Conversation Project: Race and Adoption

January 27, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. | Friendly House

1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland OR 97210

The decision to adopt across racial or cultural lines is a lifelong commitment to exploring matters of race and identity, confronting racism in all its forms, and developing new skills and perspectives. In this conversation, facilitator Astrid Castro will ask participants to explore questions such as, What role do race and racism play in your family? What are the personal experiences that inform how you talk to adopted children in your life about where they are from? Where do you need to grow to be the best resource you can be for children who are adopted? While particularly of relevance to families directly in transracial adoptive families, this conversation will also raise questions of how we talk to children about important issues like race and identity, adoption, and cultural appropriation. Read more.

Event Sponsors

Portland Humanists

Cost

Free

Contact

Helen Christians at helen.christians@gmail.com or (503) 752-3875