Beautiful photo of the ALAS women who attended our lovely meeting yesterday ,our next
meeting will be EAST LEAGUES AT COOPAROO,i will put the details up later. stay safe everyone
We are a group of mothers whose babies went to adoption, and adopted women. We are in different stages of reunions and some have vetos against them. ALAS was established in 1989. We meet on a monthly basis both on the Northside and Southside of Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
meeting will be EAST LEAGUES AT COOPAROO,i will put the details up later. stay safe everyone
Hi Everyone i hope you are all well
Just a quick reminder our
Next North side Meeting is
Next Monday the 11th July at
12 pm start
Where Four Mile Creek Hotel,
Strathpine opposite the Shopping centre
plenty of off street parking,
Much to discuss about up & coming !
1O th Anniversary of our Queensland
Forced Adoption Apology.
& of course our other Forced Adoption Apologies
are also celebrating their
10th Anniversaries.
There is a good menu to choose from,
at a reasonable price, & the service is good,
we get a good chance to sit around talking,
in a nice atmosphere.
due to Covid changing our meeting dates
& delaying the chance to pay our Membership Fees.
Our Membership Fees are now overdue,
we are still keeping them at $20.00.
It would be nice if we could start planning our Xmas Lunch,
at The Golden OX , on 3rd December,
Will we keep the Secret Santa at $10.00?
What about the Pink Roses,?
this year i will make sure they are in water.
I will bring the battery operated Candles as well.
we can use the opportunity to
exchange Christmas cards amongst ourselves.
Anyone have any more Ideas?
that would be nice for the day.
as we are a non for Profit , Charity Support Group
please be aware that everyone is responsible
for paying their own food & drinks.
for more information please phone Trish
0417077159
Hi Everyone the May Meeting
on the Southside at East Leagues has been
CANCELLED.
However we are holding a meeting on the
Northside 17th May 2022
at The Mile Creek Hotel
Strathpine at 12 pm ,
where we will be celebrating our
2 Anniversaries
see previous post for information
Pease contact Trish for more information 0417077159
Hi Everyone,
10 th May 2022
Today it is 10 years since we received
The Adoption Apology from
The Sisters of Mercy
also on the 19th of May
it will be 13 years since we received
THE ROYAL BRISBANE WOMAN'S HOSPITAL APOLOGY
we believe this is
The World first Hospital Forced Adoption Apology.
So Next TUESDAY the 17 th May lets all get together
at Four Mile Creek Hotel , Strathpine.
to celebrate those 2 achievements
usual time 12pm.
as we are a non for profit support group we expect
everyone to pay for their own food & drink, thank you.
please wear bright colours & smiley faces
as this is a happy day.
for more information please contact trish 0417077159.
Hello everyone just a quick note
our next meeting is next
Monday 11 th April at 12pm
at FOUR MILE CREEK
OLD GYMPIE ROAD . STRATHPINE
NEXT TO DAN MURPHYS
PLENTY OF OFF STREET PARKING,
THERE are a meals at reasonable prices
& the deserts are yummy .a good choice available
please remember that everyone pays for their
own food & drinks.
there are a lot of things to discuss.
Also how we will celebrate our Xmas lunch
as it is close to Rhonda's 70th birthday,
should we get a special cake?
Also soon the committee will be meeting to discus
the 10 th State Governments Anniversary Adoption Apology.
are there any ideas on something different to do on the day.
Hi everyone our next meeting is
Monday 11th April at 12 pm
4 Mile Creek Hotel
Old Gympie Rd ,
opposite the Shopping Centre.
plenty of parking, Buses go to shopping centre
& Trains are 5 mins away at Strathpine Station.
We have much to discus did any of you see
Dan Andrews announcement
on ABC & SBS news.
the Victorian Government is giving the
Mothers of Forced Adoption COMPENSATION
as you Know Marg & i have tried many times to get
the Queensland Government to sit And discus
this action we were constantly told that the
statute of limitations needed to be lifted first.
well now there will be a a precedent.
We all need to Lobby
All members of the Queensland Government
Parliament by that i mean everyone
who sits in Parliament.
if you can get an interview with your local member
please do as we need to educate them all
on Julia Gillards promise when she gave us
that world First Government Forced Apology.
Also there are more issues to discus at next meeting
please reply if you are attending next meeting
so i can book the table, please be aware every one pays for
their own food & drinks, as we are a non for profit group.
for more information please phone Trish
0417077159, everyone please take care til we meet again
Hi Everyone just a reminder that tomorrow
Monday 21 st March 2022
is The 9 th Anniversary of the
Australian Government National
Apology for Forced Adoptions.
This year it is at a new venue
The Rooftop Gallery ,
Gallery of Modern Art, Goma
South Brisbane
10.30 until 12pm
I did send invitations out to everyone
& i hope you all replied if you are coming by 11th March.
looking forward to seeing you there
The program for this year looks really good.
Have a good day everyone,
even if you can't be with us,
we will be thinking of you.