Sunday, July 29, 2007

The Adoption Show

VOICES ENDING THE MYTH...

Sunday July 29, 2007 8:30 PM (EST)
http://www.adoptionshow.com/

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MAINE VICTORY FOR ADOPTEES!

CATHERINE ROBISHAW & BOBBI BEAVERS
Cathy and Bobbi are part of the OBC for ME team (Original Birth Certificates Maine)
http://www.obcforme.org/

Cathy an adoptee, and Bobbi a reunited mom, talk about the lobbying efforts by OBC for ME that passed legislation allowing adult adoptees in the state of ME to access their original birth certificates beginning January 1, 2009.

BARBARA BISANTZ RAYMOND
Barbara Bisantz Raymond is an adjunct professor, adoptive mother, and writer. She will talk about her recently published book: Georgia Tann - The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller who Corrupted Adoption.

Barbara has received two awards for feature writing from Women in Communications, and was an author of a child care section that won the National Magazine Award for Public Service. She contributed to The Handbook of Magazine Article Writing , and has written for The New York Times, USA Today, Working Mother, Parents, Writer's Digest , Reader's Digest , Good Housekeeping, Redbook, McCall's, and Ladies' Home Journal. She lives in New York City.

***Barbara's op-ed regarding adoptee access to their original birth certificates will appear in The New York Times on Sunday, July 29.

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