AdoptionPassages: An Evening of Stories, Music and Art. Open Signal, PDX, Nov 16, 2023

"Adoption Passages" was filmed and edited at Open Signal by Vo McBurney, Hosted by Alex Behr as an extension of her project, "Alter/Altered: Sacred Objects and Adoption Stories" here: www.altar-altered.com
In this broadcast, eight performers voice their own truths across cultures and generations. The contents are not suitable for all audiences. Bios here.
Alex Behr on breastfeeding as an adoptive mom.
After meeting her birth father, Maya Noah deepens her political activism.
Lincoln Kwan Miller creates environmental self-portraits as a search for identity.
Nastashia Minto performs poetry to honor her grandparents.
Ali Maaxa shares synchronous bonds with her newly found birth mother.
William Smith on sacrifices made by his adoptive and birth mothers.
Amy Temple Harper on pretending she’s white.
Ending with music performed by Jo Brickman.