The news conference portion of the event is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th 2007 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm.
June 4, 2007 (Press Release) --
For Immediate Release
June 4, 2007: Miami, Florida - A Coalition of Advocates For Change is headed to Miami, Florida for a three-day human rights protest and media event. The event is scheduled for kick-off on June 15, 2007. The primary focus is to draw attention to Miami’s policy of housing registered sex offenders under bridges due to severe, legislatively mandated residency restrictions on such people. These restrictions are part of a growing number of constitutional and human rights violations that clearly demonstrate the negative impact sex offender laws have on society as a whole. These mechanisms have been labeled as counterproductive to public safety by experts worldwide and by a growing number of public service organizations here in the U.S.
The Coalition of Advocates for Change also hopes to raise awareness to the disparities of our government’s unequal application of the laws and punishment between civilians and politicians, as in the case of former Miami City attorney Barry Kutun and former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley.
Family members, human rights activists, child advocates, ex-offenders and reporters from across the nation and the world are gearing up for the event. The Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami, Florida is currently home to at least six registered sex offenders at this time. The causeway is just one of several bridges where former offenders are being forced to live. This groundbreaking event has been gaining lots of interest and momentum by the public, concerned citizens, and the media since the project was first publicly announced last month.
The news conference portion of the event is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th 2007 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. There will be five keynote speakers in attendance who will give presentations. The presentations will then be followed by a question and answer period. The news conference will be held at the Holocaust Memorial located at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue in Miami, Florida which is located near the Causeway itself.
Terry Brown of the Hope4Tomorrow foundation (tbrown@hope4tomorrow.us )and Tom Madison of SOclear.org (tomm@soclear.org), two of the protest’s organizers, are working in unison with numerous human rights activists across the nation to facilitate and promote the event. Personal invitations are also being extended to child protection advocates who have played a crucial role in the enactment of these laws: John Walsh, Mark Lunsford, Patty Wetterling, and Maureen Kanka.
Terry Brown stated, “Last month I made the decision to go to Miami and to register my temporary residence as the Julia Tuttle Causeway because I had finally reached the point where I could no longer sit by and express my outrage with mere words. I am compelled to take action. The time has come to take a step back and reassess what we are doing in this country in regard to managing this group of people who have already paid their debt to society. Child sexual abuse is a travesty but pers
June 4, 2007: Miami, Florida - A Coalition of Advocates For Change is headed to Miami, Florida for a three-day human rights protest and media event. The event is scheduled for kick-off on June 15, 2007. The primary focus is to draw attention to Miami’s policy of housing registered sex offenders under bridges due to severe, legislatively mandated residency restrictions on such people. These restrictions are part of a growing number of constitutional and human rights violations that clearly demonstrate the negative impact sex offender laws have on society as a whole. These mechanisms have been labeled as counterproductive to public safety by experts worldwide and by a growing number of public service organizations here in the U.S.
The Coalition of Advocates for Change also hopes to raise awareness to the disparities of our government’s unequal application of the laws and punishment between civilians and politicians, as in the case of former Miami City attorney Barry Kutun and former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley.
Family members, human rights activists, child advocates, ex-offenders and reporters from across the nation and the world are gearing up for the event. The Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami, Florida is currently home to at least six registered sex offenders at this time. The causeway is just one of several bridges where former offenders are being forced to live. This groundbreaking event has been gaining lots of interest and momentum by the public, concerned citizens, and the media since the project was first publicly announced last month.
The news conference portion of the event is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th 2007 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. There will be five keynote speakers in attendance who will give presentations. The presentations will then be followed by a question and answer period. The news conference will be held at the Holocaust Memorial located at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue in Miami, Florida which is located near the Causeway itself.
Terry Brown of the Hope4Tomorrow foundation (tbrown@hope4tomorrow.us )and Tom Madison of SOclear.org (tomm@soclear.org), two of the protest’s organizers, are working in unison with numerous human rights activists across the nation to facilitate and promote the event. Personal invitations are also being extended to child protection advocates who have played a crucial role in the enactment of these laws: John Walsh, Mark Lunsford, Patty Wetterling, and Maureen Kanka.
Terry Brown stated, “Last month I made the decision to go to Miami and to register my temporary residence as the Julia Tuttle Causeway because I had finally reached the point where I could no longer sit by and express my outrage with mere words. I am compelled to take action. The time has come to take a step back and reassess what we are doing in this country in regard to managing this group of people who have already paid their debt to society. Child sexual abuse is a travesty but pers
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