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Maternal Health: Justice for Mothers in 2021
December 16, 2020@7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate in the developed world—and Black and Indigenous moms are hit the hardest, with Black women dying at 3 to 4 times the rate of their white counterparts, and Indigenous women dying at 2 times the rate of white women. Our second workshop in the reproductive rights and justice series—this one held in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Changing Woman Initiative—will focus on the deepening maternal health crisis in the United States.
Hosted by Jamia Wilson (Random House and founding member of The Meteor Fund advisory board) with Breana Lipscomb of the Center for Reproductive Rights and Marinah V. Farrell of Changing Woman Initiative, this conversation will cover topics such as:
- Structural racism in our maternal health care system
- Proposed federal and state policy solutions aimed at advancing reproductive justice
- How you can get involved at a community, state and national level
Seasoned activists and newcomers are welcome to this discussion.
Breana Lipscomb
Breana Lipscomb (she/her/hers) is the Senior Manager of the U.S. Maternal Health & Rights Initiative for the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she develops advocacy strategies to promote Black maternal health and works to advance state level policies that further reproductive rights as human rights.
Marinah V. Farrell
Marinah V. Farrell (she/hers/ella) is the Executive Director of Changing Woman Initiative, a Native American centered health and justice organization serving New Mexico and Arizona. A trained midwife, Marinah is a longtime advocate for traditional and community health workers.
Jamia Wilson
Jamia Wilson (she/her/hers) is a feminist activist, writer and speaker. The Executive Editor of Random House and author of several books, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle and The Washington Post. She is a founding advisory board member of The Meteor Fund.
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