BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:4de1eb37-a642-40bb-b4d2-fc47e9470384 X-WR-CALDESC:About General Discussion Meetings \nThese virtual gatherings p rovide 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 p arents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have experienced fos ter or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage o r donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation members.\n\nWe believe adopti on is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those w hose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individu als impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing t hat 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 they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the ch ild\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addr essed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genet ic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experien ces of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own journeys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion and support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additional sup port on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of t his group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technic al expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assista nce Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by t rained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be acce ssed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will r equire an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-registration i s required and can be completed by finding the link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. There are five oppor tunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times can be fo und on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/our-calen dar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:0a2b0aec0658457bad9653d911828a47 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20251102T020000 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1c81ee86-951c-44b0-bd8b-0e9362ce44d0 DTSTAMP:20260403T173851Z DESCRIPTION:About General Discussion Meetings \nThese virtual gatherings pr ovide a safe place where people can share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ perspectives. The m eetings have an open discussion format and are attended by anyone with a c onnection to adoption or foster care\, including adult adoptees\, birth pa rents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have experienced fost er or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from t he shared perspectives of the constellation members.\n\nWe believe adoptio n is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those wh ose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individua ls impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing th at a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty o n behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were p laced for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the chi ld\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addre ssed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their geneti c history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experienc es of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own j ourneys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion and support group is not m eant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additional supp ort on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of th is group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those involved in t he process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technica l expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assistan ce Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by tr ained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be acces sed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will re quire 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 registration. There are five opport unities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times can be fou nd on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/our-calend ar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T210000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:General Discussion Meeting facilitated by JJ and Rosemary END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR