Adoption Community Protest Movie “OrphanR...

Update: Debbie, one of our adoption forum members shared a sample letter. I posted it at the bottom. Update #2: A list of email addresses has been added at the bottom of this post. One of our adoption forum members brought this to our attention (thanks Debbie!) and I am passing it along to anyone who may be interested. I’m also adding my personal thoughts, which I shared on our adoption forum, at the end of this...

Free Course On Creating Lifebooks

Adoption Learning Partners is offering a free online course all about creating lifebooks. This course covers some of the things that could be included in a lifebook, and provides templates you can print out and use. This course will be free until May 31, 2009. Beginning June 1, however, there will be a $30 fee. So there’s extra motivation to get started now! Use the link below to register. Adoption Learning Partners ©...

Hugh Jackman Talks About Australia’s Adoptio...

HUGH Jackman has sent a message of support to Madonna after her failed bid to adopt a Malawian orphan while bitterly attacking Australia’s adoption laws. The Aussie movie star and his wife, Deborra-Lee, have two kids who they adopted as babies from America – Oscar, eight, and three-year-old Ava. But, like Madonna, their hopes of giving a home to a Third World child were crushed by rules that made it virtually...

Adoption Reform Begins In Oklahoma

One of our adoption forum members brought this to our attention yesterday. Legislation increasing financial transparency during the adoption process to prevent the extortion of adoptive families gained the approval of the Oklahoma House of Representatives this week. OKLAHOMA CITY (April 16, 2009) – Both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and state Senate voted today to increase financial transparency during the adoption...