Updated 3/11/00

Bastard Nation does not necessarily endorse any of the following events, other than where noted with a B. We provide these as a public service in the hope that those who care about adoptee rights will attend and bring our issues into the discussion.

If you would like to distribute adoptee rights literature at an event you plan to attend, please download materials through the Publications Page.

To add an event send email to webmaster@bastards.org with the subject: Adoption Event and the details of the event including contact info.Events are noted in chronological order from most recent.

Saturday, April 8, 2000 - 10 am
2nd Annual Adoption Unity Gathering "Honoring the Threads linking all touched by Adoption"
San Francisco, California - 10 am Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco. Sponsored by PACER, Post Adoption Center for Education & Research For more information, contact: PACER at 925-935-6622 Bob Crowe, 510-835-1550 or bobco@pacbell.net Website: www.adopting.org/pacer/

April 14 -16, 2000
Harvard-Wellesley Conference on Mixed Race Experience
Cambridge, Massachussets - Hundreds of mixed race students, families, and faculty from across the US and Canada will converge on the Harvard University campus for a 3 day conference celebrating the mixed race experience and also to educate each other about the history, health, and political issues concernin g people of mixed race. The mixed race experience is an umbrella term used to define the diverse experiences of bi-racial, multi-racial, and multiethnic people, trans-racial adoptees, and inter-racial families. For more information, please see our website at www.mavin.net/conference Professor Adam Schwartz of Wellesley College will be presenting about his experiences with adopting a child from China. This will be a great way to network with other families who have adopted or are considering adopting, and to meet adoptees themselves. Alicia Kim Sanchez 781-283-1264

April 13 -16, 2000
American Adoption Congress Annual Conference
Nashville, Tennessee - "Millenium Victories and Visions: A Celebration of Accomplishments, A Configuration of Purpose, A Challenge to Continue," Features: Luncheon with Christina Crawford, a visit to the TN Legislative Session, TN Children's Home Society Reunion, Keynotes: Millenium Victories and Visions (Caprice East, Denny Glad, Fred Greenman, Julie Sandine, Bob Tuke, Betty Jean Lifton), Home is Where the Heart Is (Joyce Pavao), From Victim to Self Through Identity and Responsibility (Nancy Newton Verrier), Adoption is a Life-long Experience (Patricia Martinez Dorner), Three Perspectives on Adoption (Annette Baran, Carol Schaefer, Rickie Solinger) For further information, see the AAC Conference Website.

May 11 - 13th, 2000
The Heart of Open Adoption, 2nd Biennial Conference on Open Adoption Families
Colorado Springs, Colorado This conference is designed for birthparents, adoptive parents, foster parents and adoption professionals in both special needs and infant adoptions. General sessions address global issues in open adoption, while workshops focus on topics that are specific to particular types of adoptions. For more information, go to www.r2press.com

July 21 - 23 2000
Korean American Identity in the Third Millennium
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey - Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network Second Annual ConferenceThe conference will be held at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights Hotel, 650 Terrace Ave., 076704. KAAN conference website.

July 27-30, 2000
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Baltimore, Maryland. This conference, attended primarily by adoptive parents and adoption professionals, includes more adoptees and birth parents each year. It is a wonderful opportunity to experience mutual understanding and encouragement and to learn about the needs of waiting children today. Several triad members will be participating in workshops and an institute at this summer's gathering. We encourage you to check it out and to come if you possibly can! NACAC's conference website.

August 2 - 4, 2000
Florence Crittenton Roundtable
San Francisco, CA - Grand Hyatt Hotel
This conference encompasses issues in the fields of medicine, nursing, child welfare, social work, education, public policy and research. The Roundtable is designed to enhance the professional skills and efficacy of policymakers and practitioners in prevention, as well as those who work with, or on behalf of, pregnant and parenting teenagers. For conference brochures and registration information, send e-mail to: register@cwla.org or call the CWLA Conference Department, 202/942-0289.

B Saturday, October 7, 2000
RegDay 2000 - 6th annual I.S.R.R. RegDay
North America International Registration Day (or RegDay) is sponsored by the Adoption Registration Coalition and is an annual event held to furnish information about the International Soundex Reunion Registry and to assist adults interested in finding lost family by registering with the free ISRR. Information about local search/support groups, state agencies, local agencies, state laws, the adult adoptee rights movement and other relevant information is also disseminated through our efforts. Register to volunteer at the RegDay website.

October 26 - 29, 2000
The Life Givers Festival: A Conference for Birthparents
For more information, contact brenr@r2press.com.

B November, 2000
Bastard Nation Annual Conference
Seattle, Washington - Details coming soon! See brochure and photos from Bastard Nation's Previous Conferences.

B December 1 - 3, 2000
Adoptee Rights Day Celebrations
Worldwide - Get involved locally to educate on adoptee rights and dignity. Register to volunteer at the ARD Website.