Although I am an adoptee rights activist I seldom read adoption books outside of history or other topics I have a specific interest in. I almost always avoid memoirs. To be honest most are awful. …
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Deconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice
Deconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 8:30am – 4:00pm McNamara Alumni Center, UMNFederal and state laws, as well as agency policies and …
Continue readingDemons of Adoption Awards: Voting now open!
Nominations are closed and the voting begins. Select the most deserving Demon of Adoption for 2013. I know it’s a difficult task Competition sponsor Pound Pup Legacy, has gathered an array of stunning nominees this year: …
Continue readingGladney “Renounces” Re-Homing!
Edna Gladney–Greer Garson she wasn’t Renounce: : to say especially in a formal or official way that you will no longer have or accept (something) : to formally give up (something) : to say …
Continue readingLife Imitates Art: Mary Landrieu calls Pavel Astakhov an ass; Then files bill to speed-up international adoption
Two weeks ago New Yorker satirist Andy Borowitz wrote G20 Ends Abruptly when Obama calls Putin a Jackass. Last week, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) , in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty called Russian Children’s …
Continue readingBastard Nation Facebook page hits 1000!
The Bastard Nation Facebook page just signed on its 1000th friend: Martin Foran. Visit. Read. Learn. Join! (it’s free!)
Continue readingA Message from Ron Morgan: Our future is in our hands; support James Lane
The recent news stories, documenting adoptee abuse in great detail, is an opportunity for us to strike for our rights. While I’m writing up Bastard Nation response I’m posting a very important message from Ron Morgan. …
Continue readingAdopted in America: A Study of Stigma; popular research download
Congratulations! Adopted in America: A Study of Stigma, a paper by long-time adoptee rights advocate Joanne Wolf Small, was recently listed on Social Science Research Network’s Top Ten download list for Anthropology and Archaeology Research …
Continue readingDemons of Adoption 2014: nominations now open!
It’s that time again! Pound Pup Legacy has sent out the call for nominations for its prestigious Demons of Adoption Award 2014. This is the seventh year the award has been issued. Acknowledging the large …
Continue readingDemons of Adoption 2014: Nominations Now Open!
It’s that time again! Pound Pup Legacy has sent out the call for nominations for its prestigious Demons of Adoption Award 2014. This is the seventh year the award has been issued. Acknowledging the large …
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