Attorney compiles letters to President Obama in new book
Several thousand letters from students to the president of the United States and his responses are featured in “Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons — A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders” by Detroit attorney Gregory Reed, CEO and founder of the Keeper of the Word Foundation.
The young people’s letters reveal their concerns for peace, healthcare, freedom, education, poverty, religious tolerance, love, materialism, and equality in America. They also address concerns including immigration issues, crime, poverty, global climate change, economic issues, racism, war, religion, same-sex marriage and discrimination.
In the letters, President Obama talks of global lessons or universal lessons of change taught to him by his mother and discoveries from leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. He speaks as to how these lessons can transform the lives of youths by adopting the values of perseverance, power of one, confidence, purpose, sacrifice, patience, unity, integrity, courage, dignity, selflessness, and commitment.
The book was inspired from the award winning book “Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth” and the exhibit entitled, “Dear Mr. Mandela ... Dear Mrs. Parks: Children’s Letters, Global Lessons,” presented in South Africa and at Michigan State University by Keeper of the Word Foundation.
The book is published by Amber Communications Group.
Nominations sought for Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement
Recognizing outstanding work for Michigan’s children is the goal of the Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations are now open for this joint award of the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Department of Human Services.
The award was established in honor of the late Daniel J. Wright of Grand Ledge, an attorney and longtime leader in child support and child welfare reform. He was credited with the “Michigan Miracle” in 2002 when, as special assistant to then-Chief Justice Maura D. Corrigan, he led the state’s efforts to upgrade Michigan’s child support enforcement system by federally mandated deadlines.
Nominations are open to attorneys, judges, caseworkers, court employees, employees of public and private agencies, employees and members of non-profits, and others who have a significant record of helping Michigan families and children. To be eligible, a nominee must have 10 years or more experience in his or her field and must have a record of achievements with demonstrable impact.
The deadline to nominate a candidate for the Wright Award is Friday, Oct. 26. The Wright Award recipient will be honored at the 2012 Michigan Adoption Day event at the Michigan Hall of Justice on November 20.
More information is available at http://courts.mi.gov/News-Events/press_releases/Documents/WrightAwardNominationsOctober2012.pdf
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