Category Archives: News & Events

Here you can find out some of the past and present events in the AVI & greater adoption community. If you would like to request us to post something or would like to find out if there is anything going on in your country please go to the Contact page.

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Smithsonian Exhibit of Operation Babylift (27 April 2010)

Monday, April 27 2010, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Ring Auditorium
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at 7th Street, SW
Metro Stop: Smithsonian or L’Enfant Plaza
General Regular Vietnamese Events:

Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) “Beyond Boundaries”
www.VietFilmFest.com

The Club O’ Noodles Show “Reinventing Entertainment…one Vietnamese at a time”
www.clubOnoodles.com

VAALA “Enriching our communities since 1991″
www.vaala.org

MNTRFF – Minnesota Transracial Film Festival – USA (14 Nov 2009)

MNTRFF – Minnesota Transracial Film Festival (by an american adoption group). Their FB Group states:

The Minnesota Transracial Film Festival is the first festival in the Twin Cities to showcase voices from thetransracial and transcultural adoption community through film, words, and music. The MNTRFF is being held at the Oak Street Cinema on November 14th, 2009.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149169810063&ref=ts

Australia – QLD Events & Meetings (2008)

Qld Tet picnic – New farm park

Babylift people Jen Fitzpatrick, John Douglas, Brian Stehn and partners along with AVI founder Indigo Willing plus Trung Nguyen of Vietnamese Community, the Rep of the ICASN group Ms Ilan Ivory, and friends Terry Tyler and partner enjoyed Tet picnic at New Farm Park. For next general meet up of intercountry adoptees please see below.

Qld ICASN Socials – Regular

For the next meeting of inter-country adoptees in QLD please contact the State Rep of the ICASN group is Anna. email: amhdavison@yahoo.com.au

QLD Adoption Education Sessions

To get involved with the panel to talk to prospective adoptive parents at sessions organised by the QLD Dept/ICA Unit please email: keeley.cathcart@childsafety.qld.gov.au

Ongoing – IAFQ Info Days 2008

Adult adoptee special Q and A sessions are held for prospective adoptive parents by the IAFQ (Intercountry Adoptive Families of QLD) for their info days, usually held at the Italio-Australian club at Newmarket. For directions and how to attend a future event contact the organiser, Clarissa via the IAFQ at: clarry_david@optusnet.com.au

Previous sessions have featured: Vietnamese adoptees, Jen Fitzpatrick – adoption professional and B.Social Work and Indigo Willing, PhD Student, Sociology plus other adult and teen adoptees such as Anna, Zewdituand Joel. Chaired by adoptive parent and PhD student, Psychology, Leith Harding.

Australia – NSW Meetings

9th Australian Adoption Conference in Sydney

3 – 5 September 2008!
Info on how to submit tba
Held in association with COAPC, NSW

For more info contact:

Angharad Candlin
Manager
Post Adoption Resource Centre
The Benevolent Society
T: 9365 3444
AngharadC@bensoc.org.au
W: www.bensoc.org.au/parc

NSW ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Inter-country adoptees under the ‘ICASN’ group in Sydney occur at a reasonably regular basis.

For more info please text the Founder of ICASN Lynelle Beveridge at: lynelleb@au1.ibm.com or please contact the State Rep of the ICASN group Analee Matthews at: analeematthews@ozemail.com.au

Australia – NSW Meetings (2008)

9th Australian Adoption Conference in Sydney

3 – 5 September 2008!

If you are an adoptee and wish to meet up at or around this event please contact Indigo at: i.willing@uq.edu.au

For more info on the conference please contact:

Angharad Candlin
Manager
Post Adoption Resource Centre
The Benevolent Society
T: 9365 3444
AngharadC@bensoc.org.au
www.bensoc.org.au/parc

ALSO SEE

Young Adult Adoptees Forum
www.australianadoptionconference.com/sites/australianadoptionconference.com/files/AdopteeForumFlyer.pdf
(pdf not found. Please contact us if you have an updated link)

With Special Guest Judith Lucy and a Panel of Young Adult Adoptees

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
7pm to 9.30pm
The Stamford Plaza Hotel Double Bay

Cost: $15

Ideal for adoptees aged between 16 and 26

NSW ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Inter-country adoptees under the ‘ICASN’ group in Sydney occur at a reasonably regular basis. For more info please text the Founder of ICASN Lynelle Beveridge at : www.icasn.org

Are you interested in being a buddy at Camp Connection?

  • Are you adopted from overseas and aged 18 to 25?
  • Would you like to meet with other intercountry adoptees of your age?
  • Would you like to meet & help other children who may be having similar experiences you had as a child?

If so, we would love to hear from you. Contact Sue Ann at: info@australiansadopt.org or 0403 763 737

AFC Culture Camp – Adult Adoptee volunteer ‘mentors’ wanted

For more info contact:

Ricky Brisson 
rickyb@australiansadopt.org

Executive Director/Adoption Coordinator and Founder – Australian Families for Children Inc. (AFC)

Founding member – Australians Caring for Children Inc. (ACC)
National Coordinator – Australian Intercountry Adoption Network (AICAN)
Convenor – NSW Intercountry Adoption Alliance

AFC – www.australiansadopt.org
ACC – www.accau.org
AICAN – www.aican.org

 

Australia – VIC Meetings (2008)

Friday 12 Dec 2008 – Social/Work visit

Dominic Golding and Indigo Willing will be attending a David Eng Workshop as part of Monash University (there is also free symposium by this Asian American scholar). Hope to meet up with locals on Friday 12th for dinner. Please email: i.willing@uq.edu.au

3 – 4 July 2008 – Adoption Symposium

There will be an academic symposium on adoption held at Monash University. Presenters include Vietnamese adoptees Dominic Golding (MA Candidate) and Indigo Willing (PhD Candidate). *A social dinner with adoptee friends and symposium panelists from all backgrounds will be held Friday 4 July**** for more details please email: i.willing@uq.edu.au

VIC ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Vietnamese and Inter-country adoptees in Melbourne please see www.icasn.org

For teens you can also participate in the ICATZ network – an offshoot of ICASN for teens by emailing the teen leader Angela at: platt@ozemail.com.au

Melbourne Arts and Adoption

SHRIMP

Based on an adopted Vietnamese’s journey to Vietnam. Get a copy of: media_shrimp_singlepage.pdf (197 KB)

Review from the Age: www.melbournestage.com.au/ms1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=681

and from Vibewire: www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10488&Itemid=69

NOTE that Dominic Golding is now doing his MA on adoptee artists and can be contacted at email: dominicgolding@hotmail.com

I Love Pho Exhibit

This has toured Sydney with great success and gathered press interest from around the world. This exciting exhibit is now showing in VIC, and later WA.

Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland St, Footscray, Vic 3011
Dates: 22 Feb – 10 April 2008

Australia – Adelaide Events (2008)

Update East Meets West August 2008

East meets West no longer receives funding from the Government as at April 2008 to cover our program costs.

Our recent funding for the period April to June 2008 from PASS (Post Adoption Resource Centre) has also now ceased since the end of this financial year. PASS who have been offered a renewal of the tender for Post Adoption Services for the next three years have offered minimal funding of 7 hours per month to cover salaries for attendance on the day of activities but this is not guaranteed each month depending on their budget requirements. The East meets West Board is currently actively looking at other avenues to continue our program and generate funds. Funding for East Meets West will be the future of our organisation, if we have no funding, then we cannot afford salaries of the paid workers to organise and attend activities. We are looking for any parents interested in joining the board or who have suggestions for funding opportunities.

info@eastmeetswest.org.au

Post Adoption Support Services Training.

This training is for counsellors, psychologists, social workers and other professionals who work with clients, or would like to work with clients, whose lives involve adoption. Please pass this on through your networks, and feel free to contact Nikki Hartmann or Sandi Petersen on 8245 8100 should you

There are also special discussion evenings for people who have been adopted.

TET Volunteers needed

Face painters and general volunteering assistance welcome for Tet Festivisites to be held by the SA Vietnamese Community Chapter. For more info please contact Ruth Tulloch, Exec Committee Member & Public Programs: Ruthtulloch@aol.com

Heart of Stone Book Out Now

Recent book by Hoa Stone – author, adopted Vietnamese and social activist in Vietnam

For more info email: sabu@sabu.com.au

East Meets West is now holding Social nights for Inter-country Adoptees

Anyone who may be interested please contact:
Tracey Gilbert
East Meets West
Phone/Fax: 08 8132 1570
info@eastmeetswest.org.au

www.eastmeetswest.org