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		<title>Vote Today For Adoptees&#8217; Civil Rights to their Original Birth Certificates, Even if You are Living in a Foreign Country</title>
		<link>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/03/09/vote-today-for-adoptees-civil-rights-to-their-original-birth-certificates-even-if-you-are-living-in-a-foreign-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halforphan56</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  This Idea for Change in America: Return Adult Adoptees the right to their Original Birth Certificates, is now down to 13th place. We need to be in the Top 10 for this Idea to be presented to President Obama and his administration. We have until Friday March 12th at 5pm to vote. Click the link [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Return Adult Adoptees the right to their Original Birth Certificates&#8221; is Currently in 5th Place of the Top 10 Ideas for Change in America</title>
		<link>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/03/03/return-adult-adoptees-the-right-to-their-original-birth-certificates-is-currently-in-5th-place-of-the-top-10-ideas-for-change-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halforphan56</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep your votes coming in! By clicking on this link: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/return_adult_adoptees_the_right_to_their_original_birth_certificates your vote will help secure civil rights of American adoptees to the truth of our births! Be sure to read all the comments and add your own. Now is the time to be heard! Joan M Wheeler, BA, BSW, author of Forbidden Family: A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racist Comments on Haiti Prompt Re-Post of Statement by Adoptees of Color Roundtable</title>
		<link>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/02/08/racist-comments-on-haiti-prompt-re-post-of-statement-by-adoptees-of-color-roundtable/</link>
		<comments>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/02/08/racist-comments-on-haiti-prompt-re-post-of-statement-by-adoptees-of-color-roundtable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halforphan56</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the title of this blog post states, some very rude and ignorant racial slurs were left in my inbox this past weekend. I have closed all sections to Comments as a result. Also, though I am of mixed white ethnic groups, I fully support adoptees of color. Here is a re-print of their excellent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California&#8217;s Relative CareGiver Law Recognizes Guardianship Over Adoption by Non Family Members</title>
		<link>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/02/02/californias-relative-caregiver-law-recognizes-guardianship-over-adoption-by-non-family-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halforphan56</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though this was made public in 2007, this bit of legislation &#8211; now is California Law - has just come to my attention (bold emphasis added):   CALIFORNIA STATUTE PUTS EMPHASIS ON PLACEMENT WITH EXTENDED FAMILY Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed the Relative Caregiver Bill (AB298) into law, allowing foster children greater access to permanent placement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Signatures &#8212; Letter to President Obama, et al, From Family Preservation Advocate and The USA Adoption Community</title>
		<link>http://forbiddenfamily.net/2010/01/31/call-for-signatures-letter-to-president-obama-et-l-from-family-preservation-advocate-and-the-usa-adoption-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halforphan56</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Re-post with permission from Family Preservation Advocate Blogspot, at:  http://familypreservation.blogspot.com/2010/01/call-for-signatures.html Saturday, January 30, 2010  Call for Signatures  I am hoping to get individuals and organizations to sign on to this letter.  To sign, please send an email to email@AdvocatePublications.com with your name, connection to adoption, location and a brief comment, if you&#8217;d like.  Please pass [...]]]></description>
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