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Eloise Rickman
Eloise Rickman is a writer and parent educator. Her work focuses on…
Discover‘It’s Not Fair’ Book Launch
Join author Eloise Rickman, in conversation with Emma Svanberg, to launch Eloise's new book It's Not Fair: why it's time for a grown-up conversation about how adults treat children, a groundbreaking argument for children's liberation.
For more information and to book your tickets, visit the event website here.
It’s Not Fair
Why do some adults think it’s fine to hit children? Why does the school system fail so many pupils? And when their future is on the line, why can’t children vote?
How we treat children isn’t fair. Despite the lip service paid to their rights, children are still discriminated against in every aspect of their lives: rising levels of child poverty, underfunded and outdated education and childcare systems, controlling parenting practices, and political systems that exclude their voices on issues which will affect them most — not least the climate crisis.
Children are not passive victims of oppression,…
