislation to another committee or to the floor for a vote. 4) Did you hear about the Mom/Dad that... ----------------------------------------- I've been seeing more and more messages that start with a variation of "Did you see the story about the Mom/Dad that beat/ strangled/ froze/ starved their kids?" I'd like to think the focus was on a screwed up system and the stress it creates on parents, but then I would expect to see a balance of stories about mothers and fathers? What I get is almost totally about women committing crimes against their kids sent to me by men. I guess they are trying to show that women can be just as cruel and violent as men are!!!??? Personally, I think men still hold the lead when it comes to pure violence. Is this suppose to help? Is it suppose to matter? "It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by humiliation of their fellow human beings." -- Mahatma Gandhi (http://www.akidsright.org/p_gandhi.htm) Martin Luther King (http://www.akidsright.org/p_martin.htm) lead a Civil Rights movement for Blacks. He needed to create a 'sea change' in how Whites looked at Blacks (see the link). He certainly DID NOT accomplish it by pointing out that some Whites were rapists, robbers, and really bad people.... Was this suppose to help? Was it suppose to matter? Let's focus on what we need to be doing. How do we demonstrate the love we have for our kids? The other parent of our children IS NOT THE ENEMY. -- 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@kids-right.org To REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE LIST go to: http://kids-right.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter
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