John Murtari update 18 Nov 2006

PRESS RELEASE: Parents' Rights Activist Endures 108 Days Without Food
Posted by: "Teri Stoddard" shared.parenting.works@gmail.com sharedparentingworks
Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:36 pm (PST)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Parents' Rights Activist Endures 108 Days Without Eating

Documentary 'Support? System Down' to Include AKidsRight.org Founder John
Murtari

11/16/2006 11:43:00 AM
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Contact: Teri Stoddard of A Kid's Right, 925-628-1206 or
teri@akidsright. org

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Angelo Lobo, producer of
"Support? System Down" will be arriving in Syracuse today, Nov. 16, to film
John Murtari, founder of AKidsRight.org, in the Onondaga County Justice
Center, on his 108th day with no solid food.

"John's story is special in that he has taken a stand against a system that
desperately needs reform, on a national level," said Lobo, "He is a voice
for thousands who are being incarcerated against their constitutional
rights."

Murtari, 50, an Air Force Academy graduate, was sentenced to six months
incarceration for willful failure to pay child support, a charge he
disputes. Inspired by Gandhi, Murtari started the parents' organization
AKidsRight.org and has been advocating for a Family Rights Act.

"The child support system is broken; their information is too frequently not
accurate or complete," said Jane Spies of the National Family Justice
Association. "If an honorable man like John can get locked up, anyone can,"
she continued, "How does this help his son? Why does his son have to suffer
the loss of a loving father?"

Murtari urges parents who want change in family law to demonstrate faith,
love and personal sacrifice, and to participate in peaceful protest. He once
climbed the art structure in front of the Federal Building and displayed a
large banner in his quest to get a meeting with Senator Clinton. Murtari
stopped eating July 31, the day he reported to jail. "John is a hero to
parents around the world," said Spies.

Lobo has interviewed parents across the country who have said it's time for
change in family law. "This is the new civil rights movement," said Teri
Stoddard, "Parents are demanding truth, justice and equality. They want
their constitutional rights upheld."

Everyone is encouraged to join the AKidsRight.org mailing list
http://www.akidsrig ht.org/register/ sign-up.php4

Murtari will be released on Dec. 1, and his first priority, is visiting his
son.

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For more information on AKidsRight.org visit
http://www.akidsrig ht.org

For more information on AGINELO Productions visit
http://www.aginelo. com

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