BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b0f97779-870a-40b6-897c-e8e17703d7bd 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 November 8 meeting will have a special to pic\, 'What Adoptees Want You to Know.' Adoptees reflect on what they wis h their adoptive parents knew when they were growing up\, and what they wa nt their parents\, families\, and society to understand about adoption. Ad optees share their journeys\, both positive and negative\, to help this ge neration of adoptees\, adoptive families\, and birth parents have a differ ent experience. Join us for this important conversation during Adoption Aw areness Month. Space is limited to maintain the ability of those registere d to participate in the discussion. Our special topic meetings are very po pular and frequently have a waiting list. \n\nWhy are these groups needed? \n\nWe believe adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational jo urney for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, an d DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and le arning. Recognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate f or truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came fr om and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have n ever forgotten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a righ t to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we le arn 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 discussion and support group is not meant to replace conventional th erapy\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspec ts of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on o ne guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Informat ion\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/lap top\, tablet\, 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 prom pts for registration. There are five opportunities to participate in a mee ting each month. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www .adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/our-calendar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:8b0b3a7cee6455ed89654d2c950b444a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 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:f026fec6-ec7c-441a-a2e2-8f7e382eef81 DTSTAMP:20260502T005706Z 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 November 8 meeting will have a special top ic\, 'What Adoptees Want You to Know.' Adoptees reflect on what they wish their adoptive parents knew when they were growing up\, and what they wan t their parents\, families\, and society to understand about adoption. Ado ptees share their journeys\, both positive and negative\, to help this gen eration of adoptees\, adoptive families\, and birth parents have a differe nt experience. Join us for this important conversation during Adoption Awa reness Month. Space is limited to maintain the ability of those registered to participate in the discussion. Our special topic meetings are very pop ular and frequently have a waiting list. \n\nWhy are these groups needed? \n\nWe believe adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational jo urney for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, an d DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and le arning. Recognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate f or truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came fr om and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have n ever forgotten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a righ t to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we le arn 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 discussion and support group is not meant to replace conventional th erapy\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspec ts of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on o ne guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Informat ion\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/lap top\, tablet\, 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 prom pts for registration. There are five opportunities to participate in a mee ting each month. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www .adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/our-calendar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T210000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:What Adoptees Want You to Know - General Meeting facilitated by Mar ni & Mindy END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR