Down the Rabbit Hole: The Fight for Texas Adoptee Rights Then and Now

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Fight for Texas Adoptee Rights Then and Now comes to the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Friday, November 6, put on by the National Association of Adoptees & Parents. It's a full evening that pairs a live stage adaptation with a panel discussion, all built around WONDERLAND: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption, which Unsolicited Press published on November 3.

The night starts with that stage adaptation, drawn from the memoir, and moves into a panel moderated by Emily Ramshaw. After the discussion, there's a book signing. The whole thing runs three hours and fifteen minutes, so it's a long one—you'll want to clear your evening for it. It's open to all ages, and the museum charges for parking.

There's a specific point to the evening beyond the book. The National Association of Adoptees & Parents is using the event to raise awareness about the fight for Texas adoptees' right to access their own original birth certificates. That's the "then and now" in the title—the memoir provides the personal story, and the panel turns it toward the legal struggle still going on here in Texas.

Doors open at 5:45 PM, and the event runs from 5:45 PM to 9:00 PM at the Bullock, 1800 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. Admission is free to the public.