| Saturday, Feb 13, 4:00 pm | Interracial Families in Friendship monthly get-together and potluck. | Location TBA. Please e-mail for information and directions. |
| Monday, Mar 1, 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Adoption Academy Core Track begins. The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy and Nationwide Childrens Hospital offer a 12-week educational series, Adoption Academy, which is designed to take the mystery out of adoption for prospective adoptive parents. Participants can register for any or all of the three tracks. The Core Track (4 sessions) covers basic issues that all prospective adoptive parents need to address. The Core Track costs $20 for the first person and $15 for each additional person. To register or for additional information, call call Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Institute for Pediatric Education at (614) 355-0662 or call The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at (614) 236-6730, or visit www.law.capital.edu/adoption/Adopt_academy.htm. | Nationwide Children's Hospital Education Center, 700 Children's Dr. |
| Thursday, Mar 10 | The Sixth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law. Hear from nationally recognized professors and practitioners on such timely issues as: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Families, The Impact of Assisted Reproduction on Families, and Overcoming Barriers to the Creation of Families for Members of the GLBT Community. With questions about the conference, call Alisa Hardy, Wells Conference Committee Chair, at 614-236-6789, or visit the Wells Confrence website at https://culsnet.law.capital.edu/LawReview/Wells//A>. | Capital University Law School, Columbus |
| Saturday, Mar 13, 4:00 pm | Interracial Families in Friendship monthly get-together and potluck. | Location TBA. Please e-mail for information and directions. |
| Monday, Mar 29, 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Adoption Academy Domestic Track begins. The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy and Nationwide Childrens Hospital offer a 12-week educational series, Adoption Academy, which is designed to take the mystery out of adoption for prospective adoptive parents. Participants can register for any or all of the three tracks. The Domestic Track (4 sessions) costs $20 for the first person and $15 for each additional person. To register or for additional information, call call Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Institute for Pediatric Education at (614) 355-0662 or call The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at (614) 236-6730, or visit www.law.capital.edu/adoption/Adopt_academy.htm. | Nationwide Children's Hospital Education Center, 700 Children's Dr. |
| Saturday, Apr 10, 4:00 pm | Interracial Families in Friendship monthly get-together and potluck. | Location TBA. Please e-mail for information and directions. |
| Monday, Apr 26, 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Adoption Academy International Track begins. The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy and Nationwide Childrens Hospital offer a 12-week educational series, Adoption Academy, which is designed to take the mystery out of adoption for prospective adoptive parents. Participants can register for any or all of the three tracks. The International Track (4 sessions) costs $20 for the first person and $15 for each additional person. To register or for additional information, call call Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Institute for Pediatric Education at (614) 355-0662 or call The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at (614) 236-6730, or visit www.law.capital.edu/adoption/Adopt_academy.htm. | Nationwide Children's Hospital Education Center, 700 Children's Dr. |
| Saturday, May 8, 4:00 pm | Interracial Families in Friendship monthly get-together and potluck. | Location TBA. Please e-mail for information and directions. |
| Saturday, June 12, 11:00 am | Interracial Families in Friendship monthly get-together and potluck. Picnic in the park! | Location TBA. Please e-mail for information and directions. |
| July 26 - 29 | Pact Camp 2010: A Gathering for Adoptive Families With Children of Color. Pact Family Camp brings together families with adopted children of color to share their experiences, learn from experts and each other, and enjoy each other's company. The theme for camp is "Putting It All Together: Families, Adoption & Race." Check the Pact website at http://www.pactadopt.org/events/Camp2010/camp.html for details. | Pacific Grove, CA |
If you have an event for our listing, please contact Janet.
If you would like to speak with a member of Interracial Families in Friendship, or would like information on our next get-together, please feel free to write or e-mail:
Interracial Families in Friendship
P.O. Box 82628
Columbus, OH 43202
janet@simplyliving.org or wolftale@wolftale.net
We welcome all families who are interracial or multiracial by adoption, fostering, birth or marriage, prospective adoptive parents who are interested in transracial adoption, and all people touched by adoption and the struggle toward unity in a world still divided by racism.
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