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People of faith are called by that faith
to speak for all children.

January 19, 2011
ICM CHILDREN'S ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FORUMS--
NEW DATE! THURSDAY, JAN. 27 

 

We have a new date!  Take advantage of these free sessions with field experts to become informed about the issues that Georgia's children face, and then, learn how to become an effective advocate on their behalf. 

 

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS:

 (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Registration at 8:30 a.m.

Please log into the ICM Web site to enroll

 or write to [email protected].

 

Location:

  Central United Methodist Church

501 Mitchell Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30314

(corner of Northside Drive and Martin Luther King--

down the street from the Georgia Dome)

 

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Child Protection

 

AGENDA FOR THE DAY

 Topics & Presenters
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Effectively Engaging Your Elected Officials

State Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield

 

Lost in Foster Care 

Mary Hermann, Attorney 

Cold Case Project/

Permanency Pact

 

Kirsten Widner, Director of Policy & Advocacy 

Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Foster Children's Psychotropic Medication Monitoring Act

 

Stop Child Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking in Georgia

Pamela Perkins, Coordinator

Interfaith Children's Movement

A Clarion Call for Georgia's Children

 

Stephanie Davis, Executive Director,

Georgia Women for a Change

&

Kirsten Widner, Director of Policy & Advocacy

Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Freedom from Human Trafficking Act

 

Taylor Dudley, Robin Nash Postgraduate Fellow

Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Runaway Youth Safety and Services Act

 

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February 24, 2011

Juvenile Justice & Advocacy

 

March 24, 2011

Child Care/Child Poverty & Advocacy

 

April 28, 2011

Parental Nurture & Advocacy

 

May 26, 2011

Immigrant Children & Advocacy

 

June 23, 2011

Health Care & Advocacy

  

Seats are limited.  Please register for these offerings today!   Please do not hesitate to contact us at ICM e-mail or 770-498-2141 with any questions. 

 

JUSTGEORGIA COALITION MEETING IN MACON -- SAT., JAN. 22
 
JUSTGeorgia and Senator Robert Brown
invite you to attend a regional JUSTGeorgia Coalition meeting.

 

Date:  Saturday, January 22, 2011

Time:  10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church

2656 Napier Avenue

Macon, GA 31204

Main Phone (478) 722-0074

 

Please RSVP by Thursday, January 20, 2011

[email protected] 

[email protected]

[email protected]

(478) 257-6767 or (478) 737-2829

 

Here's what you'll learn at this meeting:

  What's in the Child Protection and Public Safety Act.

  How to be an advocate by building relationshipswith your legislators. 

 

The agenda includes an update on the Children's Code Rewrite - the Child Protection and Public Safety Act, an update on the Effective School Discipline Project, the Interfaith Childrens Movement, and related advocacy training.

 

The meeting will also give JUSTGeorgia's current and prospective members an opportunity to meet with others in your community who are interested in and working on improving the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

CSEC LOBBY DAY AT THE CAPITOL TUES., FEB. 1

 

It's time to register for the 2011 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Lobby Day at the Georgia Capitol! Get ready to make a real difference in the lives of exploited children in our state. Thank your legislator with written notes, make your voice heard, and join together in an awareness-raising show of support for children victimized by sexual exploitation.

 

When: February 1, 2011, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

 

Where: Participants are to gather at Central Presbyterian Church (201 Washington Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303) for check-in and advocacy instructions; walk across the street to the Capitol in groups; and participate in a 9:30 a.m. press conference. Parking is extremely limited downtown.  There is no parking available at the church.  Please consider taking the charter bus service that will be made available or take MARTA!

 

How to register: Registration is free and easy. Simply go to www.streetgrace.org to sign up today. 
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE GEORGIA
PROMISES TO KEEP TRAINING INSTITUTE

 

Empowering Families and Communities to Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children

 

February 2, 2011

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Coweta County School System

Central office in Newnan

 

This free training is being offered for a limited time only.Registration information here: PCA Georgia

 

Register early, space is limited!  Directions to training locations will be sent upon registration.  

POVERTY:  2011 GA ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND LEARNING INSTITUTE

 

The Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness (GAEH) will convene leaders from across the state and nation to work on developing a common agenda that will address Georgia's movement towards creating real solutions to ending homelessness.

 

Date / Time:  Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7:00 a.m. through Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.

 

Location:  Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Conference Center, 500 Powder Springs St., Marietta, GA 30064

 

Register here

 

This conference will give homeless service providers, our partners and homeless advocates the tools to return to their communities with skill sets and solutions to ending homelessness as well as create a foundation and legislative agenda to specifically address family, youth and individual homelessness.

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available and approved through the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
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Interfaith Perspectives airs Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Join host Imam Plemon El-Amin on Interfaith Perspectives as he engages persons of faith in conversations that explore themes related to interfaith dialogue, understanding and collaboration. This broadcast encourages cooperativeness and positive interaction between institutions and persons of different faiths.

 
Encore Presentations: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
SPIRITUAL WITNESS FOR CHILDREN
Prayer
One of the most important things faith communities can do for children is to pray for them.
 
Every child is a child of God and deserves justice and compassion. Every child deserves our prayers.
 
ICM encourages every faith community to become a spiritual witness for children. Hold a worship service in your church, synagogue, mosque or temple and invite others to join in praying for the well-being of all children.
ICM Mission and Goals
 
The Interfaith Children's Movement was formed in 2001 as an intentional association of individuals and communities of faith from all religious traditions.
 
The Interfaith Children's Movement strives to be a voice for all Georgia children, but especially the poor and marginalized whose voices are often unheard. 
 
ICM works closely with Georgia's policy-oriented child advocacy organizations, such as: 
  • Voices for Georgia's Children,
  • The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory University,
  • Georgia Appleseed,
  • JUSTGeorgia,
  • Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and
  • A Future.Not a Past. (child prostitution prevention). 

These organizations set the agenda for our advocacy work for children. 

ICM's faith community members provide a megaphone to the legislature about what needs to be done for children.
REMINDER:
JANUARY 25, 2011
ICM LEGISLATIVE
KICKOFF MEETING

ICM is holding its annual legislative kick-off general meeting Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Druid Hills United Methodist Church, 1200 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA.  We hope that you will join us as we prepare for the 2011 legislative session. 

 

Our guest presenters for this meeting will be: 

Stephanie Davis, Georgia Women for a Change & Kirsten Widner, Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Topic:  Freedom from Human Trafficking Act

 

Kirsten Widner, Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Topics:  Child Protection and Public Safety Act (Children's Code Reform)

Foster Children's Psychotropic Medication Monitoring Act

 

Taylor Dudley, Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Topic:  Runaway Youth Safety and Services Act

Clare Richie, Senior Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget Policy Institute

Topic:  Child Welfare Matters and Georgia's Budget
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FEBRUARY 10, 2011
ICM DAY
AT
THE CAPITOL
We need you there with us to educate and raise awareness; to be a voice for children who have no voice; and to ensure that our legislators are focused on the
well-being of each child.

INFORMATION, TRAINING & SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

 

GEORGIA BUDGET AND POLICY INSTITUTE'S (GBPI)2011 POLICY CONFERENCE

The Georgia Fiscal Crisis:  Where do we go from here?

Friday, January 21, 2011

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Click here to register.

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PUBLIC AGENCY & FAITH-BASED COLLABORATION SUMMIT:  "Working Together To Save Misguided & Abused Children"

 

When:  Saturday, January 22, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Where: Morrow Center, 1800 Southlake Circle, Morrow, GA  30260

 

Multiple Clayton County public agencies have pulled together to collaborate with faith-based groups & churches across all denominations to collaboratively save our county's misguided & abused youth.

 

REGISTER here for this FREE event.

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REQUIEM MASS FOR FALLEN CHILDREN

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church will hold a Requiem Mass for the children who lost their lives to abuse and violence in Georgia in 2010.  The mass will be held Sunday, January 23, at 4:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

 

A Prayer Vigil will be held from sundown, Saturday, January 22 to 7:00 a.m., Sunday, January 23.

 

Address:  805 Mt. Vernon Hwy NW, Atlanta 30327 Phone:  404-255-4023.

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COBB FAITH PARTNERSHIP MEETING

The first General Meeting for 2011 is Wednesday, January 26, at Turner Chapel AME Church, 492 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta. Lunch will start at 11:45 .a.m.; and the meeting portion will begin at 12:00 p.m.

 

This meeting will feature a representative from the Atlanta Regional Commission as well as the popular networking and information sharing segment.

 

Please bring your old cellphones and ink cartridges for recycling.  For more information, email [email protected].

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FAITH ALLIANCE OF METRO ATLANTA

FAMA is hosting a series of events to celebrate the first United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first week of February, 2011.

 

FAMA Luncheon, February 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church, which is located at 3003 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.

 

The event will focus on the theme of this week. A distinguished panel of Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Ambassador Andrew Young, Rabbi Analia Bortz, Tayyibah Taylor, Brother Shankara, and Taiun Michael Elliston moderated by the Rev. Gerald Durley will be followed by an interactive dialogue.

 

RSVP to Jan Swanson at [email protected].

 

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GA ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS REPORT

2011 Homeless Count

During the last week in January, 2011, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will partner with over 60 communities around the state to conduct a count of homeless families and individuals in Georgia.  The count will provide data on families and individuals who meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) definition of homelessness.  DCA is partnering with Kennesaw State University who will use the data collected to create a statistical estimate of the number of homeless individuals statewide.

 

For more information about the 2011 Homeless Count, go to: GAEH.

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STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL

Thursday, February 3, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Light breakfast at 8:00 a.m.  Location:  Central Presbyterian Church, 201 Washington Street, SW, Atlanta 30303.

 

Sponsored by Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault, and Georgia Commission on Family Violence.

 

RSVP to [email protected].

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A FUTURE.NOT A PAST.

Town Hall Meeting Breakfast

February 4, 2011

Breakfast at 7:30a.m

Panel Discussion at 8:00a.m 

 

Join us for a moderated panel discussion with community leaders to discuss current and needed efforts to disable demand for prostituted children in Georgia. The Atlanta Women's Foundation and A Future. Not A Past. are co-sponsoring this event as a part of the Women's Funding Network's 2011 national town hall discussion efforts.

 

Location to be determined.

 

ICM Board of Directors

Bettieanne C. Hart, Board Chair

Carolina Antonini

Rabbi Analia Bortz

Rev. Dr. Merchuria Chase-Williams

Elaine Eberhart

Lance Lourie

Ben Murunga

Rev. Andrew Peabody

Rev. Dr. Wendell Phillips

Donald Price, Treasurer

Rev. Bessie Robinson

Imam Mansoor Sabree

David Soloway

Beatrice Soublet

Kathryn Stanley

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