Parliamentary Launch at the House of Lords

Wednesday 29 June 2011

The official launch event for Aneeta Prem's book, 'But It's Not Fair' was held in Committee Room 2 of the House of Lords. Hosted by Freedom's Chair of Trustees, Lord Toby Harris of Haringey, the event was also addressed by Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee who endorsed the book, the helpline, and the on-going work of the Freedom Charity, and Richard Fuller MP. Messages of support were also sent from Eleanor Laing MP, who tabled Early Day Motion 586 (which can be read here ) in support of Freedom Charity, and Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office and Minister for Equalities.

At the event, copies of the book were handed over to pupils at a London school, and Aneeta stressed her ambition to get a copy of the book into every school in the country, something welcomed and supported by Keith Vaz MP and everyone in attendance.

"But It's Not Fair" & 24-hour Help Line Launch

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Attended by over 100 people, the evening was an enormous success and, all those in attendance spoke warmly about the book and the work that Freedom Charity are doing

Speakers at the event included Aneeta Prem, Don Randall, MBE, Patron of the Freedom Charity, Linda Bellingham, star of TV's Loose Women and Patron of the Kids Taskforce, Lord Toby Harris, Chair of Trustees, Anne-Marie Hutchinson, OBE, senior Human Rights Lawyer, Cressida Dick, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, John Biggin, Director of Doncaster Prison, who printed the book, and was hosted by Nina Nannar of ITV's London Tonight and Sharon Doughty from Kids Task Force.

Guests at the event included former Home Secretary David Blunkett, MP.

The launch reception coincided with an interview with Aneeta, which was published in the Evening Standard Newspaper highlighting both the book and the helpline.