Parent Educator Eloise Rickman for It's Not Fair

Join us for a nuanced and fascinating discussion between parental educator and writer Eloise Rickman and Marchelle Farrell, author of 'Uprooting.'

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are still discriminated against in every aspect of their lives: rising levels of child poverty, underfunded and outdated education and childcare systems, controlling parenting practices, and political systems that exclude their voices on issues which will affect them most - not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, but their resistance and struggle for equality has been largely ignored by the wider social justice movement - until now. In this groundbreaking manifesto, Eloise Rickman argues that it's time to stop viewing children as less than adults and start fighting for their rights to be taken seriously.

Radical, compassionate, and profoundly hopeful, this powerful new book signals the start of a long-overdue conversation about how we treat children. Featuring practical solutions and the voices of children and adults who are working towards them, It's Not Fair is a call to embrace children's liberation and the possibility of a better, fairer world.

This event will be chaired by Marchelle Farrell, winner of the Nan Shepherd prize for her beautiful memoir 'Uprooting'.

'Enlightening and transformative ... In today's rapidly changing world, where children face unprecedented challenges, Eloise Rickman emerges as a voice for change. Her book is an indispensable guide for navigating the complexities of caring for children in the 21st century.'

-- Leah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason

'Persuasive ... A much-needed manifesto for children's rights in a world that so often ignores their voices.'

-- Professor Pragya Agarwal, author of (M)otherhood

Eloise Rickman is a writer and parent educator. Her work focuses on challenging adultism (the discrimination children face), championing rights-based parenting and alternative education, and helping parents and educators rethink how they see and treat children. She is studying for an MA in Children's Rights at UCL's Institute of Education and has a degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University, where she first became interested in how family practices shape society. Her first book, Extraordinary Parenting, was published in 2020.