dhs

Friday October 28 4:30 pm

West Side, City Hall, 15th & Market St
near the Tech Tent
Look for our big sign, DHS - Give Us Back Our Children

With special guest:

Kiki Axelsson from Women Against Rape/UK and
the Crossroads Women’s Center, London England

New short film!
DHS: Give Us Back Our Children
Mothers and others come together to reclaim children from the foster care industry

Produced by: Every Mother is a Working Mother Network & Scribe Video Center, Sept 2010. 17 min. NTSC.

Hear directly from mothers fighting to get their kids out of foster care, children, and from supporters including family members, community activists, former social workers and others.

For International Women’s Day, join women in 60 countries for the 10th Global Women’s Strike

In Philadelphia mothers and supporters protest at DHS:

Protest! Friday March 6

4pm Leaflet & petition
4:30-5pm Press Conference & Speak Out

Philadelphia-based self-help multi-racial support and action group of mothers, other family members & supporters which grew out of a weekly picket started by a mother outside DHS. We fight individual cases, build public awareness, educate the media, work to change unjust policies and practices, and challenge sexism, racism and prejudices against mothers at every branch of the system.