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March 2010 Email: info@dadsmomspac.org Bill research and legislative contacts: http://www.dadsmomspac.org/pacnews.html Dads and Moms PAC, This is an election year. Change is good and we need a lot of it. There are many Democrats and Republicans that support the issues. Our issues are not about what political party you support, it is about what is right for families. The greatest thing to do is talk to your candidates in your District. If you can not reach them, call and talk to the Chief of Staff in their office. We will be generating a candidate list this year. Please keep us posted and submit your candidate recommendations to info@dadsmomspac.org http://www.dadsofmichigan.org/pacnews.html and look at Contact Directors in the top toolbar. 2010 Goals and Objectives Dads and Moms Pac is in pursuit of a very aggressive agenda for 2010. The financial woes are subsiding and this is an election year. We are reactivating our PAC network in every County in Michigan to accomplish this agenda. Please join us and sign up for the eNewsletter. Ballot Initiative http://www.dadsmomspac.org/pac-news.html Dads and Moms PAC is supporting the state wide effort for a ballot initiative for Shared Parenting in 2010. Although this is a big task, the use of electronic and social networks provide options that were not available in 2004, the last year this was attempted. We also hope that this will generate a lot of discussion about the benefits of parent involvement in their children's lives despite divorce and custody. Download the ballot and instructions and start helping today. Email info@dadsmomspac.org to get involved. In discussing this Ballot initiative with some leaders in DC, here are some thoughts for consumption, 1. The ballot initiative identifies who in the current legislature supports/opposes Shared Parenting. 2. It identifies which political candidates support/oppose the issue. 3. It generates publicity - which has positive and negative consequences. The last one received TV and radio coverage at no financial cost. 4. It identified passionate people to recruit to influence law and policy. 5. It clearly identified many of the influencers on both sides of the issue, even on our side of the issue. It is ready for you to begin gathering signatures and spreading out throughout the network of Follow these links … Ballot Initiative Instructions 2010 Child Parent Relationship Protection Initiative Please sign up for the cause at Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/causes/449336/about?cause_id=449336 Shared Parenting Ballot Initiative - also found at A Childs Right Also, sign the ACFC Shared Parenting Petition
Shared Parenting Survey Detroit News Shared Parenting Survey http://info.detnews.com/redesign/forums/feedback/lettersindex.cfm?topic=Parenting&forum=newstalk DV Spring Cleaning: Register Now for the Biggest Event of the Year! Domestic violence laws represent the biggest roll-back in civil rights since the Jim Crow Era Our constitutionally-protected rights and our families are being threatened by the Violence Against Women Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. Both laws are up for renewal in the next year. If we don't tell lawmakers about all the damage that's being done, how can we expect them to fix these laws? The DV Spring Cleaning will be the biggest domestic violence reform event ever held – we invite you to come and make your voice heard! Just the Basics, Sir: · WHO: You and dozens of other committed activists from around the country (and even from other countries!) · WHAT: Spring Cleaning · WHERE: Washington, DC (We will provide you the names of inexpensive hotels in the area. Limited free lodging is available on a first-come, first-served basis) · WHEN: Arrive on May 5; meet with staffers on Capitol Hill May 6-7 · WHY: The Violence Against Women Act is coming up for renewal in the next year. Lawmakers need to know how VAWA and the FVPSA are trampling on civil rights, harming families, and not helping the victims of violence who most need our help. · HOW MUCH: Free if you register by April 23, 2010. $25 if you register after that. (Make checks payable to SAVE and send to P.O. Box 1221, Rockville, MD 20849) A telephone orientation meeting will be held one week prior to the event. We will ask persons to be professionally-dressed for staff meetings. The Spring Cleaning event will also feature a gala (and free!) Turning the Tide dinner on Thursday, May 6. Details of the dinner will be sent to registrants. To Register: Fill in the needed information below and email to this address: barbara@saveservices.org Name: Organization: Street: City: State: ZIP: Cell phone: Email: Questions? Send and email to barbara@saveservices.org 4th Annual FAMILY PRESERVATION FESTIVAL JULY 23 - 25, 2010 FAMILY PRESERVATION FESTIVAL 2010 IS DESTINED TO BE THE LARGEST GATHERING EVER OF FATHERS, MOTHERS, GRANDPARENTS AND OUR CHILDREN ALL OF WHICH WILL BE CAMPAIGNING FOR EQUAL PARENTING RIGHTS, FAMILY COURT REFORM, CPS REFORM, STOP PARENTAL ALIENATION AND MORE. http://familypreservationfestival2010.yolasite.com/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Family-Preservation-Festival/247442833020?ref=mf Thursday, July 22, 2010 Talk to your State Representatives! Go to the following link, find out who your representatives are and start contacting them now! Be in D.C. on Thursday to let them know that we need change!
· HB 5114 is a "shared parenting" bill; http://www.dadsmomspac.org/shared_parenting.html which will amend current law so that a written custody agreement by both parents will be presumed to be in everyone's best interests. It is the successor of HB 4564. In cases where parents cannot write a custody agreement, the court will establish one, based on the presumption of the right of both parents to joint physical and legal custody of minor children. This presumption may be rebutted if there is clear and convincing evidence that one parent is "unfit, unwilling or unable" to handle their parental responsibilities. Passage of HB 5114 will make the presumption of shared custody the rule rather than the exception in Michigan, allowing both parents to retain physical custody of their children for "alternating and substantially equal" periods of time. We are currently working with key stakeholder groups and legislative leaders to garner additional support for this bill. Current sponsors include: Brian Calley, Kevin Green, Jeoff Hansen, David Agema, Tom McMillin, Tom Pearce, Ken Kurtz, Rick Jones, Marty Knollenberg, Robert Dean, Mike Huckleberry, Richard LaBlanc, Ken Horn, Bill Rogers The following is a list of representatives serving on the House Judiciary Committee. This is a key committee that will likely determine the fate of this proposal. Testimony In Support of Shared Parenting
Murray Davis Testimony (1 of 2) Rev. Ronald Smith Testimony
Bill Reisdorf Testimony (1 of 2)
FIND YOU'RE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES We suggest when contacting your representatives that you not only email them. Instead, call their offices on the telephone. You'll speak to a real person, and have much more impact. These people are there to serve you. It is their job to talk to you and to listen carefully to your concerns. http://house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp http://senate.michigan.gov/SenatorInfo/find-your-senator.htm DEAR REPRESENTATIVE Thank you very much for your vote for parents, and family. Dads and Moms struggle unsuccessfully with courts to be involved in their children's school and sports activities and with their lives. Seventy percent in Detroit and one third of Michigan children have only one parent. Look at the social consequences, to children that loose parents, and parents that loose their children. We do not support involvement with unfit parents, but even unfit parents can become good parents when given a chance. 1. Request a modification of the Parenting Time Guidelines published by DHS. 2. Initiate a Referendum that stipulates that State or Federal funded educational institutions comply with:
I have asked my family and friends to write and vote on this important issue. Sincerely, Just like the advice above, it is better to write or call individual editors and reporters. Tell them what is on your mind. Suggest story ideas to them. Tell them how family law is destroying your life, or the lives of you family. They are always looking for a fresh take on an issue. Give it to them! Follow the procedures listed in the notes for contacting elected officials above. http://www.dadsmomspac.org/contact_directories.html#media Dads and Moms PAC Action: Many of you can not commit the time to be in Lansing for legislative sessions. With many of the pending bills reaching a critical stage, your small monthly contribution or one time contribution is greatly appreciated. We can process these via credit card each month via the Paypall account at http://www.dadsmomspac.org. Please contact us to make your pledge. " …because the best parent is both parents" |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
DADS and MOMS PAC eNewsletter! - March 2010
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