Nationwide Protest Dec. 1st

I'd urge anyone in the locations listed at the end of this article to participate. We handed the government power on a silver platter when it comes to our families, and they're out of control. While we had the best of intentions, it has gone too far, and I can personally say that as I've experienced what they can and will do. When you read the part about the abuse registry, please remember that CPS has placed ME on the registry for ten years. I have never been charged with a crime, I have never been to court, nobody has ever found any evidence of my children being neglected or abused, and most important my children are NOT abused and if they were I'd be the first person to turn myself in! My crime was that I ticked off a social worker and this was part of her retribution, and there's nothing I can do about it. Please, for my sake and for other families like mine, consider participating.
Here is the press release. Don't panic over the copyright, the author said I could use it.

Set Our Children Free
Nationwide Protest December 1, 2004

On December 1st, 1955, a young African-American woman, Rosa Parks, took a stand against injustice by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her courage, fortitude and determination sparked the fires of protest that gave birth to the civil rights movement.

Forty nine years later, it is necessary to follow the example set by this brave woman. Parents are coming together to declare their refusal to accept the exploitation of their children who are being taken unjustly from them and thrust into foster care and adoption. This unnecessary removal of children by our government is estimated at 3,000 per day in America.

Kidnapped children languish for years, locked away in strange foster homes, group homes or therapeutic "facilities", growing despondent, and heartbroken while yearning for family and freedo. Children become state property, and as foster children, are subject to be truly abused, starved, beaten, raped, drugged, and all too often killed in these government sanctioned "homes" and facilities.

Parents are coerced to participate in government approved, court ordered "programs" often at the expense of their jobs, homes, marriage, and sometimes even their very lives under the threat of never seeing their children again. These hapless parents are then placed on government "abuse registries" virtually guaranteeing that many of them will never be able to find suitable employment again.

After being compelled to participate in and endure all the government mandated classes, evaluations, treatments and therapies, tragically, most parents still do not regain their children. Our government has become so good at taking children from their families, the rules and policies they use are constantly streamlined and unfortunate, parents are relieved of their children in no time.

The government agency responsible is known by various names throughout the nation, but whatever name is used, they are present in virtually every county in every state. These agencies are commonly known as "Child Protective Services" or "CPS" is the largest and most out-of-control bureaucracy in the entire United States; each day conducting thousands of kangaroo courts, in which every parent is guilty, until proven innocent. Abuses and errors in judgment are common. Instead of receiving comfort and encouragement, innocent parents are often drawn into a system that has a pathetic record of protecting the children entrusted to it and a grizzly history of family annihilation.

Numerous studies have uncovered the festering corruption within CPS; corruption that is deeply embedded which is causing this "invisible family holocaust" in our nation. The Child Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is to blame for creating federal financial incentives for the county run CPS agencies to take children from their birth fmilies and maintain them in foster care.

If you think it isn't happening here in America, think again.

Time after time, special commissions have also uncovered scandals and corruption within the Family and Juvenile courts and the associated Bars that support them. These investigations have shown, over and over, that families are being systematically and recklessly destroyed through unlawful adversarial practices yet the child abuse industry grows and flourishes.

Foster children are the most under-represented group in our human society, enduring involuntary removal from their families and often being used as income by government funded foster homes, group homes and therapeutic facilities. In these settings, they are often sexually and physically abused, starved and frequently forced into slavery. They live in these make-believe families until they turn 18 and then are discarded to live on the streets and fend for themselves.

If you are a parent or foster child, or someone who wans to voice your opinion on these disturbing issues, or if you have been unjustly denied custody of your children by the family and juvenile courts, its time to join us in this protest to bring CPS into compliance with the law.

On December 1st, 2004, in commemoration of the courage and example set by Rosa Parks, the American Family Rights Association in cooperation with it's membership, member organizations and family advocates, will be gathering nationwide at the following locations and peacefully protesting at court-houses, social service agencies, and capital buildings to protest this war on families.

ALABAMA

1. Save Father Christmas!!!

11:00am to 1:00pmJefferson County Domestic Relations Court

2124 7th Ave. North

Birmingham, Alabama

205-663-9984



ALASKA

1. Office of Children's Services

751 Old Richardson Hwy. Suite 300,

Fairbanks, AK

[email protected]

2. Office of Children's Services

550 West 8th Avenue

Anchorage, AK

[email protected]

ARKANSAS

1. Russellville, Arkansas

Dept. of Human Services

312 east main place

Arkansas Blvd behind Wendy’s

8:00 am till 12:00

[email protected]



ARIZONA

1. Arizona Capital

1700 W. Washington

Phoenix, AZ

10am to 6pm

[email protected]



CALIFORNIA


1. CPS and Family Court building

3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA

8:15 AM

Sacramento Area Contact: [email protected]

2. Department of Children's Protective Services

15880 Ramona Ave. Victorville, CA 92392

760 388 4922 [email protected]

3. Department of Children's Services

56311 Pima Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284

11:00 AM

760 363-6568 [email protected]




COLORADO

1. Jefferson County Division of Human Services

900 Jefferson County Parkway

Golden 80401-6010

8am-noon

[email protected]

2. Fremont County Department of Human Services

172 Justice Center Road

Canon City, CO 81212

8am-noon

[email protected]

2. Alamosa DHS

610 State Street

Alamosa 81101

8am-5pm

3. Fremont County DHS

172 Justice Center Road

Canon City, CO 81212

8am-5pm

4. El Paso County DHS

105 North Spruce

Colorado Springs 80905

8am-5pm

5. Jefferson County DHS

900 Jefferson County Parkway

Golden 80401-6010

8am-5pm

FLORIDA

1. HERNANDO COUNTY COURTHOUSE

20 N Main Street

Brooksville, Florida 34601

10:00 A.M

Contact me at: Brenda Swallow-AFRA. (Certified Florida Family Advocate) [email protected] Phone: 352-684-1991, Cell: 352-363-3475


2. KIDS CENTRAL, INC. Office

11331 Ponce de Leon Blvd (Next to Florida Hwy Patrol)

Brooksville, Florida.

10:00 A.M

Contact me at: Brenda Swallow-AFRA. (Certified Florida Family Advocate) [email protected] Phone: 352-684-1991, Cell: 352-363-347


3. HERNANDO VISITATION CENTER

275 Oak Street, (of hwy 41)

Brooksville, Florida 34601

10:00 A.M

Contact me at: Brenda Swallow-AFRA. (Certified Florida Family Advocate) [email protected] Phone: 352-684-1991, Cell: 352-363-3475





GEORGIA

1. Pike County DFACS office in Zebulon GA. at 606 US Hwy. 19. on the South side of Zebulon We will be gathering at the Joel Edwards Library next door address is 618 on Hwy. 19, at about 10:30am.

Contact: (770) 567-0000

[email protected]





HAWAII

1. East Hawaii Child Welfare Services

State Building

75 Aupuni St.

Hilo, Hawaii 96720

*Note: Will also be gathering in the park behind the State Bldg. close to the King Kamehameha Statue.

Time: 12:00 pm

Contact: Kim De Morales

E-mail Address: [email protected]












IOWA

1. Linn County, Iowa Courthouse

May's Island

3rd Avenue Bridge

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

2. Wapello County, Iowa Courthouse

101 W. 4th St.

Ottumwa, Iowa 52501

Members will be in front of the courthouse from 10:00 AM until noon

3. Keokuk County, Iowa Courthouse

101 S. Main Street

Sigourney, Iowa 52591

Members will be in front of the courthouse from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

ILLINOIS

1. Winnebago County Courthouse

400 West State Street,

Rockford, Illinois

@ 12 noon

[email protected]





2. River Valley Justice Center

3200 W McDonough St.

Joliet IL 60431

[email protected]



INDIANA

1. The department of family and children's services

152 Indiana Avenue

Valparaiso, INDIANA

Contact:

[email protected]





2. Statehouse

200 West Washington St

East side of the building on
Capitol Ave. between Washington St. and Ohio St.

Indianapolis, Indiana

10 am to 4pm

Contact: Bif at

[email protected]



KENTUCKY

1. Family Court

Downtown Louisville, Kentucky

Jefferson County Child Support Division,

315 W. Mohammed Ali Blvd,

Louisville, Kentucky.

[email protected]



MAINE

1. Department of Health and Human Services

17 Eastward lane

Ellsworth, ME

9 - 2

[email protected]

MICHIGAN

2. Oakland County Courthouse, South Entrance

1200 N. Telegraph Rd.

Pontiac, MI 48341-1032

Rev. Randy Blair - [email protected]

3. Allegan County Courthouse

Allegan MI

4. Clinton County Courthouse

St Johns MI

5. Montcalm County Courthouse

Stanton MI



MISSOURI

1. Dade County Division of Family Services

105 Grand Street

Greenfield, Missouri

65661

[email protected]



NEW JERSEY

1. The Asbury Park DYFS office at 630 Bangs Ave. Asbury Park N.J. Monmouth County

2. Newark DYFS office at 153 Halsey St. Newark N.J.Essex county

3. Hackensack DYFS office at 60 State St. Hackensack N.J.Bergan county

4. Trenton DYFS office at 50 East State St. Trenton N.J. Mercer county

5. Newton DYFS office at 20 East Clinton St. Newton N.J. Sussex county

6. Toms River DYFS office at 1510 Hooper Ave. Toms River N.J. Ocean county

7. Mt. Laurel DYFS office at 1000 Howard Blvd. Mt. Laurel N.J. Burlington County

8. Camden DYFS office at 101 Haddon Ave. Camden N.J. Camden County

We are scheduled to start the protest at 11AM.

Our contact info.

Is New Jersey Parents Against DYFS

Phone: 732 988-1115 Address: P.O. Box 726

Oakhurst, N.J 07755

Email: [email protected]

OREGON

1. Midtown DHS
Meet at 10:00 a.m.
NE 1425 NE Irving, bldg 400 (behind parking lot between freeway on ramp and Benson High School)
Contact: Susan Detlefsen [email protected] or
Leshia Hart 503-474-9763

2. Beaverton DHS
Meet at 10:00 a.m.
12901 SW Jenkins Road
Beaverton
Contact: Valerie Barbeau 503-642-0265

3. Clackamas DHS
*TBASalem Juvenile Court Building
Meet at 10:00 a.m.
3030 Center St
Salem
Contact: Pamela and Will Gaston [email protected]

4. Eugene DHS
Meet at 10:00 a.m.
Chad Drive
Contact: Shirley Kinter 541-988-98115. McMinnville DHS
Meet at 10:00 a.m.
368 NE Norton Lane
McMinnville
Contact: Julie Dodge [email protected]

6. Grants Pass DHS
727 NE 7th
Grants Pass
Contact: Tina Reorowitz 541-474-97637. Pioneer Square
Meet at 12:30 p.m.
Downtown Portland (Broadway and Morrison, behind Starbucks, across from Nordstrom's)
Contact: Susan Detlefsen [email protected]
*Smaller groups will meet up in downtown Portland for a "Set the Children Free" rally

PENSYLVANIA

1. CPS Building

300 North Center Ave.

Somerset Pa. 15501

[email protected]








SOUTH DAKOTA


1. DSS Administration Building (located behind the Capitol Bldg.) in Pierre, SD at 1:00 PM CT. From there we will march down to the Capitol and present a petition to the Governor. Staging area to meet is at the Coffee Cup Fuel Stop at the Vivian Exit #212 Hwy. 83 North at Noon CT. We will have a caravan from there into Pierre.

[email protected]

TEXAS

1. WHERE: 2525 MURWORTH, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054 (near the Astrodome)

WHEN: 10:00AM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

CONTACT: DR. HERSCHEL SMITH, 281-330-0627

PRESIDENT, HARRIS COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL





Vermont

1. Windsor County Court House

82 Railroad Row

White River Junction, Vermont

11am-2pm

[email protected]

[email protected]









VIRGINIA


1. We meat at DSS at

1510 Williamson Road NE

From 10-12 and then leave DSS

We will go straight to Juvenile Court

At 315 Church Avenue SW

Roanoke Virginia 24014

And be there until 2:00pm

[email protected]



WASHINGTON

1. We will be across from KOMO television

In the court yard by the Space Needle

140 Fourth Avenue North

Seattle Washington, 98109

10:00 am

Contact: [email protected]

[email protected]





Kelly Vick, Co-Director
Suzy Nickel, Director
American Family Rights Association
Washington Chapter
1063 S. Capitol Way, Suite 212 Olympia, Wa 98501
360-864-2709 Toledo
509-217-7710 Spokane
http://www.washingtonafra.com/
http://familyrightsassociation.com/
http://www.washingtonafra.com/nwpindex.html?1099882063484
[email protected]
[email protected]

 

Bible Thumper, I had the article emailed to me by the author, as I'm a member of a number of family rights type associations. See if your town and state is listed and contact the person listed under it. If not, come join this group and get more info. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nationwideprotest/


Ed, you need to email this person:
[email protected]
State something to the effect of: I am an employer and want to know how I can access Child Abuse Central Registry in order to perform checks on those I hire to perform child care.
I can't find the direct link for your state, which is odd. In mine the info is listed online, you pay a nominal fee and show you're an employer to gain access.
Gina

 

http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/bios/families/the_burns_family.html

Extreme Makeover, a show on WEWS, will feature the Burns family tonight. In this case a child was taken from his home and the parents charged with abuse, until months and thousands of dollars later the child was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that affected his bones.

Gina

 

Scott, I agree that they do a lot of good. The point of most of us who are unhappy with the system is that when they do bad, there is little to no recourse for the family unless they happen to be set financially.
What's sad also is the number of foster parents who no longer take in children because of how the system works, and the two seconds it can take for some anonymous person to make a false allegation and destroy their lives.
And that backfires. When decent foster parents quit less acceptable choices are used, and then there's even more abuse.
Something must be done.
Gina