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As White Birthworkers, continuing to talk about race is one of the most REVOLUTIONARY things we can do. Joining together to exercise our race talk muscles can move every person forward.
Join skilled facilitator Amy Gilliland, Ph.D as we cover sensitive topics such as race, sexuality and gender. Issues of race will be centered in our conversation. However, sexuality and gender can't always be isolated from race. The intention of Race Talk is to increase understanding and compassion among
participants.
Initially many White people assume breastfeeding is the same no matter what your background is. But that is not true when it comes to race in America. Let's talk about it.
Please prepare for the discussion by reading two or more of the articles listed here: Seals-Allers; ACLU; NPR; USGOV
It can be eye-opening to realize that the medical care experience is not the same for everyone. Download the article, Getting Sick While Black, to prepare for our discussion focusing on White, Black, people of color, and/or immigrants in the medical
care system.
Today we'll examine common White culture behaviors and contrast them with Other Culture behaviors to see how they unintentionally introduce racial bias. Download this handout. Preparing for the discussion by THINKING mindfully about your own experiences as a birth worker or
recipient of perinatal or medical care. Can you recognize these behaviors? What do they tell us about what it means to be white?
Being blind to skin color is idealized in white society, but many people are unaware how it also blinds us to discrimination and the reality of the lives of people of color. Declaring one's self to be colorblind effectively shuts down any conversation about race; it leaves our BIPOC community members feeling unseen and unsupported. At it's most insidious, colorblindness actually perpetuates racist systems. Learn more by reading this explanatory article, this longer article, and how teaching colorblindness to our children is harmful.
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This is an opportunity for growth and to break through your resistance cultivating compassion as we co-create a new normal. What Can I Expect?
This series takes place on Wednesdays from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Central Time. You may RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW for any or all of the topics. Want another time? Email me and tell me when!!
These are NOT information sessions but an opportunity for us to discuss these topics together. Each session has background reading to inform our discussion. White people often do not talk about race in an intentional, focused way. Race Talk offers the opportunity to do so with a knowledgeable facilitator. What can I expect?
COST: A $10 or more donation to a perinatal care organization owned and run by Black people. Here is a list. If you want it to be simple, Uzazi Village is suggested and has a PayPal link. (If you have a preferred BIPOC program to donate to, choose that. Just keep
money energy flowing into the Black birth community.)
Podcast and Blog: Five Reasons White Doulas Need To Act In Ending Racial Inequities
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Recent press has spotlighted the tragedy of more Black women and babies dying than Whites in the United States. It has amplified the voices of Black women and allowed more people to hear their stories. As we listen to the medical horrors of women not being listened to about their own bodies and
symptoms, and the medical miracles of ill babies kept alive, it’s very tempting to buy into the accompanying idea that there must be something very wrong with the Black pregnant body. Read More
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Heart of The Doula: Essentials for Practice and Life
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Available as an e-book globally!
You could be reading as soon as you click "download"!
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Resources for Policy Makers and Legislators
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There are a lot of misconceptions about doulas in the general public. I have put together some questions and answers as well as other resources.
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Upcoming in-person workshops for 2020:
August 13, Introduction to Childbirth, Madison
August 14-16, Birth Doula Training Workshop, Madison
September 17, Introduction to Childbirth, Milwaukee
September 18-20, Birth Doula Training Workshop, Milwaukee
October 17, Introduction to Childbirth, Madison
October 23-25, Birth Doula Training Workshop, Madison
November 5, Introduction to Childbirth, Bismarck, North Dakota
November 6-8, Birth Doula Training Workshop, Bismarck, North Dakota
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