CA Protective Parents Association
Dear Friends,
There is a great deal of family court reform action going on, but still no resolution in sight. What can you as one person do about this egregious social justice and human rights issue? Join us in signing the petition requesting Congressional Oversight Hearings and get all your friends to sign! https://www.change.org/petitions/hold-congressional-oversight-hearings-on-the-failure-of-family-and-divorce-courts ___________________________________________________________________________ Conferences Saturday April 5, 2014: Twentieth Anniversary Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E 14th Street, Davis CA 95616 Childhood Trauma: Focusing on Solutions Keynote Speaker: Wendy Murphy attorney, former child abuse/sex abuse prosecutor wendymurphylaw.com Special guest: Johnna Janis star of documentary “Invisible Scars” http://pavingtheway.net/wordpress/tag/johnna-janis/ ; Yolo County Panel: Creating a Trauma Informed Community Exhibits: Museum of Lost Childhoods and the Survivor Quilts ____________________________________________________________________ Friday May 9 -Monday May 12, 2014: Many events in a few days in Washington DC. Conference Battered Mothers and Kids Custody Conference at George Washington University 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, May 9 Domestic Violence Advocate Training with Barry Goldstein and National Coalition Against Domestic Violence on how to help battered mothers involved in custody cases. Saturday, May 10 Mothering Under Duress with Joy Silberg, PhD on how to effectively mother your children when they are forced to live with abusers. There will be a workshop with Mo Hannah PhD and a panel with Linda Marie Sacks and other mothers. Activism Sunday, May 11 Mothers of Lost Children March at the White House from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at 1600 Pennsylvania NW. Wear white clothing and good walking shoes, and bring a hat. Wear sunglasses and a wig as needed. Mothers of Lost Children t shirts will be provided. www.mothers-of-lost-children.com and https://www.facebook.com/mothersoflostchildren.org Lobby Day Monday, May 12 Lobby Day at the House of Representatives on Independence Ave. Lobbying information and training will be provided at the conference on Saturday May 10. We are working on having another Congressional Briefing to bring the family court crisis to the attention of our national elected representatives. Here is a link to the previous October 2, 2013 Congressional briefing on Protecting Abused Children of Divorce and Separation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awa_PALX-Ek&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN6VH2tzWks&feature=em-upload_owner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ap8KDveHgA&feature=em-upload_owner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4nKdi1phvQ&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share The formal BMCC is skipping a year, so this is a mini BMCC. There is no fee. We will collect cost to cover lunch costs when you get to the conference. We will need to make our own arrangements for lodging. The International Hostel and the William Penn House are centrally located and inexpensive hostels. Travelocity, Priceline and Cheaphotels have more information on places to stay near George Washington University
Dear Friends,
There is a great deal of family court reform action going on, but still no resolution in sight. What can you as one person do about this egregious social justice and human rights issue? Join us in signing the petition requesting Congressional Oversight Hearings and get all your friends to sign! https://www.change.org/petitions/hold-congressional-oversight-hearings-on-the-failure-of-family-and-divorce-courts ___________________________________________________________________________ Conferences Saturday April 5, 2014: Twentieth Anniversary Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E 14th Street, Davis CA 95616 Childhood Trauma: Focusing on Solutions Keynote Speaker: Wendy Murphy attorney, former child abuse/sex abuse prosecutor wendymurphylaw.com Special guest: Johnna Janis star of documentary “Invisible Scars” http://pavingtheway.net/wordpress/tag/johnna-janis/ ; Yolo County Panel: Creating a Trauma Informed Community Exhibits: Museum of Lost Childhoods and the Survivor Quilts ____________________________________________________________________ Friday May 9 -Monday May 12, 2014: Many events in a few days in Washington DC. Conference Battered Mothers and Kids Custody Conference at George Washington University 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, May 9 Domestic Violence Advocate Training with Barry Goldstein and National Coalition Against Domestic Violence on how to help battered mothers involved in custody cases. Saturday, May 10 Mothering Under Duress with Joy Silberg, PhD on how to effectively mother your children when they are forced to live with abusers. There will be a workshop with Mo Hannah PhD and a panel with Linda Marie Sacks and other mothers. Activism Sunday, May 11 Mothers of Lost Children March at the White House from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at 1600 Pennsylvania NW. Wear white clothing and good walking shoes, and bring a hat. Wear sunglasses and a wig as needed. Mothers of Lost Children t shirts will be provided. www.mothers-of-lost-children.com and https://www.facebook.com/mothersoflostchildren.org Lobby Day Monday, May 12 Lobby Day at the House of Representatives on Independence Ave. Lobbying information and training will be provided at the conference on Saturday May 10. We are working on having another Congressional Briefing to bring the family court crisis to the attention of our national elected representatives. Here is a link to the previous October 2, 2013 Congressional briefing on Protecting Abused Children of Divorce and Separation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awa_PALX-Ek&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN6VH2tzWks&feature=em-upload_owner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ap8KDveHgA&feature=em-upload_owner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4nKdi1phvQ&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share The formal BMCC is skipping a year, so this is a mini BMCC. There is no fee. We will collect cost to cover lunch costs when you get to the conference. We will need to make our own arrangements for lodging. The International Hostel and the William Penn House are centrally located and inexpensive hostels. Travelocity, Priceline and Cheaphotels have more information on places to stay near George Washington University
mariamsilver 