Past Events

BAC Home awareness in conjunction with DC “Rally to Restore Sanity”

Join Bring Abducted Children (BAC) Home to hold up posters and distribute up to 10,000 BAC Home fliers to promote awareness of International Child Abduction at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” at the far eastern end of the National Mall between 3rd Street and 7th Street, known as East Seaton Park and Henry Park.October 30, 2010.

The Rally to Restore Sanity will NOT, I repeat NOT be at the Lincoln Memorial, but will instead be at the other end of the mall, closer to the Capitol Reflecting Pool between 3rd and 7th Streets. For BAC Home supporters who wish to join us to hand out flyers, hold signs, promote awareness and help Bring Abducted Children Home, we will meet at Hancock Park, at the corner of and 7th Street SW and C street SW, right across from the L’Enfant Plaza metro station.

L’Enfant Plaza is on the convergence of the yellow, green, orange and blue lines, and has a number of exits, so when you get to L’Enfant Plaza, be sure to use the 7th Street SW and Maryland Ave SW exit. We will gather at Hancock Park between 10:30 and 11:00 AM and head over to the rally (about 2 blocks away) at 11:00 AM. For those of you who arrive late and want to find us, please call Paul at (703) 300-3411 or Doug at (703) 463-0008 to find out exactly where we are.

Tags: Black hole, Child abduction, international child abduction, japan child abduction
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Moran to Mobilize Congress on Child Abduction to Japan Measure

—Media Advisory—***WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29 at 11:00AM***

Moran to Mobilize Congress on Child Abduction to Japan Measure

Hours before House vote, Moran to hold press conference with members, victims

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Congressman Jim Moran, Democrat of Northern Virginia, will hold a press conference to call for swift passage of a resolution on child abduction to Japan. H. Res. 1326 was introduced by Moran in May and aims to up the pressure on the Japanese Government to work with the State Department to address hundreds of unresolved cases of spousal abduction of American children to Japan. On the day the resolution is slated for consideration on the House floor, Moran will join Members of Congress and left behind parents to shed light on this ongoing impasse.

What:             Press conference on child abduction to Japan

When:            Wednesday, September 29 at 11:00am

Where:           U.S. Capitol House Triangle (located on grassy triangle on the House side of the Capitol’s East Front)

Who:              Rep. Jim Moran, left behind parents from Northern Virginia and across the nation, Members of Congress

Background:   Child abduction to Japan occurs when a child is taken to Japan by one parent, usually a Japanese citizen, in contravention of the custodial American parent’s wishes. At least 300 American children are currently being held in Japan under these circumstances.

Watch coverage on Congressman Moran’s YouTube Channel.

www.moran.house.gov

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Emily Blout

Press Secretary

Congressman Jim Moran (VA-08)

2239 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington D.C. 20515

Main: 202 225 4376

Cell: 202 494 2798

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H. Res 1326 Press Conference

On May 5th, 2010, the National Holiday of Children’s Day in Japan, the US House of Representatives will introduce a US House Resolution to condemn the abduction and retention of children being held in Japan. A press conference will be held on Capitol Hill to introduce the resolution. Speakers will include Congressman James Moran (D-VA), Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), and victim parents Chris Savoie, Commander Paul Toland and Doug Berg.

Join the Bring Abducted Children (BAC) Home Foundation immediately following the Capitol Hill Press Conference introducing the US House Resolution Condemning Japan for International Child Abduction. We will hold a protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington, DC, and using a bullhorn, the parents will take turns reading the resolution and demanding a return of our children.

Come join us on the evening of May 5th, 2010, after the introduction of the US House of Representatives resolution condemning Japan for International Child Abduction, as we hold a candlelight vigil outside of the Japanese Ambassador’s residence and pray for our children on the National Holiday of Children’s Day in Japan.

Tags: BACHome, Child abduction, chris savoie, Christopher Savoie, Douglass Berg, H. Res 1326, international child abduction, james moran, Japanese Child Abduction, kidnapping, Paul Toland, Rep Chris Smith
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