Upcoming Events

Colors of Our Family May 3, 17, & 31, June 14 & 28, and July 12 , 2008
The 3rd Annual Community BBQ July 20, 2008
Playgroups Second Saturday of every month
FUSION Program Summer Day Camp July 28 - August 8, 2008

Colors of Our Family

Pact, An Adoption Alliance, is excited to introduce a six-session LGBTQ parent support group designed to discuss issues and strategies relevant to race, ethnicity, culture, adoption and parenting.

This new group series as part of an ongoing partnership between three great Bay Area non-profits:

Our Family Coalition - supporting and advocacy for LGBTQ parents,
iPride & Fusion - supporting multiracial families and individuals,
and Pact, An Adoption Alliance - supporting families who have (or plan to) adopt children of color.

Each group session will offer LGBTQ parents an opportuntity to explore their feelings about transracial adoptive parenting in a safe and nurturing setting, with a focus on developmentally appropriate approaches to their family's issues.

When:
May 3rd, 17th, 31st, June 14th, 28th and July 12th
Saturdays, 2-4 pm
The group will meet 6 times, once every other week.

Who:
The Spring 2008 group is for LGBTQ parents of transracilly adopted children between the ages of 0 to 5. (Families with older children, please let us know of your interest as we hope to offer future groups for other age ranges.)

Where:
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, San Francisco 94102

Cost:
The cost for 6 sessions is a suggested sliding scale of $90-$120.
($15-$20 per session)
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Free Children's Programming with Childcare at the LGBT Center's KidSpace.

Topics May Include:

Whiteness and self-analysis
Race, history, adoption and cultural awareness
International adoption issues
Domestic adoption issues
Mixed race identity
Racial/ethnic identity development
Parenting strategies
Working with schools and other outsiders
Being a visible family
Making connections with your child's ethnic or racial community

Facilitators
All groups will be co-led by two peer facilitators, one LGBTQ transracial adoptive parent and one transracially-adopted adult.

To register by web Click here
or by phone: Julia Po at 415-981-1960 (Our Family Coalition)

To give us some feedback about topics that interest you
Click here to fill out our interest survey

Let us know if you are interested in getting information about future groups Click here

Please contact Martha Rynberg, group facilitator, for questions specific to the group via email: martha@pactadopt.org or phone: 510-243-9460

iPride, Swirl Inc and Habitot present...
The 3rd Annual Community BBQ

Sunday, July 20, 2008
11am to 4pm
Aquatic Park, Berkeley
games! food! music! fun!
come early! come late! stay a minute or stay all day!

Welcome the entire
Bay Area Community!
Mixed Heritage and Transracially Adopted
Youth, Adults, Partners, Families and Friends!

Summer 2007 was GREAT!
~Let's make it even bigger and better this year~

The Amazing Afro-Asian BBQ Family
will be set up again and selling delicious Grilled Treats! Plus a Bake Sale will be there to supply you with Yummy Sweets!

~Please bring food to share~
side dishes and snacks
We will provide paper products and lemonade

Bring drums and percussions, blankets, kites, balls, and any other toys your family will enjoy.

Are you able to volunteer?
help bake for the bake sale? help set-up or clean-up?

info@ipride.org or jilchristina@ipride.org

Aquatic Park
Located in Berkeley
80 Bolivar Drive
@ the foot of Bancroft Way and at the 80 Freeway,
Bancroft is Between Channing and University

This is our Big Community Event and Fundraiser!
Please come, BBQ with us and everyone and help support our ongoing programs and projects such as...

* The iPride Playgroup www.ipride.org
* Fusion Summer Camp www.fusionprogram.org
* The Multiethnic Education Program www.multiethniceducation.org