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X-WR-CALDESC:Join Utah Adoption Rights co-founders Ashley Mitchell and Kels
 ey Vander Vliet Ranyard for an informative workshop on the ongoing crisis 
 of Utah's private adoption practices. This session will unpack how “adopti
 on tourism\,” financial incentives\, and weak safeguards in the law create
  conditions that advocates say blur the line between adoption and exploita
 tion\, and why Utah has been called the “wild west” of adoption. Join us t
 o learn about Utah Adoption Rights’ organizing and storytelling work\, key
  provisions in the forthcoming adoption amendments bill\, what to watch in
  the upcoming legislative session\, and how recent media coverage is shapi
 ng the push for meaningful reform.\n\nAbout Ashley:\nAshley Mitchell is th
 e Director of the Knee to Knee post placement program\, set out to seek in
 creased care\, understanding\, and resources for birth mothers.  For almos
 t two decades\, Ashley has been one of the most consistent and sought afte
 r birth mother voices in the nation.  Well known for her vulnerability and
  transparency in adoption\, her story and advocacy has touched the hearts 
 of countless members of the adoption community and beyond.  She is the co-
 host of the Twisted Sisterhood Podcast and the mad creator over at Big Tou
 gh Girl.\n\nAbout Kelsey:\nKelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard is the Director of 
 Policy & Advocacy at Ethical Family Building\, where she leads state and f
 ederal efforts to enhance protections for all parties in private adoption 
 and center children’s long-term well-being. As a birth mother in an open a
 doption and a longtime professional in private adoption\, she brings uniqu
 ely modern insight to adoption reform policy. Kelsey is dedicated to spotl
 ighting the lived experiences of all parties in adoption through storytell
 ing and advocacy\; she is the co-author of the 2023 book Adoption Unfilter
 ed\, co-founder of Utah Adoption Rights\, and co-producer of the documenta
 ry Carrying (2026). She also serves on the Advisory Council of the Congres
 sional Coalition on Adoption Institute\, lending her lived and professiona
 l expertise to national conversations on adoption and child welfare policy
 . Kelsey resides in Southern California.
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DESCRIPTION:Join Utah Adoption Rights co-founders Ashley Mitchell and Kelse
 y Vander Vliet Ranyard for an informative workshop on the ongoing crisis o
 f Utah's private adoption practices. This session will unpack how “adoptio
 n tourism\,” financial incentives\, and weak safeguards in the law create 
 conditions that advocates say blur the line between adoption and exploitat
 ion\, and why Utah has been called the “wild west” of adoption. Join us to
  learn about Utah Adoption Rights’ organizing and storytelling work\, key 
 provisions in the forthcoming adoption amendments bill\, what to watch in 
 the upcoming legislative session\, and how recent media coverage is shapin
 g the push for meaningful reform.\n\nAbout Ashley:\nAshley Mitchell is the
  Director of the Knee to Knee post placement program\, set out to seek inc
 reased care\, understanding\, and resources for birth mothers.  For almost
  two decades\, Ashley has been one of the most consistent and sought after
  birth mother voices in the nation.  Well known for her vulnerability and 
 transparency in adoption\, her story and advocacy has touched the hearts o
 f countless members of the adoption community and beyond.  She is the co-h
 ost of the Twisted Sisterhood Podcast and the mad creator over at Big Toug
 h Girl.\n\nAbout Kelsey:\nKelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard is the Director of P
 olicy & Advocacy at Ethical Family Building\, where she leads state and fe
 deral efforts to enhance protections for all parties in private adoption a
 nd center children’s long-term well-being. As a birth mother in an open ad
 option and a longtime professional in private adoption\, she brings unique
 ly modern insight to adoption reform policy. Kelsey is dedicated to spotli
 ghting the lived experiences of all parties in adoption through storytelli
 ng and advocacy\; she is the co-author of the 2023 book Adoption Unfiltere
 d\, co-founder of Utah Adoption Rights\, and co-producer of the documentar
 y Carrying (2026). She also serves on the Advisory Council of the Congress
 ional Coalition on Adoption Institute\, lending her lived and professional
  expertise to national conversations on adoption and child welfare policy.
  Kelsey resides in Southern California.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Advocating for Change in Utah’s Adoption Landscape
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