Thread: F4j Easter Monday Congathon – Brighton

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Fathers 4 Justice has just launched the ‘Future Heroes Project’ a charity for kids, run by kids and is holding a Conga this Easter Monday in Brighton before its major Fathers Day Conga in London on Friday 15th June.


F4J EASTER MONDAY CONGATHON – BRIGHTON
Easter Monday, 9th April, starts 12.00 midday at Brighton’s Palace Pier. Ends 3.00pm.

**LIVE SAMBA BAND**DRESS PURPLE AFRO WIGS**SHADES**BRING DRUMS, MARACAS**BUCKETS TO COLLECT MONEY**

This is your opportunity to shake, shimmy & sashay your stuff through the streets of Brighton (Easter Monday) and London (Fathers Day) in support of Britain’s kids and ‘The Future Heroes Project, a new social initiative from the founder of Fathers 4 Justice.


FATHERS 4 JUSTICE DAY – BRITAINS BIGGEST EVER CONGA! – LONDON
Friday 15th June, starts 12.00 midday, central London, location TBC

You MUST register for the London event. To do so please email office@fathers-4-justice.org stating your name and any additional people you are bringing.

Sponsorship forms for the London event will be available shortly.

For more information about The Future Heroes Project and our Conga 4 Kids please visit

http://www.congathon.com/



F4J DOWNING STREET PETITION

Please (and encourage your friends also!) sign our Downing Street petition at:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/sharedparenting/


CO-ORDINATORS

We are always looking for co-ordinators who can also act as stewards at our demos – if you are interested please email office@fathers-4-justice.org


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Press Release
23rd March 2007


Dads Campaigner To Launch £1 Million Kids Charity in Brighton


Controversial founder of Fathers 4 Justice, Matt O'Connor, is launching a new social initiative in Brighton that will be for kids and run by kids and is putting £10,000 of his own money to make it happen.

The Future Heroes Project, which has applied for charitable status, aims to give away £1 million in free wonga over the next five years to children who want to make Britain a better place to grow up and help them succeed where society has failed – much of that money will be spent on the South Coast.


£1,000 FREE WONGA WHEN YOU CONGA THIS EASTER IN BRIGHTON


The project will launch this coming Easter Monday with a Conga4kids in Brighton, during which it hopes to give away £1,000 and appoint its first trustees.

The project is inviting applications from kids groups and local projects for the money.

This will be followed by Britains Biggest ever Conga in London on 15th June for Fathers Day.

In addition to making Britain a better place to grow up, The Future Heroes Project aims to help children develop the 3 Rs - developing self-respect and respect for others, building relationships that last and learning to take positive risks.

Said O'Connor, “I picked Brighton because of the recent crime figures which showed that 10,000 teens are arrested in the area each year. I wanted to contribute something to help all children, not just the young offenders from fatherless families that sparked my concern in the first place. What I have been saying for the last five years about family breakdown is slowly gaining currency as a political topic, but I believe that those people best placed to help kids are still failing them.”

“When the UNICEF report came out putting Britain bottom out of 21 first-world countries when it came to a child’s welfare and well-being, I knew it was time to do something. I will endeavour that our children have the best possible tools to build a better Britain and ensure that our country remains our country.’

O'Connor says that the charity is looking for an enthusiastic and seasoned professional to run the project while he plans a US launch for the project next year.


ENDS

For information please contact Matt on 07795 547 374 or Glen on 07981 334 222.


HOW FUTURE HEROES WILL WORK:

The charity will appoint a hero aged 13-19 from every region in the country to form a national board of heroes. The board will meet regularly to consider applications for funding from children who have ideas for projects that aim to make Britain a better place to grow up. The board will award grants of up to £1,000 with the average grant being £500. The aim is to make 2,000 grants over five years.

Future Heroes executive board may commission research looking at the impact of family relationship breakdown on child well-being and advocate new approaches to promoting child well-being and tackling family breakdown at a political level.