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Parent Activist Murtari to Be Released From Prison; Protesting Father to Have First Meal in Four Months

11/30/2006 10:58:00 AM

To: National Desk

Contact: Teri Stoddard of AKidsRight.Org, 925-628-1206 or teri@akidsright.org

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ — Family rights activist and AKidsRight.Org’s founder John Murtari will be released from prison Friday after spending four months incarcerated for “willful” failure to pay child support. Murtari denies the charge, saying support was calculated with a salary he no longer had, and travel expenses to see his son exceed the amount ordered after the courts allowed his ex-wife to move their son across the country.

Inspired by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Murtari embarked on a peaceful protest July 31, the day he reported to serve his 6- month sentence. For 10 days Murtari had no food or water. Medical personnel tried to tempt him with candy, and threatened not to intervene. He lost 27 pounds and suffered dehydration, low blood sugar, low blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat before prison officials gave him a feeding tube.

Murtari’s pleased he’s been able to expose the need for family law reform on television, radio and in newspapers. He says he’s received over 100 letters while in jail. A rally was held in Syracuse with attendees from as far away as Canada, and he was interviewed for the documentary Support? System Down.

Members of AKidsRight.Org are asking for Congressional hearings and passage of a Family Rights Act. “Mothers, fathers, grandparents, families dealing with Children’s Protective Services, they all describe the same problems with family courts,” says Teri Stoddard, blogger on the worldwide family law reform movement. “There is no due process; parents are losing custody without proof of wrongdoing, without even a trial by jury. And the whole child support system is a disgrace, driving some parents into poverty and others out of their children’s lives.”

Murtari will continue his attempts to get a meeting with Sen. Hillary Clinton for local parents. When asked what comes next he replied, “We’re planning another rally, in front of the Federal Building in Syracuse, for mid-February. Every family that’s been hurt by current family law, every parent or grandparent who grieves for a child ’stolen’ by the family courts, should attend.”

Murtari says he plans on doing some “restaurant hopping” when he’s released, and will be on a plane to see his son within days.

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Press Release

28th November 2006, 7.45am

A protesting roof top Father Christmas is being threatened by a Judge toting gun after scaling the mans house at Glebe Lodge, Farringdon, near Exeter.

Jolly Stanesby, a high-profile Fathers 4 Justice activist scaled the Judge’s roof in a Father Christmas outfit and has unfurled a banner that reads ‘Put the Father back into Xmas.’

Mr Stanesby, aged 37, from Ivybridge, Devon said he has supplies to last several days and plans to spend a week on the roof of Judge Tyzack who sits at Plymouth County Court on Family Cases.

A Fathers 4 Justice spokesman said, “Judge Tyzack is one of the UK’s worst judicial offenders when it comes to refusing fathers contact with their children. This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who deliberately block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together.�

Further protests are planned at the home of former President of the Family Division, Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss at Marsh Green, Exeter and Mrs. Justice Bracewell who owns the Lynch Country Hotel, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset.

ENDS

For further information contact Richard on 07875 7748 807 or Matt on 07795 341 110
www.fathers-4-justice.org

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“Oh yes, yes, yes, ahhhh, oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, yes!”

Yes, you read that right. Anti-war activists Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell, of Baring Witness, are organizing a day of orgasms for peace.

Learn more in this SF Chronicle article. Excerpt:

Living on their houseboat off the Marin County coast, anti-war activists Donna Sheehan and her partner, Paul Reffel, concocted a way for the world to communally create a lot of peaceful vibes.

They want everyone to have an orgasm on the same day. On Dec. 22, they’re asking the world to contribute to the Global Orgasm for Peace…Just make sure to think of peace before or after participating.

Once you’ve committed, there’s even a secret sign to show others that you plan to take part: Flash the universal “OK” sign and wink. Or, as it has been redubbed, “The O” sign…

Reffel and Sheehan are not just tossing off this idea. They’re pros at launching global peace demonstrations. In the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq four years ago, Sheehan and a few dozen of her new best friends stripped naked and spelled out “Peace” on a Marin County field. As photos of their naked activism spread, similar so-called Baring Witness demonstrations were replicated dozens of times from Australia to the conservative nether regions of Utah…

Personally, Sheehan’s experiences with the Baring Witness demonstrations opened up new avenues of self-exploration for the 76-year-old artist. Since then, she has learned more about how women can initiate courtship, sex and peace, culminating this year in a book she and Reffel wrote, “Redefining Seduction.”

Will I be seeing your “O” sign on December 22?

As reported on CNN, Michael Richards of the TV hit Seinfeld, appeared during taping of the Late Show today to apologize for the racial slurs he shouted at hecklers during his stand-up routine Friday night. Earlier today Paul Rodriguez said Richards was banned from the Hollywood Laugh Factory after offending Friday night’s audience, then not apologizing when he returned to perform again Saturday night.

In a live interview on CNN Monday, Paul Rodriguez said he expected an apology from Michael Richards when he returned to the Hollywood Laugh Factory yet it hadn’t come, causing him to return to the position that Richards was no longer welcome at the Laugh Factory.

John Murtari on News10Now. Watch video HERE.

See trailers for “Support? System Down”, the full-length documentary John will be in. Visit Murtari’s Website AKidsRight.org Learn more about Murtari and the Family Law Reform Movement

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John Murtari maintains his faith, 109 days after giving up solid food to highlight the need for family law reform. This week that faith paid-off. Yesterday Murtari was interviewed by film producer Angelo Lobo for the documentary “Support? System Down,” as well as a local television crew and newspaper reporter. Today his story appeared in the Associated Press.

See trailers for “Support? System Down”
Visit Murtari’s Website AKidsRight.org
Learn more about Murtari and the Family Law Reform Movement
Read the Press Release

More media coverage…
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A fasting jail inmate to be film’s subject
Fasting inmate to be subject of film on reforming family court

Has the family law system hurt your family? Have you faced injustice or corruption? Leave a comment below.

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Click image at 11:30 am PST November 14, 2006 to see a major announcement by Oakland A’s owner and managing partner Lew Wolff regarding the team’s quest for a new ballpark in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Lew Wolff watches the Oakland Athletics defeat the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Playoffs at McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California, October 6, 2006.

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In conjunction with Fathers4Justice the Men’s Custody Shelter Network will hold a rally/protest to gain public awareness to the bias and discrimination that is killing fatherhood in the American court system. Wear a grim reaper costume, judges garb, make a money bag, and/or bring an approprite sign.