National Adoptee Rights Day

This is an archive of the original Bastard Quarterly newsletter, edited by Damsel Plum and Charles Filius. It was published in print and on the web between 1997 and 2002.

National Adoptee Rights Day:
Thursday December 3rd 1998

(This feature first appeared in the Fall 1998 issue of the Bastard Quarterly.)

The new Oregon birth records statute created by Measure 58 goes into
effect on December 3rd, 1998. Many Oregon adoptees have notified
Bastard Nation of their intention to walk into the Department of Vital
Statistics that day to legally request a copy of their original birth
certificates.

Bastard Nation would like to announce a National Adoptee Rights Day to
commemorate this historic event, and will sponsor a nationwide Rush
for Our Records to coincide with the enactment of Oregon's historic
new statute. We would like as many adoptees as possible to walk into
their local Departments of Vital Statistics, County Clerks or
applicable offices on Thursday, December 3rd, from 12 noon to 1P.M.
and demand a copy of your original birth certificates, just like the
adoptees of Oregon, Alaska, and Kansas.

Bastard Nation welcomes everyone, both in and out of the adoption
triad, to participate in the National Adoptee Rights Day. If you would
like to organize or attend a local action please coordinate with me, Ron
Morgan, BN Events Chair, so we may maximize networking and media
opportunities. I can be contacted at: rhyzome@best.com or (415) 647-2417

Visit the Rush for Records Website

(This feature first appeared in the Fall 1998 issue of the Bastard Quarterly.)