anyoneschild

About Anyone's Child

Anyone's Child is a network of families who have been negatively affected by our drug laws.

My daughter might still be alive if the government had moved the drugs discussion into the 21st century

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00October 5th, 2015|Uncategorized|

This blog is written by Liz Spinks. My daughter, Lorna Spinks, was born on 23rd October 1981 and died on 7th May 2001 – 48 hours after swallowing one ecstasy tablet whilst out clubbing with friends from University. She was born in Geneva and spent her too brief, but happy life living in France, attending a [...]

The criminalisation of people who use drugs is cruel and unjust. It’s time to speak out against it

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00October 1st, 2015|Uncategorized|

This blog is written by Hope Humphreys, one of the members of the Anyone’s Child project. It is said that prison is only used as a last resort.  So, if someone gets a criminal record and is sentenced to two and a half years for a first ever offence, they must have done something pretty terrible. [...]

From victims to victory

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00September 16th, 2015|Uncategorized|

This blog is authored by Anne-Marie Cockburn, one of the members of the Anyone's Child project. It's two months after and there's a slight haze as the remnants of the day float around in my head. Did we place a marker in the history books? Well, we'll see, but it certainly felt that way. On 14th July, I [...]

Anyone’s Child featured on Channel 4 News

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00July 28th, 2015|Media|

The Anyone's Child project received some great mainstream media coverage on Sunday night, as Channel 4 News followed the family members involved in the campaign on their trip to Downing Street last week. The piece featured individual interviews with several of the members, who told their stories of how they and their families had been impacted by [...]

Family Network Petitions Cameron at No 10

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00July 17th, 2015|Uncategorized|

On Tuesday 14th July, a network of families whose lives have been wrecked by our current approach to drugs gathered beneath the banner of  ‘Anyone’s Child: Families for Safer Drug Control’ and headed to 10 Downing Street. Together we handed in a letter calling on David Cameron to carry out a review of UK drug policy and [...]

Human stories from the UK drug war

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00July 14th, 2015|Uncategorized|

Families from the Anyone's Child project are today going to No. 10 Downing Street to hand in a letter calling for the legal regulation of drugs. They will also be taking this collection of their personal stories, which illustrate the harm being done by the UK's failed drug laws. Download PDF

Press release: Bereaved families unite to tell David Cameron: “Stop Killing Our Children – Legalise Drugs Now!”

By |2020-10-16T10:05:09+01:00July 14th, 2015|Press releases|

Strictly embargoed until 00.01 Tuesday, 14 July, 2015 On Tues 14 July at 1.30 pm a new network of families whose lives have been wrecked by our current approach to drugs will hand in a letter to 10 Downing Street calling for the legal regulation of drugs. Anyone’s Child: Families for [...]

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