| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Author, freelance writer, lecturer, activist |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Mirah Riben, Author, "THE STORK MARKET: America's Multi-Billion Dollar Unregulated Adoption Industry" (2007) and ""shedding light on...The Dark Side of Adoption" (1988). Former Director of the American Adoption Congress and past Vice President of Communications, Origins-USA. Co-founder of the original Origins based in NJ, founded in 1980 and unrelated to all other Origins. SEE: http://works.bepress.com/mirah_riben For Reviews, synopsis, full author bio and CV, see: http://AdvocatePublications.com Mirah Riben is on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/mirah.riben "Adoption Loss is the only trauma in the world where the victims are expected by the whole of society to be grateful" - The Reverend Keith C. Griffith, MBE |
| Interests | Peace, justice and human rights with an emphasis on the rights of mothers, fathers and the children born to them; family preservation; removing the profiteering exploitation, coercion and falsified birth certificates from adoption I ❤ ☮ |
| Favorite Movies | "Adopted", "Mother and Child, " Precious, Proof |
| Favorite Music | Dylan, classic rock, Green Day, Neil Young, folk, George Harrison, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, John Lennon, U-2, Joan Baez |
| Favorite Books | Language of Blood, Fugitive Visions, Wake Up Little Susie, Beggars and Choosers, The Red Tent, Random Family, The Stork Market, The Handmaid's Tale |
