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The National Fatherhood Summit is just around the corner in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hundreds are planning on being there. Are you?

Event Link: http://www.dcrally2 008.com/events/ 2008-National- Fatherhood- Summit.php

Location:

Abundant Life Ministries
1725 Division SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Time/Date:

January 3rd Registration and Fellowship 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

January 4th Agenda: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Prayer Breakfast 10:00 AM - 12:00PM

List of Confirmed Speakers:

Judge Willie Lipscomb 36th District Court Detroit
Edward Bartlett - RADAR
Carol Rhodes – Author “FOC Enemy of the Family”
Cmdr. James Semerad – Dads and Moms of Michigan
Apostle Arthur Bailey – Abundant Life Ministries
Bishop W. Durham – Families for Justice and Equality
Robert Pedersen - A Child’s Right
Mike McCormick – ACFC
Dr. Stephen Walker – ACFC
Rev. Edward Pinkney – BANCO
Lary Holland – Get off the Bench
Tony Taylor – Dads Custody Support Group
Bessie Hudgins – Three Sides to Every Story, Inc
Minister Ronald Smith – Children Need Both Parents, Inc
Mr. Sal Frasca
Representative Rick Jones Judicial Committee
Representative Tom Pearce - Child and Family Services Committee
Representative Jack Hoogendyk Child and Family Services Committee
Senator Mark Jansen
Representative Glenn Steil Child and Family Services Committee
Representative Robert Dean Co Chair Child and Family Services Committee
Dr. Michael Ross Family Rights Coalition
Representative John Stahl
Robin Denison - Parental Alienation Awareness Organization
Torm Howse - United Civil Rights Councils of America
Alicia Crowe, Esq. & Author “Real Dads Stand Up”

TENTATIVE SPEAKERS

Dr. Olu Shabazz

"Possible Address Via Taped Interview"
Dr. Linda Neilsen – President of ACFC & Author “Embracing your Father”

Lary Holland and Brian Downs attend the regularly scheduled Flint City Council Meeting and present to the Council and the Audience on Equal Parenting and House Bill 4564.

Brian Downs and Lary Holland presented to the regularly Flint City Council Meeting and were invited back to discuss critical issues surrounding Equal Parenting and how it affects the City's long-term health and growth. "The next best thing to an intact family is a child having equal access to both fit, willing, and able parents," was the message presented. "Individuals coming together make families, families coming together make communities, communities come together to make government," stated Lary Holland and further, "If the most basic unit fails, so does the government."

Simply put "if the basic unit or building block is falling apart so will the government, you can't have a strong government or community when the family is being destroyed," states Holland. Both speakers indicated that you have to protect the family unit to strengthen the community.

The Flint City Council was provided detailed information pertaining to House Bill 4564 and Council members and President invited the speakers back to discuss these issues further and look into ways to strengthen the government by strengthening families.

Special thanks goes out to the Community Leaders, the Flint City Council, and the supportive residents that listened and attended. It means alot to see communities coming together to strengthen the most important building block, our children and families.

Additional thanks goes out to other Equal Parenting Supporters that showed up to lend their morale support on the issue, ready to help with anything that was necessary.

UPDATED VIDEO:

Lary Holland at the Flint Gear Grinders' Car Show in Fenton, MI. The event was at Mo Doggies Bar and Grill with over 45 participating cars in the event.

Representative Brenda Clack, in the Michigan House of Representatives, is currently holding up House Bill 4564, Michigan's Presumption of Equal Custody Bill, that creates a presumption that both parents should be involved a substantially equal amount of time in their children's lives as long as the same school schedule can be maintained.

Michigan House Bill 4564 is the right thing for parents, children, and taxpayers. Stop the government waste on programs that can be eliminated when there are two fit parents involved in their own children's lives. It takes a family to raise a child, not a community. Urge Representative to stop hold our children and Michigan House Bill 4564 hostage.

For more information about House Bill 4564 feel free to email me at laryholland@sbcglobal.net or visit http://www.squidoo.com/hb4564, created by Robert Pedersen. 

Mo Doggies Bar and Grill hosted the Flint Gear Grinders Car Show in Fenton, MI. Equal Parenting information was distributed throughout the event and over the PA System.

Thanks to the Flint Gear Grinders, Mo Doggies, and all of the sponsors that made this event possible for area parents, children, and the community.