International Conference on the Family
July 18, 2004
18th July 2004 The Parent Child 2004-International Conference on the Family, marking the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family, is taking place in Westminster , London , on June 17-18, 2004. Organized by the National Family and Parenting Institute, the Parenting Education and Support Forum, the National Council for One Parent
The Fonds Houtman funding twelve various initiatives
July 16, 2004
16th July 2004 The Fonds Houtman, a Belgian-based foundation specializing in early childhood issues, is funding twelve various initiatives to help children with imprisoned parents. The actions, to be piloted in nine prisons in French-speaking Belgium , were either prison establishment initiatives or joint initiatives between the latter and the Fonds Houtman. A university research
Workshops for imprisoned fathers
July 15, 2004
15th July 2004 Relais Enfants-Parents (REP) is piloting workshops for imprisoned fathers at the Centre National d’Observation (CNO), located at Fresnes prison, in May. The CNO houses inmates sentenced to over 10 years for a six-week period to determine how and where the sentence will be executed. According to REP staff member Emmanuel Gallaud, the
“Festa dell’affettività” (Family Ties Days)
June 28, 2004
28th June 2004 Milan-based Bambinisenzasbarre, a EUROCHIPS member, organized two “Festa dell’affettività” (Family Ties Days) on June 12 and 26 for children and imprisoned mothers and fathers at San Vittore Prison. The event, organized in collaboration with City Angels (social exclusion support group); Telefono Azzurro and Cooperativa Alice (a social services co-op), took place in
Bambini Senza Sbarre inaugurates the Stanza Verde
June 15, 2004
15th June 2004 Bambini Senza Sbarre of Milan is inaugurating the Stanza Verde, an initiative for children with imprisoned parents spearheaded by the association as part of a more comprehensive parenting initiative for detainees run by Relais Genitori Figli (composed of Caritas; national public health services Asl; and Enaip, a private training foundation). The Stanza
CNCDH backs a study on prisoners’ rights
June 15, 2004
15th June 2004 France’s Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l’Homme (CNCDH), a human rights advisory body and watchdog group, is backing a study on prisoners’ rights, approved March 11, 2004. The study aims to end the legal and judicial void surrounding prisoners and penal establishments while highlighting the basic rights currently in effect at
Father’s Day event
June 15, 2004
15th June 2004 In a first, the Relais Enfants Parents-Ile de France (REP-IDF) organized a special Father’s Day event on June 23 at Fleury-Mérogis remand prison, in collaboration with ASSODAS (Association for the Support and Development of Socio-Cultural Action at Fleury-Mérogis). Some fifteen fathers and twenty-two children aged from 3 to 11 spent two and
New aspect to Child-Centered Visits
May 15, 2004
15th May 2004 The maximum-security prison of HMP Maghaberry in Northern Ireland has introduced a new aspect into their Child-Centered Visits. In keeping with the regular three-hour visits (mother, father, children), special child-centered visits with imprisoned fathers and their children take place during lunch hour once a month; during the lunch period, mothers/partners go to
World’s Children’s Honorary Award
April 15, 2004
15th April 2004 Liz Gaynes and her daughter Emani Davis from the United States , who have worked on behalf of prisoners’ children for some 20 years, shared the World’s Children’s Honorary Award with Paul and Mercy Baskar from India , who are fighting against child labor. The prizewinners were announced on April 13 and
Looking for initiatives across Europe
February 28, 2004
28th February 2004 Solrosen, a Goteborg-based association acting on behalf of children with imprisoned parents, is looking for initiatives across Europe that work with groups of prisoners’ children for a conference that it is organizing in the near future.
