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Parents and Advocates Unite to Rally for Children in DC

Terri LaPoint

Family Rights advocates from many groups all around the nation are heading to Washington, DC, for a rally at the Washington Monument on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

The Family Rights Rally–The Children’s Movement–is sponsored by the Family Forward Project, a national group dedicated to families. According to a press release, the mission of the rally is “to UNIFY all platforms across the nation to make one major statement and demand REFORM. Many people are speaking out and drawing attention to the INJUSTICE through Child Welfare. TIME FOR CHANGE.” Continue reading Parents and Advocates Unite to Rally for Children in DC

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Violence At the Capitol – This Is Not Who We Are

Terri LaPoint

History books will record January 6, 2021, as a day unlike any other before or since. I was there, in Washington DC. I heard President Donald J. Trump’s speech, and I walked to the Capitol with throngs of people. At the time, many of us were unaware that this was any more than another march or patriotic rally. Like the rest of the world, I was horrified later at the news that there was violence at the Capitol resulting in injuries and death. That was not why I went to DC. Nor was it the reason that any other person that I personally know went. This is not who we are. Continue reading Violence At the Capitol – This Is Not Who We Are