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1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW CAMPUS FOR GLADNEY
Adoption.com would like to congratulate the Gladney Center for Adoption on
the completion of their new campus and maternity home in Fort Worth,
Texas. We thank y'all for your Texas hospitality as you hosted
Adoption.com at your Grand Opening Celebration.
CWLA NATIONAL ADOPTION CONFERENCE
It was a pleasure to meet so many leaders and members of the adoption
community at the Child Welfare League Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
last week. We especially enjoyed the panel featuring pioneers in the
adoption community.
HUNDREDS OF ADOPTION POEMS AT ADOPTIONPOETRY.COM
AdoptionPoetry.com now has links to hundreds of adoption poems. Thank you
to everyone who has contributed. Visit AdoptionPoetry.com to
read them or contribute your own.
SEEKING MODERATORS FOR INFERTILITY FORUMS
AdoptionForums.com, the largest online adoption community, has several
infertility-related message boards and is looking for moderators to help build an
infertility community. If you are interested, please contact Sabra@adoption.com.
NEW MODERATOR ON FORUMS: AUTHOR, ADAM PERTMAN
Adam Pertman, award-winning author of "Adoption Nation: How the Adoption
Revolution is Transforming America,'' which was named Book of the Year by
the National Adoption Foundation, joins AdoptionForums.com. Adam, who was a
Pulitzer Prize nominee for his writing about adoption, is also executive
director of the Adoption Nation Education Initiative. He is pleased to
answer your questions on a wide range of adoption-related issues. You will
find Adam on the
General Adoption Issues forum.
CELEBRATE NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and Adoption.com has created a new website at http://AdoptionMonth.com. This website has ideas on how to celebrate events and even includes a calendar of activities for the month. Visit AdoptionMonth.com to learn the history of this holiday and to share your adoption story.
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2. NEW ARTICLES
The views expressed by the authors are solely their own, and for which the authors are responsible. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Adoption Week e-Magazine.
Lost and Found - new article by Annapurna Alisa Sydell
Until the night I found my sister Doe and actually spoke with her, I never, not once, said the word sister to my mother. Ah, the unbearable lightness of being my mothers daughter. My mother gave birth to three daughters and came to forfeit each of us; she squandered her daughters like a drunk squanders his paycheck. I, the eldest, was the last to be forsaken and the first to be restored. I was her sole witness. Now, I am her accuser, I am her prosecution and her defense. I am her evidence. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=169
My Petition - new article by Ray Buffer
A petition has been developed to bring awareness to legislators and the public by insisting that adoptees in all 50 states over the age of 18 possess, if they so choose, their original birth certificates. Slavery was abolished with a constitutional amendment, and it was through an amendment that women were empowered to vote. Please sign this petition that demands an "Adoptees' Amendment", and help restore an invisible minority to equal status. "All men were created equal..." yet under the current political climate, adoptees are not. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=163
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: An Effective Treatment for Children with Trauma-Attachment Disorders - new article by Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D.
Approximately 2% of the population is adopted, and between 50% and 80% of such children have attachment disorder symptoms. Many of these children are violent and aggressive and as adults are at risk of developing a variety of psychological problems and personality disorders, including antisocial personality disorder , narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and psychopathic personality disorder. Neglected children are at risk of social withdrawal, social rejection, and pervasive feelings of incompetence. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=170
Anya's Bridge of Hope Story - new article by Anya Fainberg
When I first saw my parents, the empty place in my heart was gone. Then I went to my new house. My mom gave me a bath to relax me. I stayed in the tub for over an hour; I had never had a bath before. After five weeks of fun, I had to go back to Russia. I was extremely sad and I was afraid my parent's wouldn't come to get me. I wasn't really sure what to think. I was crying a lot in Russia. I was waiting a long time for my mom and dad. Finally, one day, my mom and dad came. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=171
The Love That Made My Life Complete - new article by Beth
In September 2002, I got my papers. I was thrilled but scared to death opening that envelope. Then it happend: I flipped through looking for a name, any name that would link me to someone out there. I found the name, and it was so common that I thought I would never find her. I looked and looked on the internet, and then one day, it hit me: do a search on classmates.com. I did, and it pulled up her maiden name and her married name. I called without hesitation. The phone rang and rang, and no one answered. I called back every fifteen minutes, and finally someone answered. When I heard the voice on the other end, I knew it was her. I told her I was looking on classmates.com and found her name. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=172
Read these articles or contribute an article at AdoptionWeek.com.
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3. ADOPTION NEWS
Adoption Featured in November
http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0023251.html
Wai'anae Family Receives 'Ohana of the Year' Award (HI)
http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Nov/12/il/il01a.html
Foreign Adoptions as an Alternative (OH)
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=1010835
Family Finally Home: Adopted Children Reunited With Parents (LA)
http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://vh80299.vh8.infi.net/html/589BDC46-DF93-4C67-926F-B6AB3BD65D61.shtml
A Father, A Son, A Home (OH)
http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.cincypost.com/2002/11/09/ohadopt11-09-2002.html
Embryo Transfers For `Adoption' Give Rise to Controversy (FL)
http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/4508733.htm
If any of the links to the news articles do not work, Click Here for a list of headlines.
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4. ADOPTION BOOK CLUB
Parenting the Hurt Child
When a child is adopted, he can arrive with hurts from the pastpain that stunts his emotional growth, and your family's life, too. From insights gathered through years of working with adopted kids who have experienced early trauma, Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky explain how to manage a hurting child with loving wisdom and resolve, and how to preserve your stability while untangling their thorny hearts. If you've adopted a child, whatever the circumstances, you'll find hope and healing on these pagesfor you, your family, and especially your adopted child.
Hardbound Version
For more information on this book, visit http://adoptionshop.com/cgi-bin/products/ADP33335.html.
Find 1,000+ other adoption products at AdoptionShop.com.
To share your favorite adoption book with others, join the Adoption Book Club on AdoptionLists.com at http://adoptionlists.com/index.php?action=lists&listname=adoptionbookclub.
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5. CHILDREN'S BUREAU EXPRESS
Special Section: November is National Adoption Month
*Help Celebrate National Adoption Month
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=579
*Adoption Opportunities Grants Announced
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=565
*HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=566
*Angels in Adoption Awards
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=567
*2002-2003 Adoption Guide Available
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=568
Top Stories
*HHS Selects Adoption Exchange Association to Administer AdoptUSKids Initiative
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=562
*Report Details Growth in Adoption Population Receiving Adoption Assistance
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=570
Research
*Report Shows Foster Care Experience Differs by Urban Area
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=563
*Compounds Found to Prevent Alcohol-Related Developmental Damage
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=571
*Study Reports Employment Outcomes for Youth Aging out of Foster Care, Creates
Baseline
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=572
Promising Practices
*Casey Family Services and Boston Department of Social Services Collaborate for
Lasting Reform
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=573
News You Can Use
*Publications
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=564
*Electronic/Online Resources
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=575
*Funding
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=576
*Conferences
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=577
*Training Resources
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=578
Spotlight On the National Resource Centers
*National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center Evaluates Shared Family
Care Pilot Projects
http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/articles.cfm?article_id=574
Credit: Children's Bureau Express
Link: http://www.calib.com/cbexpress/
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6. MEET NEW ADOPTIVE PARENTS
Outdated material has been removed. Please visit ParentProfiles.com.
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Adoption is music to our ears...now it can be for you, too.
Adoption.com's new adoption CD, "Adoption...The Songs You Love", is dedicated to everyone who has been touched by adoption in one way or another. ORDER YOUR CD! http://adoptionshop.com/cgi-bin/products/ADP00022.html
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7. FEATURED WAITING CHILD
Ramiro is a happy, outgoing 5-year boy who loves attention. Ramiro is overall in good health and has no physical disabilities. He is taking medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and to stabilize his moods. Ramiro began kindergarten this fall, and hes on target for his age and has no developmental delays. Ramiro needs a two-parent family who is loving, patient and structured. Ramiro interacts best with older children and will do well in a family where hes either the youngest child or there are older children.
AdoptableKids.com is a free community service of Adoption.com featuring more than 1,000 children awaiting loving, permanent homes.
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8. ADOPTION BUZZ
Adoptees: - Found Bmom! Started Out Great...Now It's Not
http://www.adoptionforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86001
Birth Family Post Relinquishment: Healing, Recovery, and Success: - How Do I Live Now?
http://www.adoptionforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86085
General Adoptive Parent Support: - Open Adoption---Be Careful
http://www.adoptionforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86030
Failed Adoption: - This Is So Hard!
http://www.adoptionforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86154
If any of the links above do not work, visit Adoption.com for direct links to these discussions.
For more online adoption discussions, visit AdoptionForums.com.
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9. ADOPTION GEM
If someone listens
or stretches out a hand,
or whispers a kind word of encouragement,
or attempts to understand a lonely person
extraordinary things begin to happen. - Loretta Girzartis
See a daily adoption gem at Adoption.com.
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10. ADOPTION SITE SPOTLIGHT
This week, our adoption spotlight is shining on: AdoptionPals.com.
An "Adoption E-Pal" is an e-mail pen pal who shares common adoption interests. Post a message about yourself on a message board of your choice, or browse other postings to find friends with similar adoption interests. If you want someone to e-mail you, don't forget to include your e-mail in your post!
For a list of our favorite adoption websites, visit AdoptionSites.com.
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11. ADOPTION DESTINATIONS
InternationalAdoption.org is the internet's authoritative destination for international adoption. You will find fact sheets, adoption information, travel information, culture and heritage, maps, weather, books, currency exchange rates, periodicals, news and much more for dozens of different countries with active international adoption programs.
This week, the country of focus is Jamaica.
Jamaica is slightly smaller than Connecticut. It is a humid, tropical island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba. As of July 2001, the population of Jamaica was 2,665,636. The ethnic groups in Jamaica are: black 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, white 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1%.
To learn more about Jamaica's government, geography, and communication information, or its history, visit Jamaica.Adoption.com/.
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12. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
THE BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated
as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something
fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked
at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed
in between the pages.
"Mama, look what I found," the boy
called out.
"What have you got there, dear?"
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered,
"I think it's Adam's underwear!"
- Submitted by Arlene Knecht
E-mail your humorous story or joke to editor@adoption.com.
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13. FEATURED ADOPTION PROFESSIONAL
Friends in Adoption
Middletown, VT
Toll Free: (800) 844-3630
fia@vermontel.org
FIA has 20 years of experience in working with pregnant women/couples helping to create compassionate adoption plans for their babies. Over 900 families have been joyfully created with the kind and helpful expertise of the FIA staff.
Services: Adoption Agencies Home Studies Support Groups for Adoptees & Birthparents
For more information on Friends in Adoption, visit http://www.friendsinadoption.org/.
Find adoption agencies, attorneys and other adoption professionals at AdoptionDirectory.com.
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14. ADOPTIONSHOP.COM PICK
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For more adoption products, visit AdoptionShop.com.
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15. SPEAK OUT
Sharon from Ohio: I'm so glad that you found your son, too bad he does
not share your joy. Do not lose hope that he may
someday want to be part of your life. Keep
track of him so you don't lose him and his family.
I was adopted from birth 56 years ago. I knew I was
adopted but did not know too much until both of my
parents had died. I have some info and have been
searching for 4-5 years now, and I'm still searching and
hoping.
Some day your son may want to be part of your family.
Keep the faith, and the joy you felt (when) you found
him. - Bruce
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My husband was abandoned a few hours after his birth and found in an alley in
Chicago. I want to help him look for his birth family; he really wants to
start, but we don't know where to begin. The Catholic Charities who he was
adopted through said they do not have anything in his file other than that he
was found in an alley. Can someone give me a start or suggestions on what to
begin doing? Thank you so much. - Laura (weloveamc@aol.com)
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Hi, my name is Erin, and I am 23 years old. I was adopted as a newborn and was even
given a name. By the age of 4, my parents told me about my adoption, and I think ever
since I knew, I wanted to find my b-family! When I was 17, I contacted my social
worker with a letter to my bmom and asked her to forward it on, and she did. For
the next year, that is how I kept in touch, since I wasn't of age yet.
As soon as I was 18, we got each other's addresses and started contacting each other. I found out so
much information through the letters. Once I graduated (from) high school, my whole family
and I flew to San Francisco to meet my bmom. I was so nervous the whole flight and
so was my Mom. We finally reached San Francisco, and I spent the next couple of days with
her. By the third day, we ran into my parents on the pier and I told my parents I
didn't want to be with my bmom anymore. So my dad intervened and said that we
would be going home.
I wasn't pleased with her. She just laid everything on me so
thick that I just wasn't impressed and haven't had a conversation with her since
then. I was wondering if there was anyone out there that has (had) a bad reunion and
would like to talk and help each other. I am still troubled by everything. Thank you, Erin (erbear_938@yahoo.com)
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Regina,
I have heard the term conifidential intermediary
before, but found no one who can tell me where I can
find one. I know they are in the court system, but
what branch or office?
I was adopted in Los Angeles, California 56 years ago
and have been looking for 4-5 years for my birth
mother. Thank you, Bruce (searchingformypast@yahoo.com)
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Hi. My husband and I are in a situation that involves family. We presently have custody of my nephew's children, one is his step-child. He and the mother are now living in a different state and do not exercise their visitation rights on a regular basis. The oldest child has a symptom called Reactive Attachment Disorder. His therapist says he needs closure to know that this is final and that no one is going to move him to another home again. He has been in and out of foster care.
We spoke to an attorney, and he said we cannot adopt until the parents' rights are terminated, and the state would have to do that. Also, if we adopt them, we will lose what little financial help we receive to take care of them. We both work, but it will be extremely difficult to support all 7 of us on our income. We still have 2 children at home. I have heard there is such a thing as special needs adoption where you adopt siblings. Can anyone out there help? Thank you, G.W.
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After 52 yrs. of looking for our baby sister, thanks to your site,
she called us, and what a happy reunion it was! Thanks again, Alexina
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My husband and I are both white, and 3 years ago, we adopted our daughter who is
biracial. She is a happy, beautiful child. Six months ago, we were caught by
surprise when we were given an opportunity to adopt again. Our son is multiracial
(Italian, Black, and Puerto Rican) and now 6 months old. Both children were adopted
independently: we placed ads and retained an attorney. We did not wait long for
our children ( 2 weeks for out daughter, 1 month for our son). Sadly, most couples
aren't interested in adopting biracial children. Couples would rather spend
thousands on advertising expenses and months of waiting to get a Caucasian baby
than to take a biracial infant. This is sickening to me.
Couples travel half way around the world to get an Asian child but won't consider an American child of a
different race. My children are adorable and wonderful, and they have made us so
happy. I just wanted to share this with everyone; maybe it will get someone out
there to consider adopting a biracial child. There is definitely a need for these
special people. Write to me at Tweetyp824@yahoo.com. - Lori, Long Island, NY
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I was adopted & found my parents 7 yrs ago because of a medical problem. Without
this knowledge, I would not be alive today. We now have a great relationship. I
have tried on many occasions to find my daughter that I had to give up at birth, if only to give her the medical history. (I
was only 15). I have listed on several different registries. She was born July 6, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio. Maybe she
receives Adoption Week e-Magazine and (will) see this. I would like nothing more than to hear from her. I have never let a day go by since her birth that I didn't pray for her and love her. - Suzanne B.
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16. ADOPTION ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP REVIEW
Here's a recent post from the Search-Reunion group:
Hi, Anna.
I just had to say that I am a reunited bmom and it
took me 28 years and 8 months to find my bdaughter.
From my point of view only, you are pushing too hard
on your birth mom. If my daughter had come that
overwhelming on me, I would have fled the other way.
I didn't want to give up my baby, but I did, and
finding her made me insecure and downright scared.
Keep this thought: your bmom said she had things to
talk over with you in person. Please give her some
breathing room to explain what's in her heart, instead
of rushing her and thinking things that probably aren't
there.
Unfortunately, some birth moms stayed in denial
and distanced themselves from that unbelievable hurt
of giving up our babies. I did, and the last 3 years
have been up and down with my beautiful daughter and
myself.
Please be a bit more patient with Sue. She and only
she should be the one to answer your questions,
regardless on slow she is in doing so. Please give
her some security in that you will be patient with her,
and wait for the answers to the questions you have.
Sit back and just enjoy the relatives you now have
and wait on your bmom to feel secure and strengthened
enough to answer some hard, heart-breaking questions
that you have.
God bless you,
Norma
To be part of this group, visit AdoptionLists.com, register, and join.
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17. ADOPTION POETRY
YOU ARE MY DESTINY
You came into our lives, what a wonderful thing.
You give us so much joy and happiness, and we've done nothing but gain.
Though you grew not in my womb, and I did not feel you kick, you did grow.
In my heart, and we are so blessed to have been picked.
Your first mother loves you dearly and she gave the gift of life, then she
intrusted me with you is what she felt she had to do.
Everyday I do thank God for women such as she, for it was her love and
unselfishness that made a momma out of me.
This is something I have wanted for such a long long time, just to hold a
baby in my arms and know that she is mine.
Though you have not flesh of my flesh, nor did you get bone of my bone,
when I rock you in my arms to sleep, you surely wouldn't know.
So each time I get your sweet caress and you kiss me on the cheek, my love
grows stronger than the day before; I know I'm lucky to be me.
YOU ARE MY DAUGHTER. YOU ARE MY CHILD. YOU ARE MY DESTINY.
- Kelli Babbitt
Submit your adoption poetry to editor@adoption.com.
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18. ADOPTION CALENDAR
CHAT SCHEDULE:
Sunday:
Evening with Loretta for reunion support group chat at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
Monday:
Join Dr. Art Becker-Weidman in the Adopting.org chat room at 2pm Pacific, 3pm Mountain, 4pm Central, 5pm Eastern and ask him questions on attachment therapy and treating children with trauma-attachment disorders.
Evening with Kathy; discuss ideas on getting started in the amazing journey of adoption. Join her at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the Adopting.org chat room.
Tuesday:
Birthmom chat with Jennifer in the BirthMother.com chat room on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesday, at 6:30pm Pacific, 7:30pm Mountain, 8:30pm Central, 9:30pm Eastern.
Birth mom chat with Linda in Search and Reunion chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
Wednesday:
Pre- and adoptive parent chat with JJ and friends - Help as you begin the adoption process. Hosted in Adopting.org chat room at 5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern.
Join an informative chat on the ups and downs of reunion hosted by Sabra since 1997. Talk out your next step and share your experiences in search and reunion at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the Search and Reunion chat room.
Parenting issues for adoptive/foster parents with Dimasmom in FosterParenting.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
Thursday:
Evening with Colleen Buckner, search expert, in Search and Reunion chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
Open adoption with Stephanie in Adopting.org chat room at 9pm Pacific, 10pm Mountain, 11pm Central, 12pm Eastern.
Friday:
Meet Louise and others in a forum for parents with children that may have physical challenges and/or emotional challenges in the InternationalAdoption.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
Transracial and general adoption with Trish at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the InternationalAdoption.com chat room.
If you are having a "limbo" type experience with your reunion, come and talk it over with those who've "been there-done that" themselves. Join co-hosting birth mothers, April and Judy, in the Search and Reunion room on Fridays: 5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern.
Saturday:
Older child adoption/foster care behavioral issues with Jerry in FosterParenting.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern.
For a listing of times and descriptions and to attend scheduled chats, or join the live chat, visit AdoptionChat.com.
ADOPTION EVENTS:
The heart-warming radio documentary Adopting Diego and Other Tales of International
Adoption brings a message of hope, generosity, and reaching-out to help others that
will enrich your family this holiday season. In the centerpiece story, "Adopting
Diego," journalist Laurie Stern offers her first person audio essay about adopting a
baby boy from Guatemala. Other segments explore the perspectives of adoptees and the
bonds that tie adopting parents to their children's home countries. Check our
updated station list for local broadcast dates and times. For more information, visit http://www.forkidssakeradio.com/listeners or contact moreinformation@forkidssakeradio.com.
VIETNAM BABYLIFT REMEMBRANCE DAY
November 23, 2002 (1:00pm)
Holmdel, New Jersey - New Jersey Vietnam Era Educational Center (on Garden State Art Center grounds, Exit 116 of Garden State Parkway)
Donation: $5.00
The program will include a special presentation of the Babylift
Documentary Film "Precious Cargo",
with co-producers, Janet Gardner and Pham Quoc Thai leading a discussion. Speakers include:
Shirley Barnes, author of "The War Cradle", Mike Boehm, Vietnam Veteran and Organizer of the My Lai and
Hanoi Peace Parks, Ross Meador, FCVN's Babylift Field Director. I wish to cordially invite all Babylift participants to attend this event. We will recognize you and express our appreciation to you during the program.
Other presentations include: Vietnamese traditional music, Vietnamese dance group performance (tentative), poetry and dramatic reading,
art exhibit...including the Babylift Quilt, created by Shirley Barnes from remnants of clothing worn by the Babylift adoptees in 1975...soon to be archived at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Section of the C-5A Airplane, Babylift Award Statue, Photo Exhibit. The program will be followed by a Holiday Lighting Ceremony at 6pm. Visit http://www.njvvmf.org or contact Lana Noone: noone@mailbug.com for additional information.
"ADOPTION: A GARDEN OF LOVE" - 22nd Annual Adoption Conference
November 24
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Greenvale, NY
The Adoptive Parents Committee of Long Island
This conference is of interest to pre and post-adoptive parents, social workers, agency workers and other adoption professionals.
For more information, call (631) 467-3164 or visit our website at
AdoptiveParents.org.
"SPECIAL SCREENING OF "OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION IN AMERICA" (documentary) + DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER, PHIL BERTELSEN
December 4 (6:30pm)
$20 per person program fee, $30 per couple
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, 6 East 94th Street (between Fifth & Madison Avenues), New York City
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children
Join Phil Bertelsen, a black filmmaker and adoptee raised in a multiracial
family, for a showing of his documentary "Outside Looking In: Transracial Adoption
in America." This film features three families brought together ? and at times
pushed apart, by transracial adoption. Through the stories of three generations of
adoptees, Bertelsen examines the bonds and strains that families experience when
white couples decide to adopt black children. This workshop is relevant for all
transracial adoptive parents. Popcorn will be served.
Contact Jamila Cleary, (212) 360-0259 or jcleary@spence-chapin.org, to
register. Advance registration is required, as space is limited.
INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED YOUNG ADULTS (Ages 18 to 30) FOCUS GROUP
December 5 (5pm - 7pm)
Tufts University, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA, Eliot-Pearson Library (Accessible by T – Red Line @ Davis Square)
Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao,
This is a collaborative effort between The Center for Family Connections, Cambridge, Massachusetts
and Joanne Jannsen, M.A. Candidate at Tufts
Meet other internationally adopted adults. Talk about your own experiences with others who understand.
Help develop materials to educate adoption workers and parents. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Joanne Jannsen at
joanne.jannsen@tufts.edu or call (978) 579-8913.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PRESENTATIONS
December 5 (7:00pm - 8:45pm)
"The Meeting Room", Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
Gladney Center for Adoption
RSVP to (212) 222-1222 or e-mail Andrea.Yonai@gladney.org.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION SEMINAR
December 7 (10am - 12pm)
January 11 (10am - 12pm)
February 6 (7pm - 9pm)
February 23 (10am - 12pm)
First Baptist Church, Jonesboro, GA
Genesis Adoptions
FREE
Pre-registration is required. Contact Tammy Freilich at (678) 432-9118 or e-mail
tammy@genesisadoptions.org for registration form.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PRESENTATIONS
December 11 (6pm - 8pm)
150 East 59th Street, New York, NY
Gladney Center for Adoption
RSVP to (212) 222-1222 or e-mail Andrea.Yonai@gladney.org.
For local listings, regional seminars, and many other adoption events, visit AdoptionCalendar.com.
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