Dads launch “Khantucky Fried Chicken” London Mayoral Election Ad
Campaign group Fathers4Justice today launched their “Khantucky Fried Chicken” guerilla ad campaign for the London Mayoral Election. The group say they hope the parody campaign will highlight the refusal of Labour candidate Sadiq Khan to answer questions about the link between fatherlessness and gang violence, as well as his party’s refusal to support equal rights […]
Sunday Express: Fair deal for families on Father’s Day. By Matt O’Connor, founder of Fathers4Justice
Today, on Father’s Day, Fathers4Justice is launching a new political and social Manifesto, calling for the creation of a new government post, a Minister for Men and Boys. As a father of three boys, who experienced difficult, life-changing problems during my divorce I understand better than anyone the lack of support for men and other […]
Fathers are for life, not just Father’s Day. By Darryl Westell
Pic: Darryl Westell and Matt O’Connor, Fathers4Justice protest, Trafalgar Square 2012 And so Father’s Day 2015 comes to haunt the fraternity of fatherhood once again with pub signs declaring their ‘fab dads’ menu and glossy Sunday supplements presenting us with whimsical throwbacks to dads in their element: manning the BBQ, fixing the leaky tap, playing […]
The Guardian interview with F4J founder Matt O’Connor: ‘I thought I could change the world in three years’
Attention-seeking? Yes. Self-aggrandising? Yes. Sort of admirable for sheer chutzpah? I think so. Fathers4Justice is best-known for a series of stunts featuring dads dressed as superheroes – climbing bridges and buildings to promote the belief that fathers are discriminated against in family law. Do they have a point? Or are they a bunch of hotheaded […]
Lorraine Kelly interviews Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor on ITV1 about helping dads this Father’s Day
Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor went on the Lorraine Kelly show on ITV1 this morning to explain why he has hung up his superhero costume to take his organisation in a different direction this weekend. You can watch his interview below, and here: http://www.itv.com/lorraine/hot-topics/fathers-4-justice-helping-dads-this-fathers-day Fathers4Justice will be setting up a phone line where Matt himself will […]
F4J Fathers Day Photo Competition
Congratulations to the winner of our Father’s Day photo competition Richard Brown, who wins a Fathers4Justice t-shirt of his choice from our store. This competition is now closed. Share the best-loved picture of you and your children with Fathers4Justice on Twitter to enter our competition to WIN a Fathers4Justice T-Shirt of your choice from our store […]