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Update on United Equal Parenting Conference 2007 - The Best Interests of the Child

We are pleased to announce the United Equal Parenting Conference 2007 – “The Best Interests of the Child”, to be held in Reading, Berkshire, England on Saturday and Sunday 16th-17th June 2007. The conference aims to discuss the best interests of the child, a much mis-used phrase, children's rights and equal parenting. Campaigners, authors, well-known figures, charities and organisations have been invited to speak. There’ll be talks including “Choice for children?”, “Best interests of the child? A revolutionary & personal view” and from various equal parenting organisations. The full schedule is nearly complete and will be announced later in May.

Neil Lyndon, Barry Worrall, Equal Parenting Alliance at the United Equal Parenting Conference - The Way Forward

The United Equal Parenting Conference – The Way Forward (http://www.unitedconference.com/) is proud to announce a conference that includes Neil Lyndon, vilified in the 1990s for his book “No More Sex War: The Failures of Feminism”, Barry Worrall, author of “Without Authority” that details his story at the hands of the family courts and The Equal Parenting Alliance, a new UK political party.

Following the disbanding of Fathers 4 Justice earlier this year, it was unclear which way to go and how to get there. A conference was conceived by Thames Valley Equal Parenting and the Men's Hour.  Briefly known as the Men's Hour United Conference, it is now called “United Equal Parenting Conference - The Way Forward” to emphasise the equal parenting nature of the conference. It is on the day before Father's Day, Saturday June 17th, 2006. It is in London opposite Parliament and Big Ben, at the Central Hall Westminster.

BBC’s Bring your Husband to Heel or “Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes Freedom (Sign over Auschwitz gates))

After tonight’s “Bring your Husband to Heel” on BBC2 shown 7-730pm tonight (Monday 22nd August 2005) I half expect the next BBC programme on husbands to be called "Arbeit Macht Frei" (“Work makes Freedom” (Sign over Auschwitz gates)). The men will get into trains thinking they’re going to work off their “crimes” but really…

Glass ceiling? Glass lift more like..

A row has broken out at Scotland Yard after a female police officer was singled out for a fast-track promotion scheme.

Women doctor doesn’t need a second opinion when she says there aren’t enough male doctors, but I expect she’s going to get one, or she’ll be politely ignored.

The medical profession is in danger of losing its power and influence because too many women are scaling its ranks, according to the female head of Britain's most influential royal medical college.

While most observers have seen this as a positive trend, leading to a more caring, humane style of medicine, Professor Black is the first female leader of any profession to suggest that the increased involvement of women may be damaging. "We are feminising medicine. It has been a profession dominated by white males. What are we going to have to do to ensure it retains its influence?

Of course, this might be seen as a serious problem, and she would probably get a second opinion on this, and third, and fourth, etc, but it looks like the doctors and the media are going to ignore it and hope it goes away.

In the 3rd millennium it is still possible for a woman to claim property from a man simply for living with him

Two barristers (fancy lawyers) split up after living together and briefly being engaged to each other. It's turned into a he said, she said story and of course she's believed, he isn't.

Barrister Kerry Cox today won her legal battle against a fellow barrister she said made promises over property valued at more than £1 million when they were engaged.

Miss Cox launched the High Court claim against Lawrence Jones who she claimed was her fiance until she was forced to break off the engagement because of his drunken violence.

She wanted full ownership of a flat in Islington valued at £200,000 and a half share of a mill in Essex worth £800,000.

Mr Justice Mann, who gave his ruling today, awarded her full ownership of the flat and a quarter share of the mill after dismissing Mr Jones as devious and less credible as a witness than Miss Cox.

Mr Jones said after the hearing: “I am surprised. I think this is a sad day for the decent and generous and a good day for the duplicitous, deceptive and dishonest

James Stewart, head of family law at the company, said: “There is no concept of common law marriage in England and Wales, and when a co-habiting relationship ends, the often vulnerable (non-owning) co-habitant has nothing like the matrimonial legislation for protection.”

Of Miss Cox the judge said: “While she was quite clearly very ambitious for the good things in life to an extent that some would find unattractive, I do not think that that has driven her to lie, though it has led to some wishful thinking in this case in relation to her claim to an interest in the mill.”

She very ambitious and greedy but of course she wouldn't lie. He's probably an alcoholic. He may well be violent but it's not clear that we have any evidence other than her claims about that. What seems kind of funny in the 21st century, the 3rd millennium, is that any promises he has made, promises which obviously were verbal, might be when drunk, might be in bed, these promises are as binding as the most strict legal contract. One might think that if we're all friends now and there is no such thing as commitment, well not really any such thing, then if someone moves in it would be like a flatmate moving in. Agreements are made about electricity and food bills, and if they want to sleep with the flat owner then that's their choice; but if they split up they don't end up owning the flat. If on the other hand there is such a thing as commitment and promises of a future life together are binding, then call me back when a man gets a flat from a woman after living with her on the basis of his testimony of what she promised him.

Full story at the Scotsman Judge Rules Against 'Devious' Barrister

Men's Rights 2004 Congress a big success!!!

From Matt Campbell, Men's Rights 2004
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I am very glad to announce that Day One of the 2004 Men's Rights Congress (http://www.mensrights2004.com/) was a big success! Seasoned activists and people new to the cause of men's rights alike from all over the country converged at a church near Capitol Hill to organize and depart for "Lobby Day on the Hill" yesterday (Friday, June 18). I can't tell you the great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that came just from going directly to the seat of legislation and making our case to our senators and Congressmen, or their staffers. Following that, participants made signs and protested in front of the Supreme Court, talking to passers-by, handing out leaflets, and posing for photos taken by tourists and passing media people. From there, we moved on to the Capitol lawn to join fellow protesters for photo ops and to make our presence known there as well. It was a long but very satisfying day. We remained stolidly undaunted in the face of the heat and humidity. :)

The second and final day of the 2004 Men's Rights Congress concluded today at 4:00 PM. With upwards of 50 attendees and a great list of speakers, along with a great deal of enthusiasm and a spirit of cooperation and commonness of cause, the Conference Day just plain ended too soon.

Attendees left with a strong sense that this Congress was the start of something great. We who were part of its organization and execution certainly hope so! If you were there, you know what I mean, and thank you for attending. If not, well, you missed a great conference! :) Hope to see you next year in any case!

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We must all hang together,
or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.

– Benjamin Franklin, 1776

Only women need help

From the Independent, UK Women to be given advice on problems in workplace

Female employees will be allocated a personal adviser and offered legal advice by the Government under a proposed national mentoring scheme to help them to deal with problems such as maternity leave disputes and sexism at work.

Woman Hater - A Shutup Word

Bernard Chapin has written the second part of this chivalry papers. Have a look at The Chivalry Papers, Part Two: Supine or Fall

The sole reason that I decided to write this piece is that I have noticed that, in our society, any time a man defends himself or his brothers against the charges of radical feminists (or their media minions) he is immediately labeled a hater of women.

Clearly woman hater is a "shutup word", a phrase designed to shame and shut up the receiver. It should be ignored.

The Fist Wives Club - Braveheart takes a beating - Not from the English but from Scotland's women

Don't hold your breath waiting for the feminist domestic violence lobby to shout about it in the newspapers and media, but

SCOTLAND has been hit by an alarming rise in domestic violence against men by WOMEN, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

With girl power sending out a message that aggression is the only way to succeed, more wives and girlfriends are venting their feelings through force.

Domestic violence against men has risen 81 per cent since 1999, Scottish Executive figures reveal.

The most recent figures reveal 3439 men have reported being beaten up by their partners.

A spokesman said: 'Numbers have gone up due to greater awareness and reporting. But these figures are considerably under the true incidence of abuse.'

Female violent crime has also risen by 140 per cent in 10 years, according to the Executive. Women convicted for serious assault, murder and robbery more than doubled between 1993 and 2002.

While there are 543 women's refuges in Britain, only three exist for men two of which opened this year.

Rest of article at THE FIST WIVES CLUB