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X-WR-CALDESC:Exploring Family Culture\nWith April Dinwoodie\n\nThe ability 
 to consider family culture as a dynamic construct is important for all fam
 ilies and especially for adoptive families. Spending more time than usual 
 with family presents a unique opportunity to explore the elements (big and
  small) that contribute to family culture and can lead to a much richer li
 fe experience in many regards. This session will offer a discussion about 
 what family culture is and invite participants to reflect on family cultur
 e past\, present\, and future and the role adoption and play in shifting t
 he culture and dynamic.\n\nAs a transracially adopted person\, April Dinwo
 odie was raised in a predominately white environment and lives a life wher
 e it is imperative that she gracefully and safely move through circumstanc
 es and situations related to differences of race\, class\, and culture. Wh
 ile her New England upbringing taught her about labor\, and her white fami
 ly taught her about love\, she had to teach herself about life as a woman 
 of color. Through the very poignant and often misunderstood experiences of
  adoption\, she has woven elements of the journey thus far into her work a
 s a writer\, podcaster\, speaker/trainer\, coach\, and consultant. April i
 s fiercely dedicated to developing a healthy identity\, building stronger 
 relationships\, and elevating our collective ability to navigate differenc
 es of race\, class\, and culture.
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DESCRIPTION:Exploring Family Culture\nWith April Dinwoodie\n\nThe ability t
 o consider family culture as a dynamic construct is important for all fami
 lies and especially for adoptive families. Spending more time than usual w
 ith family presents a unique opportunity to explore the elements (big and 
 small) that contribute to family culture and can lead to a much richer lif
 e experience in many regards. This session will offer a discussion about w
 hat family culture is and invite participants to reflect on family culture
  past\, present\, and future and the role adoption and play in shifting th
 e culture and dynamic.\n\nAs a transracially adopted person\, April Dinwoo
 die was raised in a predominately white environment and lives a life where
  it is imperative that she gracefully and safely move through circumstance
 s and situations related to differences of race\, class\, and culture. Whi
 le her New England upbringing taught her about labor\, and her white famil
 y taught her about love\, she had to teach herself about life as a woman o
 f color. Through the very poignant and often misunderstood experiences of 
 adoption\, she has woven elements of the journey thus far into her work as
  a writer\, podcaster\, speaker/trainer\, coach\, and consultant. April is
  fiercely dedicated to developing a healthy identity\, building stronger r
 elationships\, and elevating our collective ability to navigate difference
 s of race\, class\, and culture.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200413T210000
LOCATION:Virtual using Google Meet
SUMMARY:Monday Evening Speaker Series
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