Global protests against the taking of children from the Bodnariu family by BARNEVERNET in Norway

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GLOBAL PROTEST – APRIL 16, 2016 – STATISTICS – The Bodnariu Family

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Protesters were seen in many places over the world!

  1. Adelaide, Australia – 100 protesters
  2. Brisbane, Australia – 350 protesters
  3. Melbourne, Australia – 300 protesters
  4. Vienna, Austria – 3700 protesters
  5. Graz, Austria – 500 protesters
  6. Bruxelles, Belgium – 300 protesters
  7. Calgary, Canada – 200 protesters
  8. Ottawa, Canada – 250 protesters
  9. Toronto, Canada – 500 protesters
  10. Vancouver, Canada – 350 protesters
  11. Berlin, Germany – 90 protesters
  12. Nurnberg, Germany – 90 protesters
  13. Athens, Greece – 200 protesters
  14. Honolulu, Hawaii – 85 protesters
  15. Hague, Holland – 82 protesters
  16. Budapest, Hungary – 100 protesters
  17. Dublin, Ireland – 1200 protesters
  18. Rome, Italy – 650 protesters
  19. Milano, Italy – 400 protesters
  20. Bologna, Italy – 450 protesters
  21. Hamilton, New Zealand – 40 protesters
  22. Oslo, Norway – 800 protesters
  23. Bergen, Norway – 200 protesters
  24. Haugesund, Norway – 150 protesters
  25. Stryn, Norway – 400 protesters
  26. Vennesla, Norway – 80 protesters
  27. Warsaw, Poland – 6 protesters
  28. Bucharest, Romania – 3000 protesters
  29. Arad, Romania – 2000 protesters
  30. Alba Iulia, Romania – 2000 protesters
  31. Baia Mare, Romania – 1500 protesters
  32. Brasov, Romania – 2000 protesters
  33. Constanta, Romania – 500 protesters
  34. Cluj Napoca, Romania – 4500 protesters
  35. Deva, Romania – 1000 protesters
  36. Galati, Romania – 600 protesters
  37. Hunedoara, Romania – 600 protesters
  38. Petrosani, Romania – 550 protesters
  39. Timisoara, Romania – 2000 protesters
  40. Tirgu Mures, Romania – 650 protesters
  41. Suceava, Romania – 7000 protesters
  42. Zalau, Romania – 1800 protesters
  43. Glasgow, Scotland – 80 protesters
  44. Arganda del Rey, Spain – 700 protesters
  45. Barcelona, Spain – 550 protesters
  46. Malaga, Spain – 50 protesters
  47. Stockholm, Sweden – 35 protesters
  48. Geneve, Swistzerland – 120 protesters
  49. London, UK – 1500 protesters
  50. Chicago, IL, USA – 3800 protesters
  51. Atlanta, GA, USA – 1500 protesters
  52. Boise, ID, USA – 150 protesters
  53. Detroit, MI, USA – 2000 protesters
  54. Hollywood, FL, USA – 500 protesters
  55. Houston, TX, USA – 400 protesters
  56. Los Angeles, CA, USA – 1000 protesters
  57. New York, NY, USA – 300 protesters
  58. Phoenix, AZ, USA – 3000 protesters
  59. Portland, OR,USA – 3500 protesters
  60. Sacramento, CA, USA – 1400 protesters
  61. Seattle, WA, USA – 2000 protesters
  62. Louis, MO, USA – 150 protesters
  63. Washington DC, USA – 180 protesters
  64. Hot Springs, AR, USA – 50 protesters
  65. Mason, OH, USA – 1500 children + 500 adults on Youth Camp

I think the same criticism that has been formulated against the unfounded forced custody in Norway, administered by Barnevernet, the Norwegian child protection services, also ought to include the corresponding Swedish authority, here called Socialtjänsten, the social services, Barnevernet in Norway and Socialtjänsten in Sweden are both authorities with incompatible functions; one function is to support children and families, and the other is to act as police and take  children into forced custody, when they think that it is appropriate to cut off the child´s family from the child.

These two functions must in the future be kept apart before people in general can have confidence in these authorities. If you use a metaphorical language you can say that you wouldn´t  ask an executioner to help you not to die. That is my conclusion after 25 years of work as a psychologcal investigator in complicated family custody cases where children´s future life or death – mentally or physically – often is at stake.

Lena Hellblom Sjögren