No Offence, But Where The Bloody Hell Are You From? - with Zufi Emerson

Hello!!!!! Here again and happy to be here. Hope you've been having
a great week. In today's episode, episode 14 (which is crazy) I'm
joined by Zufi Emerson. Zufi was born in Ethiopia and adopted to
Australia at 5 months old. A few years later Zufi had a little
brother, and then a few years after that another little brother.
Also adopted, also from Ethiopia. Zufi calls her adoption story a
'happy' one and she tells us why in the episode. Her family's
adoption experience and her belief that every child deserves a safe
and permanent home led her to become an ambassador for Adopt Change
Australia, which was founded by Deborah Lee Furness, an actor and
director who is the parent of two adopted children with her
husband, Hugh Jackman.Zufi is also an ambassador for Future Women
which is a media platform that is a safe space to motivate women as
we push for a gender equal world. On top of that - Zufi is an
actor! Which is how we initially met each other, in a writer's room
and has some exciting projects of her own underway. If you, like
me, don't know much about adoption, why it's so difficult, why
there can be conjecture around it, then this is a great podcast for
you to listen to.You can find Zufi on Instagram at @zufi____ Find
out about Adopt Change via their website or IGKeep up to date with
all things Black Birds via our IG @bl.ckb.rds or our website
www.black-birds.netFeel free to drop us a line with any guest or
topic suggestions at hello@black-birds.netAnd don't forget to rate,
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