Adoption Unfiltered

An Invitation: Adoption Unfiltered in San Francisco on October 29th

Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden invite you to join them on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:00 pm for an in-person book event for Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations From Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies to take place at The Booksmith in San Francisco.

Ethics in Adoption Panel

What is too often missed in conversations about adoption? Join the authors of Adoption Unfiltered, together with a panel of others from the San Francisco area with expertise in the many complexities of adoption, for an important and timely discussion around ethics in adoption.

• How do adoption practices and messages affect those who live and breathe adoption every day?

• What does the future hold for people considering adoption?

• How can everyone work together to bring adoption practices out of the twentieth century for the betterment of the 100 million families affected by adoption?

It’s not a stretch to believe that with the benefit of information from the voices in the evening’s panel, we can re-envision healthier and ethical ways of doing adoption when it’s truly necessary.

Panelists include:Erika Gonzales, Birth Parent, Trauma Counselor at Rape Trauma Services, and Board Member of On Your Feet FoundationSusan Kiyo Ito, Adoptee and Author of I Would Meet You Anywhere: A MemoirGretchen Sisson, PhD, Adoption Researcher, Sociologist, and Author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood

Pre-registration is required in order to help us plan a spectacular event.

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