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Return Our Children Home: Ottawa 2023

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 246:00pm – 9:00pmSocial Event & Art Night
Boccato Crepe & Gelato (map)
Tuesday, April 258:00am – 9:00amCatered Breakfast
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa
9:00am – 10:15amMeetings: Welcome; Session 1
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa
10:30 – 12:00pmMeetings: 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 – 6:30pmFundraiser Dinner
East India Company Pub & Eatery (map)
7:00pm – 9:00pmVigil on the Hill (map)
Virtual attendance for this session may be available; contact us for details.
Wednesday, April 269:00am – 1:00pmEmbassy Walk: Paraguay (10:30am); Lebanon (11:30am)
1:00pm – 2:00pm(Lunch Break)
2:00pm – 3:00pmMeetings: Global Affairs Canada
Thursday, April 279:00am – 12:00pmEmbassy Walk
12:00pm – 1:00pm(Lunch Break)
1:00pm – 3:00pmClosing
Daily Schedule

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.