Join California RSOL in protesting International Megan’s Law (IML), the law to prevent Registrant international travel, at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, July 27, 2016.
The government has filed a motion to dismiss our lawsuit against IML, the recently signed law by President Obama, to keep Registered citizens in permanent internal exile. The court hearing for that motion will be at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom Three of Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, 3rd Floor, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, 94612.
We need as many of our supporters to fill the courtroom as possible to show the court, and America, that there are many Registrants, families of Registrants, and friends who suffer under the yoke of unconstitutional, ex-post-facto, punishment. The government’s travel notifications to foreign countries, its “unique identifiers” placed upon the passports of Registrants, as well as its requirements that Registrants provide the U.S. Government advance travel plans – under threat of imprisonment – amount to a complete ban on international travel for those on the Registry. These policies are already taking a terrible toll on those who, long ago, paid their debts to society. The Registry has become a continuously expanding regime of ever-escalating torment.
After the hearing, which will probably end by 10:00 a.m., there will be a rally in the plaza immediately outside of the courtroom in front of the entrance.
We expect to have media covering the event and Janice Bellucci, President of RSOL, and lead attorney for the lawsuit, will speak, along with other members and supporters of RSOL.
Please join us there! If you cannot, then please consider donating to California RSOL to help make our work in challenging this, and many other terrible laws, such as residence and presence restrictions, possible. Please also consider volunteering your time.
Thank you for your support! Please contact us at californiarsol.org with your questions or concerns or offers of assistance.
When: July 27, Hearing at 9:00 a.m., The rally begins at approximately 10:00 a.m. in the plaza in front of Court entrance.
Where: U.S. Federal District Courtroom 3, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, 3rd Floor, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, 94612
Can anyone give me a ride down from Ukiah and back afterwards? Or can someone with money sponsor me for the cost to rent a car for 24 hrs and a little for some of the gas cost. I’m poor and without extra funds for costs to travel, but would like to support the group in being there. If not, maybe I can go next time needed.
On probation, not allowed. No job. No money to give. Exactly as they want me. I am helping a little and there will come a time when my voice and actions will be loud and clear.
I hope as many folks that can attend will go.
July 27 just happens to be the 10 year anniversary for the signing of the AWA. Thus, this date is significant.
^^ Same here anonymous right now under so called ‘restrictions’ but once gone Ill also speak LOUDLY !:) VERY Loudly and all over the place !
Fly in to either OAK or SFO. Take BART to 12th St station in Oakland. Then only 3 block walk to courthouse on Clay.
I’m There!!! I discharge June 18th. Anyone needing a ride from Sacramento, hit me up.
I will be there with my family as well!! I discharge June 12th!!!
As normal, the timing is impeccable. Had I been living in Fresno still, the distance would be short enough.
So far, there is an event i’m wanting to deal with from the 14th through 17th which is a few days after my trip to Redding in a couple days. I was HOPING to be able to leisuring travel over to Phoenix in show of support for something, but too many days would pass and I wouldn’t be able to safely travel AND deal with registration issues. THEN, i’d have to leisuring travel over to OAKLAND to attend this…
Keeping in mind I also have a full work schedule.
I really wish people wouldn’t pick OAKLAND as a place to protest. It’s a horrible city and there is a serious lack of law enforcement there. I would be very uncomfortable protesting publicly in a place like that.
I wanted to attend the conference in Atlanta Georgia, but I don’t have enough time to save up and prep for it.
It seems that as a registered citizen, I am unable to really attend the very things that affect me.
what happens when you own a boat and leave the US without any particular destination.or if you’re going to another country just to get out of the United States but you don’t have any particular destination after your first stop?
Priorities. We all have them. This is one of mine. See ya there.
So happy to hear of the plans to protest and just wish there was some way we could be present. Hoping for a large turnout. Just got back from Jamaica yesterday and my husband who served his time over 10 years ago has no idea yet of this restriction. I just learned about it right before our trip and am still trying to find a way to break the bad news to him. Just hoping and praying this horrible restriction on civil liberties of those who have paid their dues will not be allowed to be enforced. I so wanted to stay in Jamaica far away from this insane system which is just inhumane.
Since the passing of IML, has anyone tried to travel overseas? I asked this at the New Mexico registration office. They said that SOs have successfully gone and returned from overseas trips, but I have my doubts. Would like to hear from others who have returned from a trip overseas…. Successfully or not.
Janis
I’m traveling to Paris for the first time with my wife, on July 26 through Aug 7.
Am I to inform the government of my travels? when does this politically pathetic Obama law take affect. This will be the last time i travel out of the country and my passport expires next year.
Thank you for your help and i will donate $100 to help brothers and sisters get to the court room through your donation site.
So it has now been 127 days since President Obama signed this into law on Feb 8.
Section 9 of the final bill requires that the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall develop and submit to assorted congressional committees a process by which to implement the program specifically dealing with the passport identifier within 90 days.
I believe Janice had stated that she attempted to receive this document at the end of the prescribed time frame. Is there an update on this?
Is it possible that the government is and continues to break its own laws?
Speaking of which – is there any news on the status on the lawsuit regarding the missing dates on the Megan’s Law web site? As we head into summer we are closing in on 6 (six) years!! that the CA DOJ is out of compliance on its own law.
Anyone here ever got in trouble for registering a few days late? Sheeeesh.
I just don’t fully understand this law. Why do they get to contact these countries and say they have reason to believe a crime will be committed? Based on what exactly? Some people who are on the Sex Offender Registry had one offense that is ages old. Not to mention passports aren’t just used to travel. When you get a new job you can use your passport, but I guess not anymore.
I think the US government and all governments in general should be more concerned with their own people committing these types of crimes as opposed to registered citizens. The people put in charge of providing humanitarian needs to these poor countries commit more atrocities than most of us have ever committed. Check out this bloomberg article from today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/rape-scandal-of-un-peacekeepers-festers-as-reports-of-abuse-grow
Does anyone know who we can call or how we can find out if we would be allowed into certain countries? Like can we call an embassy? Nobody seems to know and the last time I tried to travel I attempted to enter Mexico in October and was denied entry. I can’t seem to find any reliable info.
I’ve been registered since 1994 and have had no incidents with the legal system. The struggle has been to remain employed and housed. I have worked as a substance abuse counselor since 2000 and at age 61 and in poor health I find myself unable to afford the studio apartment I have lived in for 5 years. This month, June 2016 is the last month I can afford to pay the rent and I have exhausted myself looking for a low cost apartment to rent and over 55 apartments turn me down because I am registered. I have searched for sex offender housing guides to no avail. Many states have them but not California. I am about to be homeless. Does anyone know of sex offender housing assistance in California?
This is why I will be protesting;
I just watched a genealogy roadshow ( so I have boring viewing tastes…), anyway, a woman was being shown her German grandmother’s Nazi passport. There it was, the mark,a large red “J”! The commentator described it as the most obvious part of the passport besides the Swaztika. He also said it referenced a “dark period in human history.” I guess all we need now is to replace the American flag on our passports with the Nazi flag, and history will have repeated itself.
One more tidbit. Commentator John Oliver made a good point. Letters do not affect our representatives. We must all call them to voice our displeasure in their actions. And call again…. and again…..and again. I have set aside 1 hour a month to call them all. If we all did thid. Just think about it.
Women Against Registry (WAR) will be there…
I know of some individuals besides myself who would like to come but lack the funds to attend. Would anyone be willing to help them in that regard?
I am in Santa Clara county. I am going and have room for a couple of passengers if someone needs a ride.
We can set a mtg. place since I don’t trust # or email sharing. Not this site, just never did in general. I’m sure that is a common trait with all of us.
Anyone here already live in the Oakland area? I am getting there a little early and could use a tour guide.