Hi everyone, The 15th Anniversary of
The World First Hospital Forced Adoption Apology
ALAS & The RWBH are holding
A CELEBRATION
a MORNING TEA ,
on Monday 10th June 2024
10.30 am Start
At the RWBH ,
please RSVP by June 5 as we will need numbers
to cater for food & seating
Please phone Trish for more information
0417077159
the next ALAS Southside Meeting
is at East Leagues club
Saturday May 25 th at 12pm.
It will be good to discus the up & Coming
15th Anniversary of our World First
Hospital Forced Adoption Apology,
it is hard to believe that 15 years ago
ALAS led by Myself & Marg
started all those
Australian Forced Adoption Apologies.
The History we made over those following
years & the Memorial Sites we established are a
great recognition on how far we have come to
getting Justice for the horrors of
FORCED ADOPTIONS.
Hi every one tomorrows Meeting
is at MAPLE LANE
Cafe Taigum shopping centre
Corners Church Roads & Beams roads
usual time of 12pm.
PLEASE Mark on your Calendars
Monday JUNE 10 th at 10.30am
ALAS inc Aus along with the
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
are planning a Morning Tea
to be held at the Hospital
To CELEBRATE the 15th Anniversary of our
World First
HOSPITAL FORCED ADOPTION APOLOGY
For more information please,
phone Trish on 0417077159
Please RSVP by the 5 th JUNE
so we can organise Seating & Food.
Please let me Know
if you have special diet or allergies.
Hi everyone yesterdays
11 th Anniversary of the
NATIONAL APOLOGY for FORCED ADOPTION ,
was really nice & held at a new Venue.
Chris Mundy was our MC for the event,
ex senator Claire Moore gave a really
lovely memorial speech for
our late member Marg Hamilton,
also Marg's daughter Claire
(who was our photographer )
at most of our functions
gave a lovely tribute to her mum,
Claire was given a Bonsai
to take to her father
( Hugh who no longer
want's anything to do with adoption )
understandable in the circumstances
We also heard from Charlotte Smith
was CEO of Vanish for a years),
explained the law changes in
Victoria regarding the $30.000
compensation payment,
more information
via the Vanish website.
Kerri Saint wrote a new
song sung by Rachel Clancy.
The morning tea was nice
gave so many of us time to catch up,
Meredith who was Claire Moore's
secretary was there,
so lovely to see her after so long,
i came away feeling that was
one of our most successful
Anniversary events we do need
some new ideas for next year.
we got to meet Helen the person taking
over from Tevor Jordan
On the 1st July when he retires in,
The Queensland Adoption Committee we be
meeting with David Crissafulli
to educate him on ADOPTION
as he's Planning to re introduce ADOPTION.
Which of course is
UNACEPTABLE
in this Day & Age.
The next ALAS meeting is
South side Saturday 6 th April
East leagues Club Main st.
Cooparoo
at 12 pm until 3pm.
for more information please phone Trish 0417077159
Hi every one
it is with a very heavy sad heart that i have to inform
you all of the passing of Marg Hamilton
on Thursday 23rd Nov'2023
Marg put up a good strong fight against Bile Duct Cancer,
Marg will be fondly remembered by
her many ALAS Adoption Friends,
Myself & Marg were able to educate &
change so many peoples minds on Adoption .
We told the whole horrific truths
about what happened in the Mother & Baby Homes
Myself & Marg were instrumental in achieving
The ALAS WORLDS FIRST
HOSPITAL FORCED ADOPTION APOLOGY
19/ 06/ 2009
From the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Apology
HISTORY SHOWS
our many other Forced ADOPTION Apologies soon followed.
ALAS can count the Roma Street Parklands Memorial Site
as an ALAS achievement.
Where some of us will be on MONDAY 27th At 9.15 am
for The Rose Laying Ceremony. & a few Speeches,
Later for lunch at a local hotel more info
please phone Trish 0417077159
Hi Everyone The Christmas Lunch
Sat 2 nd Dec will be
at The 4 MILE CREEK HOTEL
STRATHPINE.
Please be there for 11.45 for a 12 pm Start
I have booked a table for 12
& a table for our SECRET SANTA.
The table will be decorated with
Bon, Bons / Crackers.
A Small tree,
We will be exchanging Christmas cards.
There will be a CHRISTMAS LUNCH MENU or
the Normal Menu
the choice is yours,
as usual everyone pays for their own food & drinks.
for more information please phone Trish
0417077159. please rsvp by 20/11/2023
