Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform

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two special screenings of <i>Triumvirate</i> and A Discussion of Proposed Legislation</font></strong></span></font></h2> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/strauss.jpg"></p> <p> <font size="2"><b>Friday, February 11</b>, Amy Silberberg Memorial Town Meeting, 1 pm - 4 pm at Metro State University in St. Paul. CEU Credits available.</font></p> <p> <font size="2"><b>Saturday, February 12</b>, Special Screening of The Triumvirate, Discussion of Sibling Connections, 1 pm - 3 pm at Bell Auditorium, University of Minnesota</font></p> <p> <i><font size="2">"Triumvirate"</font></i><font size="2"> wowed audiences at he Palm Spring Film Festival in 2004 as an "Audience Favorite Documentary Short USA." The documentary portrays three generations, separated by adoption. Using a subtle narrative medium, Jean Strauss helps the audience understand the importance of connections for those separated by adoption.</font></p> <p> <font size="2">Strauss, who teaches Film Writing at Universal Studios, is the author of <i>Beneath a Tall Tree</i>, <i>Birthright,</i> and the best-seller, <i> Forever Liesl</i>.</font></p><span class="355150518-17122004"> <strong title="http://www.metrostate.edu/facilities" style="font-weight: 400"> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400">About MCAR</span></h2> <p> <font size="2">The Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform (MCAR) is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition of adopted persons, adoptive parents, birthparents, and adoption professionals who promote systemic reforms to adoption law and practice. </font> </p> <h3> <span style="font-weight: 400"><font size="4">MCAR BELIEF STATEMENT</font></span> </h3> <ul> <li> <font size="2">All adopted persons should be able to directly access truthful, identifying information about their birth and origins.</font></li> <li><font size="2">Adoption is not a one-time legal event but encompasses a lifelong human process for all members of the adoption kinship network.</font></li> <li><font size="2">The system of adoption should be focused on the needs of the adopted person who benefits by having genetic information both in childhood and in adulthood.</font></li> <li><font size="2">Adopted persons have a dual family identity that should be recognized and respected.</font></li> <li><font size="2">The act of searching for one’s birth origins is not pathological but rather a natural human need in the lifelong quest for identity.</font></li> <li><font size="2">Knowledge of the past empowers all humans to make healthy decisions for today and tomorrow.</font></li> <li><font size="2">To learn why adoption reform is needed in Minnesota, see our </font> <span style='color:blue'> <font size="2"> <a href="faqs.html">FAQ's</a>.</font></span></li> </ul> <p> </td> </tr> </TBODY> </table> </td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <p><font color="black" size="1">Copyright ©Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform. 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