14th July 2013, Daily Express – After Hay Wain attack is any artwork safe?
14/7/13 Daily Express: After Hay Wain attack is any artwork safe? Supporters of campaign group Fathers4Justice have called for an art masterpiece to be defaced every day until the law is changed to give them greater custody rights to their children. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/414650/After-Hay-Wain-attack-is-any-art-work-safe
7th July 2013, The Independent: Fathers4Justice vows to step up attacks on the nation’s artworks.
The Independent: Fathers4Justice vows to step up attacks on the nation’s artworks. Campaign group’s founder says its actions will become more extreme as it protests against restricted access to children http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fathers4justice-vows-to-step-up-attacks-on-the-nations-artworks-8692589.html F4J Note: Emily Dugan persistently rang to request a ‘profile’ piece. When Matt refused, his five minute off the record explanation has been extended […]
The Huffington Post. The Art of Protest: Vandalism of Art Will Always Happen – And That’s Ok, 2nd July 2013
2nd July 2013, The Huffington Post. The Art of Protest: Vandalism of Art Will Always Happen – And That’s Ok http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/victoria-sadler/art-vandalism_b_3518510.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
5th July 2013 – Fathers4Justice refers MP’s allegations to Hampshire Police
Fathers4Justice today asked Hampshire Police to step into the dispute between the organisation and the MP for Romsey and Southampton North, Caroline Nokes. The move came after a constituent published allegations made by the MP about Fathers4Justice in which she claims to ‘fear for her daughter’s safety’. F4J claim the allegations are part of a […]
Hay Wain News Review, 29th June 2013
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4989066/Hay-Wain-hijack.html http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/411118/Hay-Wain-vandal-is-arrested http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2350831/Fathers4Justice-protester-charged-criminal-damage-sticking-photograph-Constables-The-Hay-Wain-National-Gallery.html http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/man-charged-after-photograph-is-glued-to-constable-painting-in-national-gallery-8679775.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/estranged-father-charged-with-defacing-constables-the-hay-wain-at-the-national-gallery-8679676.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/jun/29/man-charged-constable-hay-wain http://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-charged-constable-painting-attacked-103127672.html#Q8CyRZJ http://news.sky.com/story/1109443/constables-the-hay-wain-attacked-by-protester http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3803950.ece http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-06-29/man-charged-over-damage-to-constable-painting/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/john-constable-artwork-attacked-man-arrested-after-run-in-with-national-gallery-painting_n_3517656.html?utm_hp_ref=arts http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/man-charged-with-damaging-iconic-english-painting-in-fathers4justice-protest-598895.html
Hay Wain News Summary, 28th June 2013
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hay-wain-constable-masterpiece-vandalised-2007199 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/constables-the-hay-wain-painting-defaced-as-fathers4justice-step-up-action-8679241.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2350831/Protester-Fathers4Justice-attacks-painting-National-Gallery-pinning-photograph-Constables-The-Hay-Wain.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10148768/Constables-The-Hay-Wain-targeted-by-Fathers4Justice-protester.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23099594 http://m.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/jun/28/constable-hay-wain-attacked http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/man-held-over-hay-wain-protest-8679512.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fathers-rights-group-says-member-attacked-john-constable-painting-in-uk-national-gallery/2013/06/28/9b0b3604-e014-11e2-8cf3-35c1113cfcc5_story.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/john-constable-artwork-attacked-man-arrested-after-run-in-with-national-gallery-painting_n_3517656.html http://www.newsday.com/news/world/man-arrested-over-attack-on-john-constable-artwork-1.5588206 http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-06-28/man-arrested-over-national-gallery-protest/ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqCaC3ttmu82Dp7i0gadjHt9m1Nw?docId=CNG.653ec69386efd09a36db625a445c59be.2c1 http://www.artlyst.com/articles/protester-arrested-after-defacing-constable-painting-at-londons-national-gallery http://travel.aol.co.uk/2013/06/28/man-arrested-glued-photo-hay-wain-national-gallery/
Friday 28th June 2013 – Breaking News: F4J Public Statement
We understand that another desperate dad has this afternoon made an appeal for help in his case by affixing a photograph of his son to a picture in the National Gallery. We will supply more details when we have them. The protest comes hours after Tim Haries appeared in court charged with writing ‘help’ on […]
Art Protest News Review, 13th – 16th June 2013
Why would a dad deface the Queen of England? http://goodmenproject.com/international-mens-movement/why-would-a-dad-deface-the-queen-of-england/ “Fathers4Justice have just set back dads’ rights by decades.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/fatherhood/10120963/Fathers-Day-Fathers4Justice-have-just-set-back-fathers-rights-by-decades.html Matt O’Connor’s Blog Response http://father4justice.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/fathers-day-2013-the-extremists-for-love/ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/14/fathers4justice-tim-haries-queen_n_3441137.html 15TH JUNE 2013 Daily Star: Ban for Queen Rap Dad http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/320468/Ban-for-Queen-rap-dad/ 14TH JUNE 2013 Channel 4 News: Have Fathers 4 Justice actually achieved anything? http://www.channel4.com/news/fathers-4-justice-queen-portrait-buckingham-palace BBC News: […]
Fathers Day in Parliament
For the first time in their decade long struggle, Fathers4Justice have been invited to speak in the Palace of Westminster by George Galloway MP for Fathers Day 2013. Join them at this historic meeting which will be attended by many notable speakers. The significance of this event, in a building where we have staged some […]
Matt O’Connor on ITV1 Daybreak
Watch Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor on ITV1 Daybreak talking about the cuts to legal aid in the family courts.
