FI - 326

14 December 2007 - Family Integrity #326 -- Family First - Do you know just how close we are!!!

Dear All,

I know some of you already receive this, so please forgive me forwarding it again.

Craig Smith
Family.Integrity@xtra.co.nz
http://www.FamilyIntegrity.org.nz
http://familyintegrity.blogspot.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: admin@familyfirst.org.nz [mailto:admin@familyfirst.org.nz]
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 7:45 AM
To: Craig Smith
Subject: Family First - Do you know just how close we are!!!

To view the information below with graphics then click on this link direct to Family first website:
http://www.familyfirst.org.nz/index.cfm/SIGN_THE_PETITIONS

14 Dec 2007
Hi Craig,

1. DO YOU KNOW JUST HOW CLOSE WE ARE?

On March 1 2007, we helped launch the petitions to demand a Referendum on Child abuse and the criminalisation of good parents who use a smack for correction.

We need to gain 300,000 signatures by March 1 2008 on each of the following statements:
1. SHOULD A SMACK AS PART OF GOOD PARENTAL CORRECTION BE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN NEW ZEALAND; and
2. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT GIVE URGENT PRIORITY TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING THE WIDER CAUSES OF FAMILY BREAKDOWN, FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE IN NEW ZEALAND?

As at this week, we have approximately 239,000 signatures on each petition. Just about there!!

So, in combination with other groups, we've launched the SUMMER CHALLENGE!

If everyone who received this email alert collected just 20 signatures on each petition, we would reach our target. It's that simple.

I asked my local cafe owner to put the petition forms (CLICK HERE http://www.unityforliberty.net.nz/documents/CirPetition.pdf) with an explanation sheet (CLICK HERE http://www.familyfirst.org.nz/files/LATEST%20-%20Make%20Them%20Listen.pdf) on the counter, and he has collected over 100 signatures just like that! Do you know a shop owner or retailer who can simply leave the explanation sheet and petition forms on the counter?

Family First NZ is joining with Unity for Liberty, Focus on the Family, Sensible Sentencing Trust, For the Sake of our Children Trust and other groups in inviting all concerned New Zealanders across the country to 'take up arms' - that means pens, clipboards and petition forms!

How: By being available in your own communities for NZ'ers to sign the petition. Ring up a local shop and ask to run a table outside their business on a Saturday or for a few days over the new year. Perhaps a sports field - mid-week touch - flower shows - Expos - Christmas in the Park - stockcars - wherever there's a crowd (the possibilities are endless!).

1. Print off a pile of petition forms http://www.unityforliberty.net.nz/documents/CirPetition.pdf
2. Print off this sheet http://www.familyfirst.org.nz/files/LATEST%20-%20Reality%20Hits_SST.pdf which shows how harmful the anti-smacking law is to good families
3. Print off this sheet http://www.familyfirst.org.nz/files/LATEST%20-%20Make%20Them%20Listen.pdf which explains more about the petitions

IMPORTANT: By achieving 300,000 signatures, this will make parental correction and child abuse an election issue . Every voter will have to express their opinion on these 2 issues when they enter the polling booth at next year's election. The Electoral Finance Bill won't be able to stop this one.

Help us hold the politicians accountable on how they have failed to deal with the real causes of child abuse while targeting good families with shoddy law making.

Make Child Abuse and the Role of Parents an Election Issue in 2008!

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
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