Return Our Children Home Canada is excited to announce its first annual conference.
Date: April 25-28, 2022
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Goals
At this event, we will:
- Gather together in the nation’s capital as parents of internationally abducted children
- Meet with the Canadian government
- Meet with representatives of the countries to which our children have been abducted
- Raise public awareness of our cases and the failures of international law to address them
- Demand concrete changes that will bring our children home and save the next generation from these destructive acts.
Schedule
| Monday, April 25 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | Guest Speakers: Rasha, iHope; Danielle, Find My Parent; Randall, Shine The Light |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
| 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Social Event: Boccato Crepe & Gelato | |
| Tuesday, April 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Embassy Walk (Paraguay; Iraq) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Embassy Walk (Lebanon) | |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Dinner (Provided) | |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Social Event | |
| Wednesday, April 27 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Embassy Walk (UAE) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Parents Meeting / Guest Speaker | |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Embassy Walk (Japan) | |
| 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Fundraiser Dinner: Grounded Kitchen Coffee & Bar | |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Vigil on the Hill | |
| Thursday, April 28 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Global Affairs Canada |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Closing Lunch: ByWard Market |
Registration/Contact
If you are interested in attending, please use the contact form below to reach the organizers. In order to simplify our planning, please register by April 1st, 2022.
If you have any questions, or are interested in sponsoring or presenting, please use the form below to contact the organizers.
If you are able to support attending parents financially, please see Donations.
Thanks for your interest, and we hope you will be able to join us!
Special Thanks
- Jack Purcell Community Centre
- Boccato Crepe & Gelato
- Sure Print
- iHope
- Grounded Kitchen, Coffee & Bar
- iStand Parent Network
- H&NUniqueCreations
- All those who have supported us and contributed to our cause.