Advocacy for Social Change - What is possible?

Advocacy for Social Change - What is possible?

In this episode, Jo speaks to Jigsaw Qld's President, Dr Trevor Jordan about the emotions that can arise when doing advocacy work, how far we've come in Queensland and Australia and what is possible in the future. Trevor is a long-term advocate of responsible adoption reform and education. For 20 years he taught Public and Professional Ethics at the Queensland University of Technology. As a person adopted in the closed adoption era, he developed a particular interest in ethics and adoption.This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. For more information and podcast notes, go to www.jigsawqueensland.com/episodes-notes. Do you have a story to tell? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Go to www.jigsawqueensland.com/adopt-perspective to fill in a Prospective Guest Form. Note: Adopt Perspective is listened to all over the world!

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Gemma Chudzinski - Researcher in intercountry adoptee mental health

Gemma Chudzinski - Researcher in intercountry adoptee mental health

Today’s guest, Gemma Chudzinski is an Australian Intercountry adoptee and PhD candidate from the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University, who is undertaking important research...

4 Kesä 202411min

Brendan Watkins - 'Tell No One'

Brendan Watkins - 'Tell No One'

Brendan Watkins was eight years old when his parents told him he was adopted. When he was in his late twenties, he started searching for his biological parents and eventually discovered the identity o...

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Jo Fraser - ARMS & MALA

Jo Fraser - ARMS & MALA

Jo Fraser is a mother who lost her son to adoption in 1971 and connected with him again almost two decades later. She is also the Convenor of the Victorian branch of the Association Representing Mothe...

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Dr Giselle Newton - Researcher Donor Conception & DNA

Dr Giselle Newton - Researcher Donor Conception & DNA

Dr Giselle Newton, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland. She’s a digital health sociologist whose research is focussed on understanding how reproductive and genetic technolog...

2 Huhti 202428min

Lisa Preston

Lisa Preston

Today’s guest was born in England in 1970 and was adopted at six weeks of age into a family who had already adopted a son. Lisa Preston’s family moved to Australia when she was two years old, and then...

12 Maalis 202454min

James Vasilic

James Vasilic

James Vasilic was born and adopted in Brisbane in 1985 and has an incredible story about his experience of being adopted and reunion to share with us. This episode discusses adult themes and listener...

20 Helmi 202449min

Thomas Graham - Part 2

Thomas Graham - Part 2

Thomas Graham is a South African born adoptee, who migrated to Australia 25 years ago and in 2009 started the Australian Journal of Adoption (AJA) , an online journal providing an independent, open ac...

14 Marras 202343min

Thomas Graham - Part 1

Thomas Graham - Part 1

Thomas Graham is a South African born adoptee, who migrated to Australia 25 years ago and in 2009 started the Australian Journal of Adoption (AJA) , an online journal providing an independent, open ac...

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