Beyond the Classroom presents "Kids' Rights: The Business of Adoption"

Every child deserves a good parent. Adopting a child means undergoing rigorous assessment marked by bureaucracy, paperwork and, often, an outlay of cash. Filmmakers Michael Dudko and Olga Rudnieva ask themselves if they are fit for parenthood after they personally witness Sir Elton John and David Furnish's failure to adopt. Their investigation of the regulations, cultural prejudices, and child trafficking policies behind the process takes them from the slums of Ukraine, through China, and the U.S. They speak with prospective parents, social workers, lawyers, psychologists, and adoption agencies to find a flawed system that allows millions of orphans to languish in foster care and learn that children lack the most basic human rights.

·        “Our main inspiration for making the film is our strong desire to build a new society where children’s rights would be considered before anything else. By making this film, we hope to fight against this injustice and draw the public’s attention to what children really need: parents.” -- Michael Dudko, Director of Kids’ Rights.

Monday, September 22, 7:00-9:00 pm

1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1

http://www.beyondtheclassroom.umd.edu/locationbtc.html

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This seminar series on “Ensuring a World Fit for Children? Rethinking Our Civic Responsibilities”

is sponsored by Beyond the Classroom Living & Learning Program, Office of Undergraduate Studies,

at the University of Maryland, College Park

WWW.BeyondTheClassroom.umd.edu