Julle Mense

Let’s Talk About Adoption (with Dani Moosajie and Alexa Matthews)

Posted on August 31, 2019
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In this episode David and John sit down with Dani Moosajie and Alexa Matthews from Arise Family Centre to talk about Justice and Adoption. Learn more about Arise and the work they do in family strengthening and adoption support.

Listen in as we ask some hard hitting questions about race and adoption; keeping families together; the danger of a saviour mentality in adoption; white parents raising black children, ethnic identity and churches and adoption

All the details about the upcoming Arise Adoption Conference can be found here

Books your tickets for the Arise Adoption Conference here:

Cape Town Adoption Conference – 7 September 2019

Johannesburg Adoption Conference – 5 October 2019

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