14 février, 2005
Oshawa - ON - Heartbreak Hotel.
A tremendously dedicated crew of 20 men, women, and
children marched with me to the Superior Court of
Justice, Heartbreak Hotel, in Oshawa. We carried
specially designed purple flags with red broken
hearts, and some generously donated Fathers 4 Justice
Canada signs. Our bristol board hearts however were no
match for the rain.
Kevin Campbell, flag in hand, stands outside the Superior Court of Justice in protest, advocating "truth, justice and equality" in family law in Canada. He is currently in the process of renewing his custody battle for his 11 year old daughter, for whome he only has visitation rights. His daughters mother has full custody, but hasn't been with her for the past 10 years. According to one of the supporters at the rally, "Children are being used as a commodity in the child welfare system, where they're being seperated from loving family members, strictly for financial profit by legal representatives.
PHOTO BY: MIKE POCHWAT
The marching itself was no small task as we were
walking in freezing rain and had it not been for the
strong arms of some of our supporters, I likely would
have blown away!
With chivalry like that, I see some superheros in the
making! LOL
(L) Kris Titus, Durham Region Co-Ordinator for Fathers-4-Justice, marches alongside supporters up Simcoe St, towards the Superior Court of Justice advocating "truth, justice and equality" in family law in Canada. According to one of the supporters, "Children are being used as a commodity in the child welfare system, where they're being seperated from loving family members, strictly for financial profit by legal representatives.
PHOTO BY: MIKE POCHWAT
We stayed out in the rain and cold until 10:00am.
A local reporter followed us every step of the way and
stayed until the end. A very keen young man with great
ears as he is the first reporter ever to actually
remember and repeat back to me "non-violent direct
action" and he is interested in covering more of what
we do.
A special balloon bouquet was delivered to the staff
at the courthouse with a message that broken hearted
kids and dads need each other and equal parenting.
While my one dedicated crew stood in the rain and
cold, there were a couple other volunteers busily
delivering balloon bouquets to the offices of MP's and
our local police stations. All were very well
received, and one of the MP's staff members expressed
a keen interest in joining F4J, while another crew had
already heard about the march and said they heard
there were 30 people.
Paul Aube (center), was joined in support by his two children Mitchell (L) and Afton (R) at a rally organized by Fathers-4-Justice at the Superior Court of Justice advocating "truth, justice and equality" in family law in Canada. Paul is a single father, who went "through 16 months of hell" in the justice system to get sole custody of his children. He was falsely accused of abuse towards his wife, and it was only after his daughter stood up for him in court, that charges were dropped and custody granted.
PHOTO BY: MIKE POCHWAT
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