IT'S ALMOST DC RALLY TIME

It is now, almost time for the Washington DC Rally on August 18, 2007, the appointed date that this quilt will make it's debut at the Lincoln Memorial. What an event this is going to be!

This quilt has taken more days and hours than I can count to make, but I don't regret a single minute that I have given to it. It has been both heart-breaking and yet rewarding as I have made the squares containing the information for each child that is represented. The heartbreak that these children, and those they stand in representation for that are not specifically named in it, are ALL "innocent victims" and had absolutely NO say in what has happened to them.

This quilt has been constructed to bring attention to these innocent children in hope that the citizens, parents, teachers, public officials both elected and appointed, and even our country's visitors, will realize that this is an atrocity and take a stand against the acts, deeds, and those who are the abusers of these children to STOP them before any more of these precious gifts of our lives become yet even more victims.

This quilt has two sides. Not a front and a "back" as is common with a quilt. Neither side with more significance than the other. One side, perhaps maybe a little more important at the moment for the fact that these children, at least most of them, are still alive and ARE our leaders of tomorrow, but one no more precious than the other. The other side contains children that will not be afforded the same opportunities, as they were "Protected to Death".

The side of the quilt that features the children who are still alive and are our future leaders are victims beyond words. They have been preyed upon and abused by an agency established by the very government of this nation that was "supposed" to protect them from harm and provide assistance to those that needed it. That government agency is none other than Child Protective Services, a.k.a. CPS, regardless of the particular name by which they call themselves in their respective states. They have become an "out of control" and all too powerful government entity that has NOW become the real true abusers of the children, their parents, and their families. For what and why? The government funding they can claim and bring into their agencies and their State's general operating funds. The agency has become very corrupt and money driven. It has truly lost sight of it's intended purpose and the very reason it was established. Sadly, every child now wears a $price tag$ on their head.

These same children are also victims of our Family Courts that are now so filled with corruption that there is NO justice for them nor their families being served. They only support what the CPS agency wants to have happen with the child. It's no longer a matter of what is truly best for the child, but rather what is best for the agency and the government. This only serves to further victimize the child. The Judges and District/County Attorneys who are running the Family Court rooms are not abiding by the laws of their respective states nor those by which this nation is governed by. They do not uphold our Constitutionally Guaranteed Rights nor are parents even granted Due Process of Law. The judgements rendered are not made with what is best for the child at the forefront, but rather what is best for the CPS agency and state financially, or according to which parent has the largest bank account or most political power thus ultimately destroying parent-child relationships by pitting one parent against the other without regard for those bonds and relationships that the child needs to grow and mature into a productive and contributing member of society.

The children who are represented and have been "Protected to Death" are those who have paid the highest and greatest price of all -- their LIFE. These children are the FAILURES by those who were "supposed" to protect them. These children died "UN-necessarily" and their deaths COULD HAVE been prevented IF those who were "supposed" to have been protecting them from harm had been vigilant and responsible as was their "duty" to have been. Instead, these children were "brushed aside and ignored" so that the focus of attention could be placed on seeking other and more massive numbers of children in which to seek custody of and remove from their families and homes, and most of which were needlessly removed and did not need protection from their families. "ERR on the side of caution" At whose expense???

The CPS agencies have truly lost sight of what their goals "should be" and have instead become with clouded vision as to what their duties and obligations to our children really are. Children are removed from their homes and parents every day and are placed in far more dangerous and abusive situations and environments than they were in and then, they are ultimately left without the viligant watchful eye of "protection", or, those that should have been removed to truly protect them from their harmful situations are left to fall victims paying the ultimate price with their lives. How many more of our children must pay this price before we say "STOP Protecting Them to Death" and do the jobs you took your oathes to do.

The Family Court Judges must also wear the blood of these "Protected to Death" children. They without a second thought or reservation and without ordering or mandating that the situations that truly put these children at risk be thoroughly investigated by Law Enforcement and those with the training and expertise to do so, FAILED these children as well, often having been advised by parents and or other observers that these same children were being abused and stood at risk of harm, but cared not because that "warning" relayed to them didn't come from the CPS agency.

I ask, "Should these judges and CPS Agency Social/Case Workers be charged and prosecuted with "Failure to Protect" mandating penalties akin to manslaughter when guilty of this? Parents face these charges, whether guilty or not, many times over every day, levied against them by these same Family Court Judges and CPS when there truly was no "failure to protect" and the child has not even been truly harmed. Where IS the justice? Who is truly responsible for the ultimate price these children have paid?

The purpose of this quilt is to bring AWARENESS to what is and has been happening to our children. Only when we ALL become truly aware of the plight of our children, can we act upon that and take the steps necessary to insure changes that will alleviate this pain and suffering so that there will be no more VICTIMS and FAILURES with the ultimate sacrifices of their lives.

Please accept this as my personal invitation to you to join us at this Washington DC Rally on Saturday, August 18, 2007, for the debut of this "quilt", the first ever of its kind, as it is put on display for the world to see and bring "home" to every individual who views it, the reality of what is happening to our children.

There will be more detailed information about this quilt available at the rally as well as opportunities to order photos and even make your photo made this quilt.

SEE YOU THERE. :o)