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Foundation President Testifies before Colorado Study Committee
On July 18, I was honored to testify before the Colorado legislature’s Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee. The committee, made up of 7 representatives and 4 senators, was formed to gather information on the problems in the state’s child protection scheme and on the potential for reforms to improve outcomes. July 18 was the…
Read MoreFoundation Files Brief with Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Critical Parental Rights Case
On Tuesday, we submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a critical parental rights case pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. This powerful federal court is just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, so this critical case could determine the future of parental…
Read MoreMaine Parental Rights Amendment Headed to Committee
We are excited to let you know that L.D. 1953, a proposed parental rights amendment to the Maine Constitution, will be heard by the Committee on Judiciary tomorrow, May 24, at 10 AM in the State House, Room 438. This powerful amendment to the Maine Constitution will establish that “All parental rights are reserved to…
Read MoreAdoption and Foster Family Advocacy with Laura Adams
This week, we talk with Laura Adams, founder of FACTS4safefamilies.com, which provides education, support, and advocacy to improve understanding of adoptive and foster children and complex trauma. Laura explains how through her work with international adoption and parenting her own adopted children with special needs, she saw firsthand the challenges that exist in getting the proper…
Read MoreAdvocating for Parents with Erin Phillips
This week, we talk with Erin Phillips, president of Power2Parent, an organization uniting parents who want to advocate for their children’s education. Erin discusses her journey in advocating for her parental rights in her own children’s education and how Power2Parent was formed to give parents in her home state of Nevada and across the country…
Read MoreCall for Alabama House to Vote on Fundamental Parental Rights
Alabama State Representative Kenneth Paschal’s H.B. 6, The Parental Rights Protection Act, was POSTPONED when it was originally scheduled for a vote on the Alabama House Floor on May 2. (This powerful bill will make Alabama the 17th state in the nation to protect parental rights as fundamental in state code.) Due to that postponement,…
Read MoreChallenging CPS Overreach with Peter Kamakawiwoole
This week, Homeschool Legal Defense Association staff attorney Peter Kamakawiwoole returns to the Eppic Broadcast. Peter tells us about a case that he litigated on behalf of a mom who found herself dealing with an invasive CPS investigation including strip searches of her young children – all because she left her children in the car…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment in Texas House Committee
On April 19, the Texas Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 70 proposing an amendment to enshrine parental rights in the Texas Constitution. The bill is currently awaiting a hearing and vote in the State Affairs Committee of the Texas House of Representatives. If passed by the House and adopted by the Texas voters in the…
Read MoreJoin Parental Rights Foundation President and OCEANetwork Homeschoolers in Salem on Thursday!
Parental Rights Foundation president Will Estrada is the keynote speaker at OCEANetwork’s annual Apple Pie Day at the Capitol in Salem on Thursday, May 4. This event runs from 10 to 2 with Will featured at the 12:00 rally. We invite you to come out and meet Will and hear his interactive talks about how…
Read MoreFighting for Reasonable Childhood Independence, with Diane Redleaf
This week, we welcome Diane Redleaf back to the Eppic Broadcast. Diane is the author of They Took the Kids Last Night and founder of the Family Defense Center. Diane is working with Let Grow to pass legislation in Virginia and Utah that protects reasonable childhood independence, the idea that children should be able to pursue age-appropriate activities on their…
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