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Africans Unite Against Child Abuse
Invites You To a Community Meeting To Discuss The Subject
“Bringing Up Our Children: Re-looking Physical Punishment and Domestic Violence”
The death of Victoria Climbié at the hands of her aunt has raised a lot of questions about how children are brought up in African homes in the UK. In particular, it has put the concept of discipline under the spotlight and generated debate about where we draw the line between discipline and child abuse. This important meeting will discuss the impact of domestic violence on our children and re-examine the concept of “good discipline”.Date: Wednesday 7 May 2003
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Venue: Southwark Education Resource Centre, Cator Street, off Commercial Way (near Damilola Taylor Memorial Centre) Peckham, London SE15 (buses no 343 (from London Bridge, via Elephant and Castle), 12 and 36 from Elephant and Castle)
Host and Guest of Honour: Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle, (Southwark)
Chair: Alache Ode, Trustee, Africans Unite Against Child Abuse
Presentations:
The Impact of Culture on the Upbringing of African Children (Dr Abiola Ogunsola, University of East London)
Deconstructing Physical Punishment: Premeditation Vs Spontaneity (Josephine Yanga, DIASPORA)
Physical Punishment and the Human Rights of Children – Is the UN Convention On the Rights of the Child Relevant to us? (Norbert Marjolin, NSPCC)
Parenthood and Choices:
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children (Mary
Al Hassan, African Women's Support Group)
Admission is free but places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis
Contact for registration:
AFRUCA Office Tel: +44(0)20
7704 2261 Fax: +44(0)20 7704 2266
Post: AFRUCA, Unit 4S Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP United
Kingdom.
E-mail: info@AFRUCA.org
AFRUCA is grateful to Councillor
Dixon-Fyle and African businesses in Southwark for their support in
organising this event