Return Our Children Home Canada is excited to announce its second annual conference.
Date: April 24-27, 2023
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 24 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Social Event & Art Night Boccato Crepe & Gelato (map) |
Tuesday, April 25 | 8:00am – 9:00am | Catered Breakfast Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa |
9:00am – 10:15am | Meetings: Welcome; Session 1 Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa | |
10:30 – 12:00pm | Meetings: Session 2 Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa Virtual attendance for this session may be available; contact us for details. | |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
4:30pm – 6:30pm | Fundraiser Dinner East India Company Pub & Eatery (map) | |
7:00pm – 9:00pm | Vigil on the Hill (map) Virtual attendance for this session may be available; contact us for details. | |
Wednesday, April 26 | 9:00am – 1:00pm | Embassy Walk: Paraguay (10:30am); Lebanon (11:30am) |
1:00pm – 2:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Meetings: Global Affairs Canada | |
Thursday, April 27 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Embassy Walk |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | (Lunch Break) | |
1:00pm – 3:00pm | Closing |
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, 2023.
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
- Boccato Crepe & Gelato
- All those who have supported us and contributed to our cause.