Birth Justice Murmuration
Register here, any or all of these five conversations to help develop our Landscape Analysis. Discuss who is doing what and why in the birth justice movement.
A deep understanding of community led strategies through a national birth justice landscape analysis will allow birthworkers, activists, researchers, donors, and policymakers to identify key strategies for collective impact, enable tangible improvements, and scale up.
The process will include pathways for individuals, invited organizations, and sponsors to engage and inform the report. This murmuration series invites the whole ecology of folks to join us in virtual space to discuss:
Week 1 –– What is birth justice?
Week 2 –– Why do people do birth justice?
Week 3 –– The who, what, when, and where of birth justice (Who is doing birth justice, what are they doing, when, and where?)
Week 4 –– Who/what is fueling, funding, and sustaining birth justice?
Week 5 - We will circle back to a topic that needs further discussion or cover a new topic that emerged in the previous weeks.
Register here for any one week or all of the series.
To receive outreach about community meetings and interview opportunities, or updates about our progress, add your name here! Take the Birth Justice Landscape Survey!
Thank you to Orchid Capital Collective for encouraging us to take this leap and thank you to Perigee Fund and Ms. Foundation for supporting this effort.
2023 Birth Justice Tribunal
The 2023 Birth Justice Tribunal is a people’s tribunal to end obstetric racism and obstetric violence.
This fall, individuals and families will come together from across the country-- in New York (10/6) and Memphis (12/1)-- to share personal stories of mistreatment and discrimination during the perinatal period, and demand systemic change.
To get involved, enter your contact information here.
If you have an experience of obstetric racism or obstetric violence that you would like to share at the tribunal you can indicate your interest here or aquí en Español.
To learn more about what obstetric racism and obstetric violence are, and possibly make a complaint to the Office for Civil Rights, visit this page on our website: https://www.elephantcircle.net/ocr
That page will also provide some examples of how discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability often show up in the perinatal period. Obstetric racism and obstetric violence are forms of discrimination.
This short write-up by If/When/How and These Waters Run Deep can help you learn about the history of people’s tribunals and some examples of tribunals related to sexual and reproductive health.
Direct Entry Midwifery: Summer 2023 Community Learning Series
Elephant Circle's Midwifery Task Force invites you to join us in a three-part Community Learning Series on Direct Entry Midwifery in Colorado:
June 16, 9-10AM: CPMS Are Licensed in Colorado
Watch the recording here.
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July 21, 9-10AM: Educational Pathways for CPMs in Colorado
Passcode: 3tUG%?B.
August 18, 9-10AM: Resolving Conflicts in National and Global Standards with national experts, including Melissa Cheney, PhD (Register)
Passcode: cFMs7d!a
Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Cluster Seminar Series
A recording of the presentation on Connecting Data and Policy for Human Rights Accountability is available here.
Indra Lusero presented for this seminar series on “Connecting Data and Policy for Human Rights Accountability” - the recording is available here: https://perinataljustice.ubc.ca/research/presentations
Elephant Circle Community Announcements
Follow this link for a rolling collection of things we want you to know about! Add your own sticky notes!
Birth Equity Implementation Meetings
We are holding several meetings and work groups to work on implementation of the 2021 Birth Equity legislation. Click to learn more.
At the end of September and into October we started our implementation work group meetings. This consists of our Support for Incarcerated Parents Work Group, the Payment Work Group and the overall Steering Committee (which includes regulatory advocates, communications and translation).
We have recordings of the introductory meetings to help people get oriented to participation.
September 28, Support for Incarcerated Parents Work Group
September 30, Payment Work Group, access code: DoBE2021!
October 1, Implementation Steering Committee, access code: DoBE2021!
November 2, Civil Rights Work Group, access code DoBE2021!
November 4, Provider and Facility Work Group, access code DoBE2021!
Birth Equity Implementation Planning - Community Meeting
Register here to join us July 21st and/or August 17th: https://bit.ly/ImplementBirthEquity
Register here to join us on July 21st and/or August 17th: https://bit.ly/ImplementBirthEquity
Birth Equity Celebration
Join us to celebrate on June 30th!! RSVP here.
Please join us to celebrate the passing of the Birth Equity Bills and all of the advocacy that went into it! Your advocacy made a difference and it is time to celebrate!
June 30th, 5:30-7:30pm, family-friendly venue, food and beverages.
RSVP here: bit.ly/CelebrateBirthEquity
Catching Babies & Carrying Communities with Soul 2 Soul Sisters
Join us for a soulful discussion honoring the sacred work and legacy of Black midwives, the impact the Birth Equity Bill Package will have on midwifery and Black families, and what you can do to take action on Black maternal health.
Details
Date: Monday June 07, 2021
Time: 3:00 PM MST
Location: Live on Zoom
Register using the link below:
Midwives: The Original First Responders
Find the recording here.
Access Passcode: BirthEquity2021!
This panel features midwives from across the country, Nikia Grayson, Marinah Farrell, Jhoanna Galvez, and Mimi Niles talking about Midwives as the Original First Responders. The importance, but underutilization, of midwives in the U.S. has become particularly apparent. What is it like when midwives are seen as first responders? How might they be racial justice first responders?
And stay tuned for more from our partners Soul 2 Soul Sisters who will be hosting an event to further amplify these issues June 7, 2021.
Birth Equity Lobby Day! Día de Abogacia para La Equidad de Nacimiento!
March 31, 10am-12pm, Register here/Regístre aqui.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekCUDz8seP1paN2h-AHtmzbfCXNT9mUp7-rXw5Gl_2Rqf3lg/viewform?usp=sf_link
March 31, 10am-12pm, Virtual/ 31 de Marzo, 10-12 pm Virtual
¡Regístrese para el día de lobby sobre la equidad de nacimiento! Se le conectará con un defensor que le ayudará a reunirse con su legislador o le ayudará a conectarse con su legislador. ¡Aprenda sobre los proyectos de ley de equidad de nacimiento históricos y cómo participar en el proceso legislativo!
RSVP en la forma de google
https://forms.gle/KuW4BrpqxWneBwN37
Register for the birth equity lobby day! You will be connected with an advocate who will help you meet with your legislator or support you in connecting with your legislator. Learn about the historic birth equity bills and how to engage in the legislative process!
RSVP on google form
https://forms.gle/KuW4BrpqxWneBwN37
Community Engagement in Policy Change
Learn more about how to engage in policy change!
A hearing for one of our birth equity bills will be happening tomorrow afternoon and will likely overlap with this event - so we are inviting people to tune into the committee hearing and then join us in Zoom to deconstruct and debrief the committee hearing. This is the first of many committee hearings and will give you a chance to see the process up close and then hear from experts to better understand.
To tune into the hearing go to https://leg.colorado.gov/ and then “Watch and Listen.”
From there go to “Colorado Senate” and find the Health and Human Services Committee. Click on that to be taken in to the committee.
Then join us here, when the Direct Entry Midwives portion of the hearing ends.
Listening Session on Indigenous Birth
Folks can register here to participate. Link in graphic doesn’t work - use this one.
