photo courtesy of glennsacks.com

Two unnamed UK activists from Fathers4Justice scaled the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC today 1:30 pm. Dressed as tourists the activists scaled the memorial by hand before revealing themselves in Captain America and Batman costumes. They then unveiled a banner that read “For the Fathers of the Nation: Fathers 4 Justice has arrived www.F4JUSA.com”The FBI and armed Capitol Police evacuated the memorial, and arrested several ground crew. Some tourists were also arrested during the resulting scuffle.This event starts the Fathers4Justice US campaign.

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Press Release - 16th August 2007
Fathers 4 Justice Unveil plans for US Presidential ?Campaign?

Fathers 4 Justice (F4J) today announced plans to run it?s first national ?awareness? campaign in the United States during the Presidential election ­ starting with the primaries and caucuses in Iowa, New Hampshire and California ­a teaser campaign could break as early as this autumn, with a major PR event planned for the Spring of 2008.

Announcing details of the planned campaign at the ?Boys and Boy Crisis? conference in Washington DC last weekend, American author Dr Warren Farrell said that the arrival of Fathers 4 Justice in the United States would create a once in a lifetime opportunity to get fathers issues onto the political agenda.

He said, ?The arrival of Matt O’Connor and Fathers 4 Justice in the United States converges with the timing of the next election and the selection of candidates from each of the parties.?

After a two-hour meeting with Dr Farrell where the plan was hatched, F4J founder O’Connor said, ?There is a fragmented fathers movement in the United States that would, it appears, unify with a common sense of purpose and solidarity to raise awareness of this vital social issue.?

?I have been inspired by the words of Dr Farrell, Dr Baskerville, conference organiser Tom Golden and leading Radio DJ Glenn Sacks, to start work immediately on a battle plan to commence our campaign in the United States at the earliest opportunity.?

F4J say that the plans are at an ?evaluation? stage at the moment, but that with the pre-requisite funding and infrastructure, there was nothing to stop the organisation creating a ?provocative and humorous? campaign within weeks.

Leading social scientist Dr Stephen Baskerville said today, ?With this development, we have a chance to build a fire under this movement.?

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