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HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON HB 641 - CHILDREN'S CODE REWRITE, THURS., FEB. 23 ("Yes" to Restorative Justice)
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the House version of The Child Protection and Public Safety Act (Children's Code Rewrite), Thursday, February 23, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 132 of the State Capitol.
Please let the members of the committee know that you support HB 641 and that you want them to vote to pass this bill out of committee.
House Judiciary Committee Members
Due to the length of the list, please use the above link for the names of the committee members and their contact information. If a member of this committee represents your district, please let him/her know that you are a consituent. | |
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SB 292 - HEARING SCHEDULED TODAY AT 2:00 PM BY SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - (Just Say "No" to SB 292)
A hearing will be held today at 2:00 p.m. in Room 450 of the Capitol on SB 292 (Sen. Albers), which is a bill that requires the drug testing of persons who apply for assistance through the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and Medicaid programs. This bill also requires the applicants to pay for these drug tests.
Surely, we have grown ethically beyond the 19th century when the prevailing thought was if you're poor, then you must be a "bad person." If passed, SB 292 will inhibit assistance to children in poor families by shackling their caregivers with another financial burden and will create an atmosphere for the return of 200-year-old prejudices.
Please contact members of the Senate Health and Human Services committee and ask that they not allow this bill, SB 292, to come to a vote.
Members of the Senate HHS Commitee:
Unterman, Renee S., Chairman
Carter, Buddy, Vice Chairman
Goggans, Greg, Secretary
Shafer, David, Ex-Officio
Paris, Miriam, Member
Tate, Horacena, Member
Wilkinson, John, Member
If a member of the committee represents your district, please let him/her know that you are a constituent. |
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SB 312 - HEARING SCHEDULED TODAY AT 2:00 PM BY SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - ("No" to SB 312)
A hearing will be held today at 2:00 p.m. in Room 450 of the Capitol on SB 312 (Sen. Ligon), which is a bill that requires the persons who apply for food stamps or assistance through the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program participate in personal growth activities, such as "working toward a general educational development (GED) diploma, if not a high school graduate; pursuing technical education;attending self-development classes; and enrolling in an adult literacy class."
While, your initial reaction may be, "Sounds good to me." The fact is that the TANF program already has an education requirement for children who are recipients: "All children ages 6 through 17 who have not graduated from high school or who have not received a certificate of high school equivalency must attend school and have satisfactory attendance;"
and that adult recipients "participate in work activities and training for at least 30 hours weekly. These work activities help recipients gain the experience needed to find a job and become self-sufficient."
So, at its best, this legislation will create redundancy. And the last thing our state needs to create during these economic times is another redundant program.
Please contact members of the Senate Health and Human Services committee and ask that they not allow this bill, SB 312, to come to a vote.
Members of the Senate HHS Commitee:
Unterman, Renee S., Chairman
Carter, Buddy, Vice Chairman
Goggans, Greg, Secretary
Shafer, David, Ex-Officio
Paris, Miriam, Member
Tate, Horacena, Member
Wilkinson, John, Member
If a member of the committee represents your district, please let him/her know that you are a constituent.
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SENATE LABOR AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON SB 447 - , TUES., FEB. 21 ("No" to SB 447)
The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on the SB 447 (Millar), Tuesday, February 21, at 4:00 p.m. in Mezzanine 1. SB 447 negatively targets some of our most vulnerable Georgians--the unemployed.
SB 447 proposes to add an additional week to the waiting period for unemployment insurance, further delaying benefits to Georgians hardest hit by the economic downturn. It would also reduce the maximum unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to a sliding scale of 12 to 20 weeks, thus cutting Georgia's average duration of benefits (currently 50th among the states) by $192 million.
Please contact members of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee and let them know that you do not support SB 447 and that this legislation should not be passed out of committee.
(use above link for contact information)
If one of the members represents your district, please be sure to inform him that you are a constituent.
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JOIN ICM IN BUILDING A "BRIDGE TO HARMONY"
"Religious persecution anywhere is a threat to religious freedom everywhere." Whether it is the imprisonment of pastors Sadegh-Khanjani and Yousef Nadarkhani by the Iranian government or one of the 1,322 "religious-bias" hate crimes in the United States, the victims deserve more than our shock and our silence. They deserve our commitment to build relationships of understanding, appreciation and respect across boundaries of religious institutions and spiritual practices.
Become a bridge builder and help build the "Bridge to Harmony" by sharing your stories of encouragement on ICM's facebook page of how you have reached out or how you plan to reach out in peace and friendship to persons not of your own faith tradition. | |
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SPIRITUAL WITNESS FOR CHILDREN |
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 (ICM) is an interfaith, grassroots, advocacy movement dedicated to improving the well-being of children in Georgia. ICM 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:
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REGISTER TODAY FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM AND
CHILDREN'S CODE REWRITE FORUM
Interfaith Children's Movement (ICM) in conjunction with
the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church Advocacy Committee
will host "The Faith Community's Response to Immigration Reform in Georgia: Hospitality or Hostility?"
and "Restorative Justice for Georgia's Children: A New Children's Code"
When: Saturday, February 25, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
REGISTER HERE
Presenters include:
Helen Kim Ho, Executive Director,
Asian American Legal Advocacy Center
Julia D. Neighbors, Project Director
JUSTGeorgia
Location:
Cascade United Methodist Church
3144 Cascade Road, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30311
This is a free event.
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ICM Board of Directors
Bettieanne C. Hart, Board Chair
Carolina Antonini
Dustin Baxter
Rev. Toni Belin-Ingram
Rabbi Analia Bortz
Linda Eason
Lance Lourie
Rev. Andrew Peabody
Rev. Dr. Wendell Phillips
Donald Price
Imam Mansoor Sabree
Rev. Dr. Luther E. Smith, Jr.
David Soloway
Beatrice Soublet
Kathryn Stanley | |
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