2026 Mothers Movement march underway at State Capitol

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:02]CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. FOX CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. FOX CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. FOX FORTY'S JULIET SMITH REPORTS.

[00:00:05]FORTY'S JULIET SMITH REPORTS.

[00:00:06]FORTY'S JULIET SMITH REPORTS. >> ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING ON >> ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING ON >> ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING ON STATE LEGISLATORS TO IMPLEMENT STATE LEGISLATORS TO IMPLEMENT STATE LEGISLATORS TO IMPLEMENT A NEW POLICY THAT BETTER A NEW POLICY THAT BETTER A NEW POLICY THAT BETTER PROTECTS CHILDREN AND RESTORES PROTECTS CHILDREN AND RESTORES PROTECTS CHILDREN AND RESTORES FAMILIES ENDING WHAT MANY ARE FAMILIES ENDING WHAT MANY ARE FAMILIES ENDING WHAT MANY ARE CALLING UNNECESSARY FAMILY CALLING UNNECESSARY FAMILY CALLING UNNECESSARY FAMILY SEPARATION, PORT.

[00:00:18]SEPARATION, PORT.

[00:00:18]SEPARATION, PORT. >> REAL SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER >> REAL SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER >> REAL SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER CHILD, A SWALLOW.

[00:00:23]CHILD, A SWALLOW.

[00:00:23]CHILD, A SWALLOW. >> FAMILIES URGING STATE AND >> FAMILIES URGING STATE AND >> FAMILIES URGING STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DISMANTLE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DISMANTLE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DISMANTLE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND DECRIMINALIZE POVERTY, DECRIMINALIZE POVERTY, DECRIMINALIZE POVERTY, JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL COURT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL COURT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL COURT RECORDS, IMMIGRATION STATUS, RECORDS, IMMIGRATION STATUS, RECORDS, IMMIGRATION STATUS, HOUSING IN SECURITY AND MENTAL HOUSING IN SECURITY AND MENTAL HOUSING IN SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH. THEY'RE ALSO ASKING HEALTH. THEY'RE ALSO ASKING HEALTH. THEY'RE ALSO ASKING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, REPLACING PUNISHMENT WITH REPLACING PUNISHMENT WITH REPLACING PUNISHMENT WITH TRAUMA, INFORMED COMMUNITY LED TRAUMA, INFORMED COMMUNITY LED TRAUMA, INFORMED COMMUNITY LED SERVICES AND ENDING MANDATED SERVICES AND ENDING MANDATED REPORTING. MANDATED REPORTING REPORTING. MANDATED REPORTING REPORTING. MANDATED REPORTING IS A HUGE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY IS A HUGE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY IS A HUGE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO FAMILY SEPARATION TO FAMILY SEPARATION TO FAMILY SEPARATION OFTENTIMES IT IS AT THE RESULT OFTENTIMES IT IS AT THE RESULT OFTENTIMES IT IS AT THE RESULT OF JUST DIFFERENT SUPPORTS OF JUST DIFFERENT SUPPORTS OF JUST DIFFERENT SUPPORTS THAT ARE NEEDED. MENTAL THAT ARE NEEDED. MENTAL THAT ARE NEEDED. MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING, INSTABILITY.

[00:00:59]HEALTH, HOUSING, INSTABILITY.

[00:00:59]HEALTH, HOUSING, INSTABILITY. AND SO IN ORDER WERE DEMANDING AND SO IN ORDER WERE DEMANDING AND SO IN ORDER WERE DEMANDING THAT INSTEAD OF MANDATED THAT INSTEAD OF MANDATED THAT INSTEAD OF MANDATED REPORTING THAT THERE'S REPORTING THAT THERE'S REPORTING THAT THERE'S MANDATED SUPPORT, FORMERLY MANDATED SUPPORT, FORMERLY MANDATED SUPPORT, FORMERLY INCARCERATED MOTHER, SURE SAYS INCARCERATED MOTHER, SURE SAYS INCARCERATED MOTHER, SURE SAYS HER CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM HER CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM HER CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM HER IN 2017 LIKE WE SEE EACH HER IN 2017 LIKE WE SEE EACH HER IN 2017 LIKE WE SEE EACH OTHER'S FACES AND BECAUSE SITE OTHER'S FACES AND BECAUSE SITE OTHER'S FACES AND BECAUSE SITE WHY WE CAN MEET AND ALLEGES WHY WE CAN MEET AND ALLEGES WHY WE CAN MEET AND ALLEGES THAT DESPITE MEETING ALL OF THAT DESPITE MEETING ALL OF THAT DESPITE MEETING ALL OF THE JUDGES REQUIREMENTS, SHE THE JUDGES REQUIREMENTS, SHE THE JUDGES REQUIREMENTS, SHE HAS STILL NOT REGAIN CUSTODY HAS STILL NOT REGAIN CUSTODY HAS STILL NOT REGAIN CUSTODY OF HER CHILDREN AND SHARES OF HER CHILDREN AND SHARES OF HER CHILDREN AND SHARES CONCERNS FOR THEIR SAFETY AND CONCERNS FOR THEIR SAFETY AND CONCERNS FOR THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING EVERY 6 TO PICKET WELL-BEING EVERY 6 TO PICKET WELL-BEING EVERY 6 TO PICKET THAT IT'S KIND LIKE THEY PUT THAT IT'S KIND LIKE THEY PUT THAT IT'S KIND LIKE THEY PUT IN THE TRASH. THEY'RE DOING IN THE TRASH. THEY'RE DOING IN THE TRASH. THEY'RE DOING THIS MORE MONEY FOR THE THIS MORE MONEY FOR THE THIS MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

[00:01:38]GOVERNMENT.

[00:01:38]GOVERNMENT. >> YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATE >> YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATE >> YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATE AMETHYST YATES SAYS GROWING UP AMETHYST YATES SAYS GROWING UP AMETHYST YATES SAYS GROWING UP IN FOSTER CARE WAS TRAUMATIC.

[00:01:42]IN FOSTER CARE WAS TRAUMATIC.

[00:01:42]IN FOSTER CARE WAS TRAUMATIC. ADDING THAT SEPARATING ADDING THAT SEPARATING ADDING THAT SEPARATING CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES CAN CAUSE MORE HARM THAN CAN CAUSE MORE HARM THAN CAN CAUSE MORE HARM THAN PROVIDING SINGLE PARENTS WITH PROVIDING SINGLE PARENTS WITH PROVIDING SINGLE PARENTS WITH THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED. IT LED TO BUNCH OF NEED. IT LED TO BUNCH OF PROBLEMS. THEY DID ALL MY PROBLEMS. THEY DID ALL MY PROBLEMS. THEY DID ALL MY LIFE.

[00:01:54]LIFE.

[00:01:54]LIFE. >> THEY WERE TELLING ME I WAS >> THEY WERE TELLING ME I WAS >> THEY WERE TELLING ME I WAS SUPPOSED TO TRUST STRANGERS AT SUPPOSED TO TRUST STRANGERS AT SUPPOSED TO TRUST STRANGERS AT A YOUNG AGE. IT LEAD TO A A YOUNG AGE. IT LEAD TO A A YOUNG AGE. IT LEAD TO A LIFETIME OF BAD CHOICES AND LIFETIME OF BAD CHOICES AND LIFETIME OF BAD CHOICES AND SEEKING VALIDATION FROM PEOPLE SEEKING VALIDATION FROM PEOPLE SEEKING VALIDATION FROM PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE MY BEST THAT DIDN'T HAVE MY BEST THAT DIDN'T HAVE MY BEST INTEREST IN MIND YOU NEED TO INTEREST IN MIND YOU NEED TO INTEREST IN MIND YOU NEED TO KEEP THIS FAMILY WHOLE.

[00:02:07]KEEP THIS FAMILY WHOLE.

[00:02:07]KEEP THIS FAMILY WHOLE. >> NOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON, >> NOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON, >> NOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON, ORGANIZERS CONCLUDED THE DAY ORGANIZERS CONCLUDED THE DAY ORGANIZERS CONCLUDED THE DAY WITH THE POLICY PRESENTATION WITH THE POLICY PRESENTATION WITH THE POLICY PRESENTATION AND MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS AND MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS AND MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS INSIDE THE CAPITOL BUILDING