The first country to apologise for past forced adoptions was Australia. The Australian adoption apology was given by Julia Gillard and took place in Canberra on the 23rd of March, 2013 Scotland’s apology for past forced adoptions was given by Nicola Sturgeon and took...
On the 30th of November, Evelyn received a letter from Jay Weatherill, MP, who was the Premier of South Australia in 2012, when the state apologised for past adoptions. Premier Weatherill had invited Evelyn to meet with him in his office prior to the apology and...
In August, 2015, Evelyn was interviewed by Informed Planet Radio, about how she researched her family history and discovered her connection to past kings of Scotland – In May, 2015, Evelyn was interviewed about her adoption work on Informed Planet Radio...
On the 26th of April, 2015, an article was published in the Sunday Mail in Scotland, in which Evelyn called on the Scottish Parliament to follow Australia’s example and apologise for past adoption separations....
In March, 2015, Evelyn was invited to attend the launch of the National Archives exhibition entitled “Without Consent”. The exhibition was launched by former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, on the second anniversary of the National Apology for Forced...
Meg Hale’s book, Mothers in ARMS tells the story of how mothers in South Australia who had been separated from their children by adoption formed a support group which was responsible for a ground-breaking change in legislation. The passage of the1988 Adoption Act made...
