Monday, September 13, 2004

--- F a t h e r s 4 J u s t i c e ---

--- F a t h e r s 4 J u s t i c e --- Their official website. Again, purple. Typically used for Domestic Violence Awareness. Here is a snippet from their website as to what they are fighting for: "All children, their parents and grandparents have inalienable rights to enjoy a meaningful, loving relationship with each other woven into our social fabric for over 6,000 years. Parliament's express intention in the 1989 Children's Act was exactly this yet the child's best interest principle has now effectively become the mothers best interest. A recent judgement by Lord Justice Thorpe severing contact between a child and her father gave the green light to recalcitrant mothers that they could veto contact between children and their fathers if this made them 'anxious or depressed.' " So far they have, peacefully, dressed up as Santas & Elvises. On Father's Day they stormed one of the courtrooms. Now, I think that these are acceptable means of protest. But scrambling up the Buckingham Palace? Yeah, it was humourous and it caught the camera's eye, but what if the police didn't recognise Batman as a non-terrorist? Some kid would not only never see his father, but lose one as well. How can that be an acceptable form of protest? As to their approach to fight for their rights: "Fathers 4 Justice advocates peaceful non-violent direct action based on the Greenpeace model with a dash of humour thrown in for good measure." Here is another related site w/ news archives: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/f4jswansea/