Lion film screening and Adoption Q&A for National Adoption Week 2017
Event Information
Description
Missed out on seeing Lion? Or perhaps want to see it again?
Join CCS on Saturday 21st October for a special screening with Adoption Q&A at Watershed, Bristol as part of National Adoption Week 2017.
About the event
CCS are hosting a special screening of Lion, preceded by a presentation and Q&A featuring a panel of people with experience of adoption – people who have been adopted, adoptive parents and professionals working in the field. A great opportunity for all those considering adoption, going through the process of adopting, or who have even made their families through adoption, to come and see the film, hear from those that know and have a drink and chat with the team at CCS.
The event will give people in the audience the opportunity to gather information and ask questions about adoption, in National Adoption Week, as well as find out more about the work of local adoption charity CCS Adoption.
Ticket price £10. All proceeds from the event will go towards CCS Adoption’s work providing lifelong support to adoptive families.
About the film
Lion tells the story of Saroo Brierley, a man who used Google Earth to reunite with his long-lost family in India. As a five year old, Brierley got lost on a train and had to survive the streets of Calcutta before ultimately being adopted by an Australian family. Despite being about intercountry adoption, this film beautifully captures the feelings, emotions and thoughts experienced by adopted people and adoptive parents worldwide, including those that live and adopt in the UK.
National Adoption Week 2017
Every year adoption agencies and local authorities around the country work together to highlight the need for more adopters of the children waiting for families. This year the spotlight is on the national shortage of adopters able to consider groups of brothers and sisters. The majority of children waiting, wait with at least one brother or sister. They have lost out on so much at this stage of their lives that being separated would be an additional hurt that no one wants to inflict.
Organiser CCS Adoption
Organiser of Lion film screening and Adoption Q&A for National Adoption Week 2017
About CCS Adoption
CCS Adoption is a registered charity and Voluntary Adoption Agency based in Bristol. We have 115 years of experience finding, assessing and preparing families who can provide permanent, loving homes to children in care and every year we place over 30 vulnerable children with adoptive families.
We find and prepare parents who are able to offer permanent, loving homes to children in care. We welcome enquiries from people of all ages and backgrounds, and we support our adopters through the adoption process and far beyond - providing lifelong support to help them manage the day-to-day challenges of looking after children who have had a difficult start in life.
Repeatedly judged as ‘outstanding in all areas’ by Ofsted, we specialise in placing ‘priority’ children, i.e. children who wait longest to be adopted, including: those with physical or learning disabilities, those from black or ethnic minority groups, over 4s, and groups of brothers and sisters who need to stay together.
To enquire about adopting
We run regular drop-in information events at our offices and around the region where people can ask questions and find out more about adoption and the support we provide. If adoption is something you would like to explore please give us a call. Many of our adoption advisers are adoptive parents who would be happy to chat to you about whether adoption might be right for you. Please talk to us if you have any questions, or would like more information: 0117 935 0005. www.ccsadoption.org
Fundraising
CCS Adoption is a registered charity and we fundraise to cover the costs of providing lifelong support to our adoptive families. We run several fundraising activities and events throughout the year to raise funds and awareness, and we greatly appreciate donations and in-kind support from individuals and businesses from within our local community.
