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Can I ask a favour please, the email below is an APPG group we are connected to and they are reaching out for help. They are asking people send an email into their MPs which they have prewritten, would you kindly have a read and share to as many people as you can.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fatherhood faces removal from the APPG Register

Dear colleagues and friends of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fatherhood

I am writing to ask you to lend your support to the Fatherhood APPG in our hour of need. You may be aware that the APPG structure has been under review for some time, and that last year, a report was published suggesting a slimming down of current numbers. New rules have now been put in place requiring Groups to have a minimum of 20 registered members from across Parliament. We are also still in need of a Chair to replace Andrew Gwynne, who stepped down a few months ago. Additionally, restrictions on MPs mean they are now limited to a maximum of 6 APPG memberships.

Despite the importance of our subject and its far reach across society, and despite our best efforts to engage new members, the Fatherhood APPG is struggling to meet these new criteria, and we face deregistration at the end of March if we fail to become compliant by then.

How you can help!
We urge you to contact your own MP to ask them to consider joining our active, influential and topical group. You can find out the name of your MP, along with their contact details, here: https://futuremen.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8a9b8be1ca2b461f7beed9706&id=373174d2ef&e=a3329b3ab1

You may find it helpful to use the following template:

Dear [MP’s name]
I am contacting you to ask you to lend your support to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fatherhood, which is seeking a new Chair, as well as to grow its membership in order to comply with the new APPG rules by the end of March 2024.
The Fatherhood agenda is very much on the electorate’s minds at present, with increased awareness of the impact of fathers’ presence on childhood development during the Early Years, a lively public debate ongoing about the division of domestic labour and childcare, and the campaign for extended paid paternity leave gaining traction. This is a vital area for consideration with regards to policy review and legislative progress.
Whilst I recognise your daunting workload, I urge you to add your voice, on behalf of your constituents, to this important and pressing conversation by joining the APPG for Fatherhood as a member, or even as Chair.
The Secretariat for the APPG for Fatherhood is Future Men, a medium-sized charity working with and advocating for boys and young men. You can find out more about them at www.futuremen.org or contact them via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
Many thanks
[Your name]

Thank you again for your interest in and support of the APPG for Fatherhood If you have any questions about this or any other APPG-related matter, please email [email protected].

Kind regards

Sally-anne Burris

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I would like to expose a situation. If your children (or grandchildren) don’t learn to play with children with special needs at school, maybe you should spend 10 minutes tonight explaining it to them. Because, although they don't currently live with these children, at school they will find them in their lives for sure. In light of recent events regarding the exclusion of a child with autism from attending a school trip and a child with Down Syndrome being expelled from dance class because she couldn't keep up with it, I feel the need to share this. There are boys and girls that no one invites to birthday parties. There are special children who want to be part of a team but are not selected because it's more important to win than to include these children. Kids with special needs aren't weird, they just want what everyone wants: to be accepted!
Can I ask a question? Is there anyone willing to COPY AND PASTE this post on their wall for all the special children out there?
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