Families of Color is hosting the fourth in a series of five monthly community workshops on race and family titled, “Anti-Racist Birthing & Reproductive Justice.” The dialogue happens Friday, January 22, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (potluck) at Giddens School, 620 20th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144.
Speak with birthing professionals of color, ask questions regarding birthing options, fertility and meeting doulas & midwives of color. Also inclusive of sharing stories and truths of birthing inequities in low income and immigrant communities of color, even in Rainier Valley and South King County.
Families of Color said in a statement: “We hope to provide healing spaces for infant loss, miscarriages and challenging birth experiences for families of color in racist and disparate health care systems.
Panelists include Tara Mudaliar, MS; Penny Simkin, PT; Emi Yamasaki Mclaughlin, LM, CPM, MSM; Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC; Grace Uomoto, RN, BSN, CFAE; and Marquita Straus, SM, LD, PPD, LAC, CBE.
RSVP required. Register at https://goo.gl/kuHT9h.
