Our speaker for the August 11th Fearless meeting was Donna Bartos from BLOOM365. The name “BLOOM365” stands for “Bring Love On Others More, 365 days a year.” BLOOM365 teaches relationship and boundary skills to those 11—24 years of age. BLOOM365 also does domestic/sexual abuse prevention and healing work with young people.
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Our speakers at the February 10 Fearless meeting were Public Defenders Katie Krejci and Meghan White. They are very knowledgeable about registration and sex offense cases. They spoke about changes in the registration laws (Modified Registration Requirements in 2021). Some of the changes: Registered citizens must re-register in person at the sheriff’s office once every year in the month of their birthday;
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January 13, 2022 Minutes:
We had a good turnout at our recent Fearless meeting, and we discussed several topics. We were blessed to have two people from Tucson in attendance who are considering starting a Fearless meeting group in Tucson. This would be a real blessing to some of our members who live in Tucson.
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We had a good turnout at our Thanksgiving dessert meeting, and we all shared what we are thankful for.
**There is no decision yet by Attorney General Garland about the proposed SORNA regulations, but we will let you know if we hear anything.
**Tennessee lawmakers are looking at the sex offender registry after receving dozens of lawsuits.
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On Thursday, June 20, we were privileged to have Attorney’s Meghan White and Katie Krejci from the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office return to our Fearless group to wrap up their discussion on the terms of Probation and Parole. They answered many of our questions and reviewed the conditions in order to be compliant on Probation or Parole.
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May Fearless Minutes
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Our speaker this month was Amy Love, Deputy Director of Government Affairs from the Arizona State Supreme Court. Amy gave us quite an education on the legislative process and the power of telling your story.
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Guest Speaker
Our speaker this month was Paul Hanley. Paul spoke about “Taking back your power through activism.” Paul is the author of five books, including Roller Coaster to Hell and Back, which describes his rehabilitation and recovery from childhood sexual abuse.
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Guest Speaker
Our guest speaker, Dr. Grace Gamez, shared her personal journey on the registry. Her hard work and determination which led to her position as Founder and Director of ReFraming Justice at American Friends Service Committee – Arizona was inspirational to everyone. She offered hope to all of us despite the restrictions and challenges of being on the registry.
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