Up on the rooftop, click, click, click.... (Does Blair Care?)
New video from the BBC! Click here. Mr. Harrison has come down. News story here.
"This is my birthday present for my daughter, to tell her how much I love her and miss her. ", Guy Harrison of Fathers4Justice* now on top of Westminster Hall, part of the Houses of Parliment, with fellow crusader Jolly Stanesby.
From The Independent: Guy Harrison, who was fined for his involvement in the powder-bombing of Tony Blair in the Commons chamber a year ago, claimed he was a reluctant protester... "The last thing we want to be doing is scaling this massively high, extremely windy place to get our stories across," he told the ITV News Channel.
Fathers4Justice leader Matt O'Connor said the protest was staged "to highlight the fact that they are not addressing the issues"... He said the protest was also a "birthday present" for Mr Harrison's young daughter, whom he had not seen for years.
He added the group had been worried about the risk of somebody getting shot and so had warned Scotland Yard.
Talking from the top of the Houses of Parliament on his mobile phone, Mr Harrison told the ITV News Channel, "We choose to do this today on top of Parliament and not in Brighton as we did not want to be seen as a terrorist threat or anything like that.
From Life Style Extra: Mr Harrison, from Steyning, West Sussex, was later joined on his perch by another protestor Jolly Stanesby. They were not wearing costumes on this occasion, but simply dressed in Fathers 4 Justice t-shirts.
Mr Harrison, 37, hit the headlines in May 2004 when condoms full of purple flour were thrown at Tony Blair as he faced MPs in the House of Commons.
Fathers 4 Justice founder Matt O'Connor said the protest was to highlight MPs' failure to help fathers gain access to children through the courts... "It was organised to coincide with Blair's keynote speech in Brighton."
From The Scotsman: Mr Harrison - said to have earned his wealth in the property industry and believed to be going out with pop star James Blunt's sister - went out of a window today visiting an exhibition. He climbed 60 feet down and 300 feet up on to the roof.
Mr Harrison, from near Steyning, Sussex, said: "We've been in dialogue for nine months with government bodies and we hoped we would receive more cooperation than we have.
"I can't think of anything worse than doing this, it's terrifying. I've never climbed up high like this before. I can see armed police down there, that doesn't instil me with a lot of confidence, I hope they know I'm not Brazilian."
From the BBC: Speaking on his phone from the roof of Westminster Hall, Mr Harrison ... said the protest was "a present" for his seven-year-old daughter who he said he had not seen for years...
Tuesday's rooftop protest marks the latest in a series of high-profile protests by Fathers 4 Justice. Two members of the group held a rooftop protest in July at York Minster and 12 protesters disrupted a service of the Church of England's General Synod.
From Sky News: "I'm a businessman, not a terrorist," (Harrison) told Anna Botting, while armed police officers waited some 40 feet below.
Mr Harrison said he had not seen his daughter for four-and-a-half-years and asked Mr Blair to sit down with campaigners to discuss their grievances.
His banner read: 'Does Blair Care?' and 'For Fawkes sake, change family law'.
(*original Fathers4Justice) (thank you Amberell Photography)
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The Parliment Protest is on the heels of a demonstration by The Real Fathers4Justice outside the Labour Party Conference in Brighton Sunday, September 25, 2005.
From The Scotsman:
Meanwhile, a demonstration by Fathers 4 Justice was the only protest outside the Brighton Centre. Members of the campaign group held up a banner depicting Prime Minister Tony Blair as a bloodstained butcher with the words: "Blair and Co Family Butchers - 300,000 children have lost contact with their fathers under Labour."
The Men's Hour has a photo album here.
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And since this is Equal Parents Week I'd like to offer this greeting to all of my fellow advocates, activists and reformists. And for all of my friends across the globe, this greeting.
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"This is my birthday present for my daughter, to tell her how much I love her and miss her. ", Guy Harrison of Fathers4Justice* now on top of Westminster Hall, part of the Houses of Parliment, with fellow crusader Jolly Stanesby.From The Independent: Guy Harrison, who was fined for his involvement in the powder-bombing of Tony Blair in the Commons chamber a year ago, claimed he was a reluctant protester... "The last thing we want to be doing is scaling this massively high, extremely windy place to get our stories across," he told the ITV News Channel.
Fathers4Justice leader Matt O'Connor said the protest was staged "to highlight the fact that they are not addressing the issues"... He said the protest was also a "birthday present" for Mr Harrison's young daughter, whom he had not seen for years.
He added the group had been worried about the risk of somebody getting shot and so had warned Scotland Yard.Talking from the top of the Houses of Parliament on his mobile phone, Mr Harrison told the ITV News Channel, "We choose to do this today on top of Parliament and not in Brighton as we did not want to be seen as a terrorist threat or anything like that.
From Life Style Extra: Mr Harrison, from Steyning, West Sussex, was later joined on his perch by another protestor Jolly Stanesby. They were not wearing costumes on this occasion, but simply dressed in Fathers 4 Justice t-shirts.
Mr Harrison, 37, hit the headlines in May 2004 when condoms full of purple flour were thrown at Tony Blair as he faced MPs in the House of Commons.
Fathers 4 Justice founder Matt O'Connor said the protest was to highlight MPs' failure to help fathers gain access to children through the courts... "It was organised to coincide with Blair's keynote speech in Brighton."From The Scotsman: Mr Harrison - said to have earned his wealth in the property industry and believed to be going out with pop star James Blunt's sister - went out of a window today visiting an exhibition. He climbed 60 feet down and 300 feet up on to the roof.
Mr Harrison, from near Steyning, Sussex, said: "We've been in dialogue for nine months with government bodies and we hoped we would receive more cooperation than we have.
"I can't think of anything worse than doing this, it's terrifying. I've never climbed up high like this before. I can see armed police down there, that doesn't instil me with a lot of confidence, I hope they know I'm not Brazilian."From the BBC: Speaking on his phone from the roof of Westminster Hall, Mr Harrison ... said the protest was "a present" for his seven-year-old daughter who he said he had not seen for years...
Tuesday's rooftop protest marks the latest in a series of high-profile protests by Fathers 4 Justice. Two members of the group held a rooftop protest in July at York Minster and 12 protesters disrupted a service of the Church of England's General Synod.
From Sky News: "I'm a businessman, not a terrorist," (Harrison) told Anna Botting, while armed police officers waited some 40 feet below.
Mr Harrison said he had not seen his daughter for four-and-a-half-years and asked Mr Blair to sit down with campaigners to discuss their grievances.His banner read: 'Does Blair Care?' and 'For Fawkes sake, change family law'.
(*original Fathers4Justice) (thank you Amberell Photography)
~~~~~
The Parliment Protest is on the heels of a demonstration by The Real Fathers4Justice outside the Labour Party Conference in Brighton Sunday, September 25, 2005.
From The Scotsman:
Meanwhile, a demonstration by Fathers 4 Justice was the only protest outside the Brighton Centre. Members of the campaign group held up a banner depicting Prime Minister Tony Blair as a bloodstained butcher with the words: "Blair and Co Family Butchers - 300,000 children have lost contact with their fathers under Labour."
The Men's Hour has a photo album here.
~~~~~
And since this is Equal Parents Week I'd like to offer this greeting to all of my fellow advocates, activists and reformists. And for all of my friends across the globe, this greeting.
~~~~~
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