Learn, Pray, Act! Thank you for sending your prayers for the 2013 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly. Please keep sending them! Our goal is to post one for each of the 40 days of the legislative session.
Click here to go to our Web site to submit your prayer! (You can submit more than one.)
Note: The General Assembly is in adjournment until January 28. |
Register Now! ICM in Cobb's Celebration of Children "Learn, Pray, Act" - January 26 |
ICM in Cobb Celebration of Children "Learn, Pray, Act"
Registration & Continental Breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.
(This is a free event.)
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, 492 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060
This Celebration is being held in support of ICM Day at the Capitol on February 12, 2013. Join us and learn about pressing issues affecting Georgia's children and how you can be an advocate on their behalf. Local experts will provide useful information about what needs to be done for children to ensure their well-being. And there will be an opportunity for participants to take action on-site.
Opening Session Speaker
Representative Stacey Evans, District 42, Smyrna
Lunch Session Speaker
Dr. Laura Johns, PhD, Bright from the Start Department of Early Care and Learning
Session I - 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Embracing the Needs of Foster Children
Normer Adams, Executive Director, Georgia Association of Homes
Juvenile Justice Reform through the Juvenile Code Re-write
Julia Neighbors, Project Director, JUSTGeorgia
Session II - 10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Anti-Bullying: Respect, A Powerful Solution
Helen Kim Ho, Executive Director, Asian American Legal Advocacy Center
Securing the Education Pipeline for Every Child
David Payne, Executive Director, Atlanta Community Engagement Team
Session III - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
A Parent's Perspective on Child Sex Trafficking
Fay Josephs, Founder, Sistas Circle Inc.
Anti-Human Trafficking / CSEC Advocacy in Georgia
Pamela Perkins Carn, Coordinator, Interfaith Children's Movement
Session IV - 1:40 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Parental Nurture through the Family Care Act
Cindia Cameron, National Organizing Director, 9to5
2020 Georgia, A Balanced Approach to Helping Georgia's Children
Cecilia Saenz, Project Director, 2020 Georgia
Session V - 2:45 p.m - 3:20 p.m.
ACT!
Call to Action Work Groups
Space is limited. Complimentary lunch will be provided to registered participants. Please print and bring your registration ticket with you to the forum for lunch purposes. Registration will close at the earlier of January 24, 2013, or upon reaching the maximum number of attendees.
Register Today! |
Join Us! ICM General Meeting - January 29 |
ICM General Meeting -- "Learn"
ICM's 2013 Legislative Kick-off Meeting
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Time: Begins at 6:30 PM
Location: Druid Hills United Methodist Church, 1200 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA
Join us at our next ICM general meeting for ICM's legislative kick-off. At this meeting you will be provided information about proposed legislation that will affect the lives of Georgia's children and get prepared for ICM Day at the Capitol (Feb. 12).
All are welcome and refreshments are always served! For more information, contact us at [email protected]. |
Register Today! ICM Day at the Capitol, Feb. 12 |
Come All to ICM Day at the Capitol
"Have a Heart for Children"
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Georgia State Capitol, Coverdell Legislative Office Building, Room 328,
18 Capitol Square, SW, Atlanta, GA
ICM is calling upon the interfaith community to join us at ICM Day at the Capitol 2013 "Have a Heart for Children." The interfaith community must make its presence known to our legislators and speak with a clear, unified voice for each and every child.
The 2013 legislative session will address the future of Georgia's children in several pieces of legislation, such as:
- re-writing our juvenile code;
- enhancing human trafficking/CSEC laws and services;
- securing a quality education for all children;
- increasing the safety of the early care of our youngest children; and
- helping parents take care of their children and keep their jobs.
REGISTER TODAY and begin the work of ensuring the well-being of Georgia's children in 2013.
The last day to register is February 8, 2013. Parking is very limited around the Capitol area. We strongly recommend that you ride MARTA and/or vanpool or carpool where MARTA is not readily accessible. |
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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 children in Georgia, 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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Make a Special Contribution
to ICM Today!
Your contributions help to create a better Georgia for children. Make a monthly tax-deductible gift of $25.00 or a one-time gift of $100.00. Please make a secure, on-line, tax-deductible contribution. Do what must be done... GIVE to ICM today.
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CSEC Lobby Day
February 7, 2013
Join us as we gather at the State Capitol in support of ending child sex trafficking.
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One of the most important things faith communities can do for children is to pray for them. Every child is a child of God. All children deserve justice, compassion and our prayers. ICM encourages every faith community to become a spiritual witness for children. Hold a worship service in your church, synagogue, masjid / mosque or temple and invite others to join in praying for the well-being of all children.
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Learn more about who we are and what we do; and how you can become a part of the Movement.
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