Fathers 4 Justice Thames Valley

Hunger-strike dad meets CSA

Newbury Chronicle 22nd Sept. 2004

BBC Online reports Newbury hunger strike but since "It's only about money" that means it doesn't count

BBC Online have deigned to report John Brown's hunger strike. Since they report it as "over money" it doesn't count in any way. It doesn't matter if he's destitute. It doesn't matter if a gross injustice has been perpetrated. It doesn't matter how devastated he is. It doesn't matter if he might die. For the BBC it's just a father trying not to pay Child Support...

Hunger-striking dad to meet CSA

Newbury Chronicle 15th Sept. 2004

Local MP takes up Fathers-4-Justice challenge

On behalf of the Newbury Fathers-4-Justice member John Brown, who is now in his 8th week of hunger strike and is now at a critical period, local MP David Rendel has taken up the challenge that was put to him by the area's co-ordinator, Mike Ellis, and is to chair a critical meeting this Friday at his offices in Newbury.

Mike Ellis interviewed on Kick FM

Mike Ellis, Thames Valley co-ordinator, was interviewed recently by Vicki Nolan of Kick FM. He explains how Fathers 4 Justice is not just for fathers but also other relatives, such as aunts and grandparents, and how the issue goes beyond child custody to include delinquency and drug-taking.

Here's the interview Windows Audio 5min or Real Audio 5min or Right click and download mp3 577Kb

Comments for John, hunger striker, welcome here

You are welcome to add comments for John, the hunger striker in Newbury, England, who is 6 weeks into a hunger strike. John is aware of the debate about the usefulness of hunger strikes in the father's movement but feels it is his only option so any encouragement and messages of support would be most welcome.

Newbury hunger strike continues to deathly silence from the media and concern from Fathers 4 Justice

John, now 6 weeks into a hunger strike, continues as the media continues to ignore his story. Looking around Britain's national newspapers you can read about how a porn star exposed her breasts at a dinner, how women university staff are paid less than men and about how Kobe Bryant, a basketball player in the USA, is being sued for damages in spite of no evidence being presented in a rape trial, but not one column inch for John. The one exception is from the local newspaper, the Newbury & Thatcham Chronicle