BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:1e40412d-527b-421a-8f7b-64133138e883 X-WR-CALDESC:General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people can share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA disc overies such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the co nstellation members.\n\nWhile most of our General Discussion Meetings have an open discussion format\, the October 12 meeting will have a special to pic\, 'Control as a Core Issue.' All those touched by adoption are impacte d by a loss of control. Adoptive parents have lost control over when\, how and whom to parent. Birth parents often report feeling powerless or manip ulated by the system. Adoptees have no say in where they are placed and wh at information is disclosed or kept from them. What impacts does this loss of control have long term? How do we move beyond this loss of control and become active\, empowered\, and resilient? Join us for this important top ic. Space is limited to maintain the ability of those registered to partic ipate in the discussion. Our special topic meetings are very popular and f requently have a waiting list. \n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe beli eve adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for a ll those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empowe r individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Disco veries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Rec ognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth an d honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgot ten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their ques tions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know t heir genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from th e experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explore and proces s our own journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discu ssion and support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our j ourneys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available t hrough our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThes e are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Z oom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, table t\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for reg istration. There are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each m onth. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionne twork.org/news-events/our-calendar.html X-WR-RELCALID:5092959477e4744876f68dc15da61e9a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1eeb60b5-c008-4a31-89c7-02c31052f4d5 DTSTAMP:20260416T145451Z DESCRIPTION:General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people c an share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, a nd learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion f ormat and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster c are\, including adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive p arents\, those that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA disco veries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the con stellation members.\n\nWhile most of our General Discussion Meetings have an open discussion format\, the October 12 meeting will have a special top ic\, 'Control as a Core Issue.' All those touched by adoption are impacted by a loss of control. Adoptive parents have lost control over when\, how and whom to parent. Birth parents often report feeling powerless or manipu lated by the system. Adoptees have no say in where they are placed and wha t information is disclosed or kept from them. What impacts does this loss of control have long term? How do we move beyond this loss of control and become active\, empowered\, and resilient? Join us for this important topi c. Space is limited to maintain the ability of those registered to partici pate in the discussion. Our special topic meetings are very popular and fr equently have a waiting list. \n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe belie ve adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for al l those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discov eries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Reco gnizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why t hey were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgott en the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their quest ions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know th eir genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discus sion and support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate y our experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our jo urneys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available th rough our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zo om platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet \, or mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by finding t he link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for regi stration. There are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each mo nth. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnet work.org/news-events/our-calendar.html DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T210000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:Control as a Core Issue - General Meeting facilitated by Kim and De nice END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR