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March 2, 2015

ICM 40-Day Legislative Prayer Calendar

for Georgia General Assembly

Please submit a prayer or meditation for one of the 40 days of the legislative session.  Read submitted prayers/meditations at 40-Day Prayer Calendar.
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CHILD ADVOCACY: Join ICM at "By the People Lobby Day"

Atlanta Community Engagement Network (ACEN), Gwinnett SToPP, Interfaith Children's Movement, and SNAPPS in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia.

 

Wednesday, March 11th, 9:30 a.m.

Location:  Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB), 6th Floor, Room 606 (across from the Capitol on the Mitchell Street side)

 

This week's "By the People" Lobby Day will give special focus to education bills that can have significant impact on the public education of students in our state, including "Too Young to Suspend" and the "Opportunity School District."


For more details, please open By the People Lobby Day.


This is a public event and everyone is welcome!

PARENTAL NURTURE:  Your Support is Needed Today for HB 92 - Family Care Act

While offering flexible use of the sick days is a best practice, already in place in many of Georgia's largest and most respected companies, there are unfortunately still many hard working families who work for employers with restrictive practices, that do not allow employees the time they have earned to care for ill family members.   

HB 92 simply asks employers to allow employees for whom they have granted personal sick leave (or earned Paid Time Off), to use that leave to care for an immediate family member.

 

Vote "Do Pass!"  

Please contact members of the House Industry and Labor Committee and ask them to:
"Vote "Do Pass" out of committee so that HB 92 can receive a vote on the floor of the House by March 13th (Crossover Day). 
Georgia families need to be able to take care of their loved ones without fear of losing their jobs.  HB 92 offers the peace of mind Georgia workers need in order to be at their most productive."

 

Please make sure that you let the Representative know if you are a constituent of his/hers in his/her voting district.

 

House Industry and Labor Committee Members

 

Hamilton, Mark24Cumming[email protected]
Nimmer, Chad178Blackshear[email protected]
Broadrick, Bruce4Dalton[email protected]
Bryant, Bob162Garden City[email protected]
Dawkins-Haigler, Dee91Lithonia[email protected]
England, Terry116Auburn[email protected]
Fleming, Barry121Harlem[email protected]
Floyd, Hugh99Norcross[email protected]
Kirby, Tom114Loganville[email protected]
Marin, Pedro "Pete"96Duluth[email protected]
McClain, Dewey100Lawrenceville[email protected]
Meadows, John5Calhoun[email protected]
Pruett, Jimmy149Eastman[email protected]
Strickland, Brian111McDonough[email protected]
Werkheiser, Bill157Glennville[email protected]

ICM Mission and Goals

 

The Interfaith Children's Movement (ICM) is a 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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Sign ICM's petition today to the Entertainment Software Rating Board to change the rating of this video game.  

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Please share this number widely.

 

Contact PCA of GA if your agency or organization would like to be included in the Helpline Resource and Referral Database

 

Contact Person:

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404-413-1419 or [email protected]

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Wednesday's Child, sponsored by the Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption, is a weekly television feature about adoption that helps find permanent, loving, adoptive families for children in foster care.
 
Wednesday's Child Georgia is a partnership of the Georgia Department of Human Services, Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption  and Fox 5 TV - Atlanta.

 

 

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.