Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists.

[me b zola]

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By changing the perspective, we shift the dynamic...


FACT: Children are affected by adoption. We believe that children are affected by adoption in a way that has never been openly shared before. There is a community of intercountry and domestic adoptees and parents (of loss) who care about the lives of children after the adoption transaction. We are it. We care so much that we’re taking a stand, acknowledging the losses, supporting each other, and crossing boundaries around the world through a book called Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists.

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A worldwide revelation has occurred: We are much more than the industry professionals presumed us to be. Revelations lead to Revolutions: Children have a right to know and have access to our own families of birth. All humans, including orphans sent to foreign homes to be adopted, have a right to first family, heritage, lineage and ancestry. Revolutions lead to Retribution: We deserve justice. It is time to shift the dynamic. We no longer tolerate being governed by adoption industry professionals. We are shifting the power to our own perspectives. It is time to explore unchartered territories. We lead ourselves


http://www.adoptioncoalitionworldwide.com/#

[pipoman]

1. agree if we are talking about

Adults. ..not so much for children

[me b zola]

2. It is a book.

A book where we talk about our experiences and thoughts on adoption practices, and how they effect us.

We are adults now, but we entered into adoption/relinquishment without our consent as children.

[me b zola]

3. I post about adoptee rights, adoption & relinquishment because this has been such a hushed subject

~and these issues need to be discussed. I grew up being made to believe that there was something wrong with me for longing for my own history, genealogy, ancestry. I was made to feel that I was somehow betraying my wonderful adoptive parents when seeking answers that I am entitled to.

The Big Hush. It hurts. Its time to talk.

[Feron]

4. The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler

An excellent book about the women who got pregnant in the baby scoop era before Roe v Wade.

It's a book that definitely changed my perspective about adoption. While adoption is great for a few, it is also an industry that is overly and wrongfully romanticized by our society.