InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV)

Intercountry adoptee voices who advocate and educate from Lived Experience perspective.

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A reminder that the ICAV website lists intercountry adoptees in ICAVs community trained in some capacity and able to provide post adoption supports. You can find them by geographical location, but many provide support online and in person. Check out our extensive list.

[InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) @ICAV16]

I attended the Hague Working Group on Financial Aspects last week as the only adoptee Observer. We have a long way to go until the system of adoption puts our needs first and centre! Here's my thoughts .. I'd love to hear yours.
https://t.co/fJuTWi99u9

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Wishing you all peace this Christmas day!

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A lengthy but detailed report demonstrating Australia's resistance to right the wrongs of the past in intercountry adoption. See comments for link
Australia's History and Silence on Illicit and Illegal Intercountry Adoptions: A 20 Year Record of Inaction
https://t.co/FYIEMdd0GR

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Huge thanks to Fireside Adoptees Public Page, Amanda Baum, Greg Gentry, Donna Marie for the opportunity to speak at your latest webinar on Adoptee Advocacy and for editing our session to share.

https://t.co/Kti6nbv1fH

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Let's hope the apology and talk is matched with appropriate action! This is progress for the largest cohort of intercountry adoptees in the world - the South Korean group.

Lee offers apology for past rights violations in foreign adoption cases
https://t.co/mx0Eq0rWUW

[InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) @ICAV16]

Intercountry adoptees deserve to have our rights recognised and upheld in policy, practice, and legislation.

https://t.co/N509SKoTwJ

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It's not easy being a victim of trafficking via adoption, especially when people want to debate the value of adoption over the impacts to those displaced.
Lisa shares her experience ..
https://t.co/bRQHZtx6Ea

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What do you believe your rights as an intercountry adoptee should be? Check out this charter and let me know what you think ...
https://t.co/8oha0X8bMl

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part 3. You can contact me privately to be added to my LinkedIn group.

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part 2. has been suspended by an unknown Insta account connecting to my profile and posting something that didn't meet Community Standards for FB. So strange as I was on this morning and by afternoon it was suspended and my profile defunct. No warning, nothing.

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part 1.
For any adoptees and adoption community / professionals who connected to me on FB, it seems my whole Lynelle Long profile and all my pages (Memorial page, Intercountry Adoption News page) and numerous FB Groups have all become defunct as my Lynelle Long profile

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sharing a perspective that's rarely discussed or visible
https://t.co/u2K27Fs6Vf

[InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) @ICAV16]

People naively think that once adoptees reunite with birth families, we all live happily forever after .. we know reality is much more nuanced.

Huge thanks to Céline Lăcrămioara for sharing how complex her birthday is:

https://t.co/07QVqxUwGM

[InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) @ICAV16]

Sending Xmas hugs and thoughts to you all today. Hope everyone stays safe and has a peaceful time with friends & family.

My thoughts are extended especially to those who find these holiday periods very challenging, reach out if you need support. You are not alone.

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Is it correct to assume that children are better off in adoption? We release today our latest ICAV Perspective Paper on Sexual Abuse within Intercountry Adoption.
Huge thanks to @AdopteesConnect who provided funds for the 21 USA adoptees to contribute.
https://t.co/HPPib60Zhl

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An article in which I contribute to help continue on the discussion of Australia's long history of illicit and illegal practices in intercountry adoption and why our government continues to do nothing about it.

https://t.co/bRbUppD5eA

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Awesome work by my colleagues in this Orphanage Trafficking taskforce! So proud to see this released and can't wait until we have one that covers the whole of intercountry adoption trafficking
Download your copy: https://t.co/7nNto2WnsZ

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Check out the almost identical patterns as the Korean PBS expose, this time the Italian intercountry adoptees sent to the USA by the Catholic church. Here on 60Minutes
https://t.co/ptNbv4h0Pm

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Many adoptees are coming to terms right now with the underbelly of intercountry adoption being exposed. What would I like my adoptive parents to think about during this time? Let me know your thoughts.
https://t.co/USPqXRjk7I