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Dont forget - MONDAY!! come out to this Comedy showcase of Adoptees in SF a Benefit for @mixedroots foundation!! on.fb.me/JorYQ7 3:36 PM May 18th via TweetDeck
mxroots Preregister for our OPENING NIGHT! We're showing Nancy Buirski's @thelovingstory Join us for this very special evening ow.ly/aU63m 3:00 PM May 15th via HootSuite Retweeted by afaad
tracyljackson Video - Voices of Transracial Adoptees wp.me/pDK1g-bT 1:23 PM May 15th via WordPress.com Retweeted by afaad and 1 other
"The Origin(s) Project: Memoirs in Motion" pairing of two one-woman shows by celebrated Korean adoptee artists in MN! bit.ly/L85qnU 1:23 PM May 15th via TweetDeck
RT @Baby_Love_Child New BLC #AdoptedorAbducted” initial set of shall we say highly critical impressions #adoptee goo.gl/Z2zSa 12:18 PM May 2nd via TweetDeck
johnraible What I learn from adult adoptees wp.me/p31J9-PJ 10:31 AM May 2nd via WordPress.com Retweeted by afaad and 4 others
DanRatherReport There were hundreds of maternity homes operating throughout the U.S. during the height of the “Baby Scoop Era.” 5:15 PM May 1st via HootSuite Retweeted by afaad and 4 others
RT @DanRatherReport: Coming up now investigation into traumatic practice of forced adoption. bit.ly/HSqJaf 8pmET on HDNet #adoption 6:01 PM May 1st via TweetDeck
READ THIS RT @AdopteeAmanda: Adopted or Abducted? Things to Keep in Mind Before Getting Upset at Dan Rather's Report nblo.gs/x4Io8 1:17 PM May 1st via TweetDeck
AdoptionCouncil Adoption Advocate No. 47 | Advocating for America's Youth in Foster Care bit.ly/IEa8rN @CCAInstitute #fostercare #youth #adopt 11:45 AM May 1st via web Retweeted by afaad and 1 other
AmericaAdopts Are you watching Dan Rather's "Adopted or Abducted?" tonight? A reminder about the importance of honesty in adoption: ow.ly/aDnKG 11:42 AM May 1st via HootSuite Retweeted by afaad and 5 others
jaeran Orgs rely on ind wker self care, wrkr blamed if experiencing 2nd trauma symptoms. Self care needs 2 b institutionalized by?org #2ndTraumaCW 1:05 PM May 1st via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by afaad
@jaeran or am I a child welfare worker, but not in the traditional sense. lol #adoption 12:01 PM May 1st via TweetDeck in reply to jaeran
@jaeran I'm not a child welfare worker, but as someone who does a kind of 'healing' work in #adoption, I totally resonate with this concept. 12:01 PM May 1st via TweetDeck in reply to jaeran
@jaeran this notion of 2ndary trauma is so interesting. been thinking hard about the ways we absorb other peoples pain doing this work 12:00 PM May 1st via TweetDeck in reply to jaeran
jaeran Child welfare workers have highest rates of 2ndary Trauma #2ndTraumaCW 11:41 AM May 1st via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by afaad and 2 others
TONIGHT 8pm ET - Dan Rather reports: "Adopted or Abducted" yhoo.it/GTPXk2 #adoptee #birthmothers 10:37 AM May 1st via TweetDeck
Adult Adoptee's! share your story on @kqed 's "In My Experience series": bit.ly/IDVUEz Black adoptees represent! 8:31 AM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Opp to share your story! "Young Writers For Adoption" writing contest for young writers, youth ages 1 to age 21 bit.ly/IDVIoE 8:29 AM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
"Islamophobia and Adoption" bit.ly/HeKjOu 4:17 PM Apr 19th via TweetDeck

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Bio Adopted & Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora. Support, Education, Advocacy for adoptees and foster care alumni worldwide. #reprojustice