One week from tomorrow, on October 23, the NC Coalition for Adoption Reform will host an ALL day event, at the NC University of Chapel Hill Chapman Hall Room 125 - starting with registration at 8:30am.
This event celebrates the implementation of HB1463 - Confidential Intermediary - Expand Access bill passage and implementation on October 1, 2010
This new bill allows "Biological Siblings and 1/2 siblings of adult adoptees, adult fmily members of deceased adoptees and adult family members of a deceased biological parent to have access to the CI program services upon the consent of the parties, and allows an agency to act as a CI to obtain a copy of a death certificate of the person who is a subject of a search and deliver it to the person requesting the services.
At 9:00am, you will be able to view the movie Loggerheads - Inspired by true events, Loggerheads tells the story of an adoption "triad" - birthmother, child, and adoptive parents - each in three interwoven stories in the days leading up to Mother's Day weekend, and each in one of the three distinctive geographical regions of North Carolina - mountains, Piedmont and costal plain.
After the movie, Diana Ricketts, the birthmother whom Bonnie Hunt portrays in Tim Kirkman's movie will be on hand to answer questions. Tim will Skype in after the movie.
At 11:30am, viewers will see Roots: Unknown by Zara Phillips - A 30 minute documentary examining the lifelong impact of adoption. This movie focuses on the emotional influence adoption has on the adoptee and their families.
At 1:30pm, we will show Unlocking the Heart of Adoption by Sheila Ganz - This movie chronicles the filmaker's journey as a birthmother interwoven with diverse personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents in both same rase and transracial adoptions. These stories span 70 years. Sheila will join the audience for questions following the movie via Skype.
At 3:15, For the Life of Me - by Jean Strauss will be shown. What would it be like to never know who you were when you were born? For the Life of Me follows Dave as he embarks on a journey to find his birthmother. Along with the heartwarming stories of Joe and a half dozen other adopted citizens, Dave's saga illuminates the impact secrets can have over an entire lifetime. With its unexpected and moving conclusion, For the Life of Me is one of those films that will stay with you long after you witness it.
Jean will join us via Skype after this movies.
During the day you will have an opportunity to purchase some very unique photograps from the album Adoption Roots: Lost and Found done by Katrina Ketring. Her photos tell a story of Adoption from Birth, Separation, Feelings of Loss in Adoption, Lost Roots, the Search for roots and reunion. Her photography shows : How it feels to loose your Roots, the hole in adoption, the longing for our roots. Who am I? Who do I look like? What is my story, my heritage, my past, my roots? Was I wanted, was I loved?
Katrina is a reunited adoptee (17 years). We will be auctioning off three of her photos in 8x10 during the event.
Starting at 7:00 pm that evening, you will be entertained by Jo Gore and Bo Lankenau. Jo is a local girl, who sings Rock and Roll with Acoustic Soul.
At 7:30pm, Mary Gauthier [Go-Shay] and Tania Elizabeth will entertain with songs from Mary's new album called "The Foundling". The album has soncs such as: Mama Here, Mama Gone, Blood is Blood and The Orphan King.
The cost of this event is:
Full Day - $25.00
Movies Only $10.00
Music Only $15.00
(Sorry - No Credit Cards or checks at registration)
We hope you will come and join us for what will assuredly be a terrific day of entertainment.
Please contact Roberta MacDonald at nccar@mindspring.com if you would like to RSVP for this event.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Upcoming Adoption Events - October & November
Well, it is that time of the year. The NC Coalition for Adoption Reform (NCCAR) is in it's 'educational' mode. We ususally do this all in the month of November, but this year it will start in October and go through November.
An email was sent out asking members to please renew their membership with NCCAR, even if we will not be doing any legislation for the next year or so. Educating the masses takes money and a lot of it. Please go to our website and to the registration page to find out how to renew or become a new member if you are just finding out about us.
October 9 - Transracial Adoption Support Group of Raleigh. We will be doing an adoption panel for over 20 adoptive parents. We have an Adoptive mother and her daughter who are in a very open adoption. We have a bi-racial birthmother who has just reunited with her daughter. We also have a Korean adoptee who will be joining us via Google Chat & video. Then there are two other adoptees also one found by her birthmother, and another who is no longer in reuinon with her birthmother.
October 14 - We will be showing the documentary on Adam Pertman to the Durham County DSS. We will also be doing some neat adoption exercises with the social workers, to try and help them 'GET IT'.
October 23 - BIG EVENT - This will be an ALL DAY event. Four adoption movies during the day, and then a big evening of music. Opening will be Jo Gore and the Alternatives from 7:00 - 7:30pm and then Mary Gauthier [Go-Shay] and Tania Elizabeth will perform. Mary is an adult adoptee, and will be singing from her new album "The Foundling". This event is $25.00 for the whole day, $10.00 for just the movies, and $15.00 for just the Music.
This is an RSVP event, so please go to our website and see how you can RSVP for this.
November 1 - NCCAR will start out showing Jean Strauss's - For the Life of Me to the DSS workers in Rowan County. Later that evening I will be showing 2 Niteline documentaries to the Davidson County DSS and Foster Parents. We have adoption related exercises which are done at most of our film viewings.
November 2 - NCCAR members will start out in Lincoln County showing two different documentaries one on foster care, then that night I will be in Polk County NC to show Foster Parents - Foster Care: Calling All Angels. Adoption exercises will be done with these group also
November 4 - Starts out in Onslow County showing to one of our favorite groups from last year, showing them 'For The Life of Me', and then showing the same movie to our other favorite group from last year Pitt County DSS. We will be doing some of our adoption exercises at each of these viewings.
November 5 - Has members of NCCAR in Mecklenburg County showing them the two Nightline Documentaries and our adoption related exercises.
November 7 - Triangle Adoption Support Group will see For the Life of Me - from 2:30 - 4:30 pm
November 9 - Adoption Triad Dialogue Support Group in Greensboro will be seeing For the Life of Me.
November 15 - NCCAR members will be back on the road to Gates County DSS to show them 'For the Life of Me' and doing adoption related exercises.
We still have a couple of Foster Parent groups which we may also be showing to during November.
As you can see we do a lot of traveling with our education, so if you feel so inclined, please go to our website and see how you can help us out with our costs. Our October 23 event is going to cost us quite a bit of our reserved cash.
If you know of any group you would like for us to come and educate about adoption, please contact us. We do this during anytime of the year, but National Adoption Awareness Month - November is always a great time to do it in. Please do not hesitate to contact us, and we will try to set up a time to accomodate you and your group.
An email was sent out asking members to please renew their membership with NCCAR, even if we will not be doing any legislation for the next year or so. Educating the masses takes money and a lot of it. Please go to our website and to the registration page to find out how to renew or become a new member if you are just finding out about us.
October 9 - Transracial Adoption Support Group of Raleigh. We will be doing an adoption panel for over 20 adoptive parents. We have an Adoptive mother and her daughter who are in a very open adoption. We have a bi-racial birthmother who has just reunited with her daughter. We also have a Korean adoptee who will be joining us via Google Chat & video. Then there are two other adoptees also one found by her birthmother, and another who is no longer in reuinon with her birthmother.
October 14 - We will be showing the documentary on Adam Pertman to the Durham County DSS. We will also be doing some neat adoption exercises with the social workers, to try and help them 'GET IT'.
October 23 - BIG EVENT - This will be an ALL DAY event. Four adoption movies during the day, and then a big evening of music. Opening will be Jo Gore and the Alternatives from 7:00 - 7:30pm and then Mary Gauthier [Go-Shay] and Tania Elizabeth will perform. Mary is an adult adoptee, and will be singing from her new album "The Foundling". This event is $25.00 for the whole day, $10.00 for just the movies, and $15.00 for just the Music.
This is an RSVP event, so please go to our website and see how you can RSVP for this.
November 1 - NCCAR will start out showing Jean Strauss's - For the Life of Me to the DSS workers in Rowan County. Later that evening I will be showing 2 Niteline documentaries to the Davidson County DSS and Foster Parents. We have adoption related exercises which are done at most of our film viewings.
November 2 - NCCAR members will start out in Lincoln County showing two different documentaries one on foster care, then that night I will be in Polk County NC to show Foster Parents - Foster Care: Calling All Angels. Adoption exercises will be done with these group also
November 4 - Starts out in Onslow County showing to one of our favorite groups from last year, showing them 'For The Life of Me', and then showing the same movie to our other favorite group from last year Pitt County DSS. We will be doing some of our adoption exercises at each of these viewings.
November 5 - Has members of NCCAR in Mecklenburg County showing them the two Nightline Documentaries and our adoption related exercises.
November 7 - Triangle Adoption Support Group will see For the Life of Me - from 2:30 - 4:30 pm
November 9 - Adoption Triad Dialogue Support Group in Greensboro will be seeing For the Life of Me.
November 15 - NCCAR members will be back on the road to Gates County DSS to show them 'For the Life of Me' and doing adoption related exercises.
We still have a couple of Foster Parent groups which we may also be showing to during November.
As you can see we do a lot of traveling with our education, so if you feel so inclined, please go to our website and see how you can help us out with our costs. Our October 23 event is going to cost us quite a bit of our reserved cash.
If you know of any group you would like for us to come and educate about adoption, please contact us. We do this during anytime of the year, but National Adoption Awareness Month - November is always a great time to do it in. Please do not hesitate to contact us, and we will try to set up a time to accomodate you and your group.
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