Adoption 101: A Critical Approach to the Forever Family [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $275 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jae Kim | 4-Weeks | Thursdays August 14-September 4 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Adoption has long been a prominent theme in the American consciousness. We see it in popular culture from Matilda, Little Orphan Annie, and Marvel’s Loki to high-profile adoptions by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and in political sloganeering, like "adoption, not abortion." Americans adopt more than 100,000 children each year, with roughly half of those adoptions occurring through public domestic adoption and half occurring through other means including private domestic and private intercountry adoptions. This has led to more than 5 million adopted individuals in the United States of America, millions of dollars of revenue for private adoption agencies both domestic and foreign, and yet more than 20,000 children turn 18 and “age out” of the foster system each year. Proponents of adoption argue that this system represents a win-win-win: a baby for a hopeful parent—including for LGBTQ parents—a forever home for a needy child, and peace of mind for the birth parent; while others argue that this system commodifies humans and perpetuates the marginalization of the poor, the racially minoritized, and individuals from the Global South. In this four-part class we will take an interdisciplinary look at the history and present experience of adoption. We will introduce and put into action critical lenses such as reproductive justice to help us examine and critique adoption. Participants will leave with a greater appreciation for the complexities of adoption, global migration, and the notion of family.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $275 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jae Kim | 4-Weeks | Thursdays August 14-September 4 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Adoption has long been a prominent theme in the American consciousness. We see it in popular culture from Matilda, Little Orphan Annie, and Marvel’s Loki to high-profile adoptions by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and in political sloganeering, like "adoption, not abortion." Americans adopt more than 100,000 children each year, with roughly half of those adoptions occurring through public domestic adoption and half occurring through other means including private domestic and private intercountry adoptions. This has led to more than 5 million adopted individuals in the United States of America, millions of dollars of revenue for private adoption agencies both domestic and foreign, and yet more than 20,000 children turn 18 and “age out” of the foster system each year. Proponents of adoption argue that this system represents a win-win-win: a baby for a hopeful parent—including for LGBTQ parents—a forever home for a needy child, and peace of mind for the birth parent; while others argue that this system commodifies humans and perpetuates the marginalization of the poor, the racially minoritized, and individuals from the Global South. In this four-part class we will take an interdisciplinary look at the history and present experience of adoption. We will introduce and put into action critical lenses such as reproductive justice to help us examine and critique adoption. Participants will leave with a greater appreciation for the complexities of adoption, global migration, and the notion of family.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $275 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jae Kim | 4-Weeks | Thursdays August 14-September 4 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Adoption has long been a prominent theme in the American consciousness. We see it in popular culture from Matilda, Little Orphan Annie, and Marvel’s Loki to high-profile adoptions by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and in political sloganeering, like "adoption, not abortion." Americans adopt more than 100,000 children each year, with roughly half of those adoptions occurring through public domestic adoption and half occurring through other means including private domestic and private intercountry adoptions. This has led to more than 5 million adopted individuals in the United States of America, millions of dollars of revenue for private adoption agencies both domestic and foreign, and yet more than 20,000 children turn 18 and “age out” of the foster system each year. Proponents of adoption argue that this system represents a win-win-win: a baby for a hopeful parent—including for LGBTQ parents—a forever home for a needy child, and peace of mind for the birth parent; while others argue that this system commodifies humans and perpetuates the marginalization of the poor, the racially minoritized, and individuals from the Global South. In this four-part class we will take an interdisciplinary look at the history and present experience of adoption. We will introduce and put into action critical lenses such as reproductive justice to help us examine and critique adoption. Participants will leave with a greater appreciation for the complexities of adoption, global migration, and the notion of family.
—
This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.