BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:ff0a512e-9675-4c72-b171-b276cd1f821f X-WR-CALDESC:Please note date and time change! This meeting will be held Su nday\, January 4th from 3-5 pm.\n\nAbout General Discussion Meetings \nThe se virtual gatherings provide a safe place where people can share their fe elings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from oth ers’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are att ended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including a dult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those th at have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as mi sattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation member s.\n\nWe believe adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings conne ct and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing 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 they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to ha ve their questions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a ri ght to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explo re and process our own journeys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion an d support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your exp erience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and sup port as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through o ur Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are vi rtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom plat form (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or m obile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connect ion. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for registratio n. There are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Da tes and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.or g/news-events/our-calendar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:a4cf946108b55d54c154a7919381f7c0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dba58652-5d62-4903-908b-e128cf1220d8 DTSTAMP:20260501T044440Z DESCRIPTION:Please note date and time change! This meeting will be held Sun day\, January 4th from 3-5 pm.\n\nAbout General Discussion Meetings \nThes e virtual gatherings provide a safe place where people can share their fee lings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from othe rs’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are atte nded by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including ad ult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those tha t have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as mis attributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome t o come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation members .\n\nWe believe adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational j ourney for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connec t and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, a nd DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and l earning. Recognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came f rom and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to hav e their questions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a rig ht to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we l earn from the experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explor e and process our own journeys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion and support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather s erve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your expe rience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and supp ort as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through ou r Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are vir tual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platf orm (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mo bile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connecti on. 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 opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dat es and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org /news-events/our-calendar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T170000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:General Discussion Meeting facilitated by JJ and Rosemary END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR