June Community Resources
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June is here and my thoughts and feelings are all over the place! It's Pride month, a time I love to celebrate, and it's also the 1 year anniversary of the overturning of Roe, pure chaos. One minute, I feel hopeful and other times, the darkness feels relentless. However, we can be both joyful and ready to blow shit up, both fearful and faithful and both exhausted and ready to continue this work. It's all a part of the process. This month I want to share one of my favorite playlist, Neo Soulful playlist by kendallxcel. Enjoy!
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June is set to be a BUSY month! Check out a few of the events I’ll be at this month.
June BIPOC Gathering | June 16 | 12PM EST | FREE | Come and celebrate diversity and unity with us at our FREE BIPOC gathering on June 16th at 12:00pm ET. Join myself and Aaliyah Kianna in creating a safe space for all BIPOC to share our unique experiences.
Juneteenth Birthing Liberation Book Talk & Signing | June 16 | 6PM EST | $10 | Join us for an in-depth book talk, Q&A & signing with Sabia Wade, as she shares captivating excerpts from her book "Birthing Liberation,” followed by a discussion with Kimberly Seals Allers. Gather at Constellations for an engaging discussion, accompanied by refreshing drinks and delectable light bites. The first 20 attendees will receive a FREE copy of "Birthing Liberation: How Reproductive Justice Can Set Us Free". Books also available for sale. Signing to follow.
One Year Post-Roe Panel Discussion | June 17 | 1PM ET | $39 | This Q&A session offers the opportunity to advance your learning by interacting with BADT instructors, community movement leaders and organizers on the ground serving folks who need access to abortion.
30, Flirty, and Funding ACCESS Live Podcast | June 20 | 6-8PM PST | Pay What You Can | Join Access Reproductive Justice with Black Feminist Rants, myself and Xochi the Dog Cafe for a first ever in-person 30th anniversary celebration! With your ticket, you'll enjoy a LIVE podcast recording and revolutionary conversation between BFR's host, LaKia Williams and myself!
BADT Online Childbirth Educator Training | June 2023 | The BADT 12-week online Childbirth Educator Training gives doulas and educators the knowledge and tools necessary to provide inclusive, trauma-informed, comprehensive, and evidence-based education to birthing people in their communities. In addition to the typical topics found in childbirth education, we will also be covering the following topics: paths to conception consent, trauma and boundaries, mental health and trauma, pregnancy/birth and disability, Inclusive lactation and infant feeding, and grief and loss. We want our educators to not only have a basic knowledge of pregnancy, labor, and birth but an in-depth and inclusive understanding of all aspects and realities of birth and birthing people.
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Annastasia Wells Scholarship Fund | This scholarship fund was designed in honor of one of our students Annastasia Wells, who has chosen to receive Medical Assistance in Dying in March 2023. Donations for this Community Care Stipend will be used to support current and future students in the BADT community. We are honored that Anna has considered how to contribute to the BADT community, even in parting; and, we are thrilled that they get to witness this impact come to life. Anyone who has been close to Annastasia knows that they are constantly considering what the care needs are of those around them. And so, we felt it was most aligned to create a community care stipend as a tribute to Anna - a careworker as invested in caring for careworkers, themselves, as they are invested in caring for clients.
BlackECE Juneteenth Campaign for Liberation | Despite being a state that wears its progressive values like a badge of honor, California continuously fails its Black residents. BlackECE is here to fill a void for California’s 5 million Black people. We demand liberation. Help us raise $19,000 for Juneteenth!
Support a Black Owned Operated Birthing Home | Gather Grounded Midwifery has a goal to provide families with a sacred place to receive prenatal care, labor amongst 100-year-old pine trees, birth in and out of water, and receive postpartum care that's in alignment with their individual, Ancestral and spiritual practices.
It Gets Better Project | The It Gets Better Project will be by your side until justice prevails and will continue to fight for a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals. Click here for a list of organizations specifically serving Black queer communities throughout the United States.
CDC LGBTQ+ Youth Resources | Positive environments are important to help all youth thrive. However, the health needs of LGBTQ+ Youth can differ from their heterosexual peers. Find resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBTQ+ Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members to support positive environments here.
Human Rights Campaign QTBIPOC Mental Health and Well-Being | While LGBTQ+ adults of color experience similar rates of mental health challenges as LGBTQ+ adults generally, they receive unequal rates of diagnoses. A rate of 29% of LGBTQ+ adults of color say they have been diagnosed with a depressive order from a provider, compared to 39% of the LGBTQ+ adults broadly, a ten point gap. Moreover, only 35% of LGBTQ+ youth of color receive emotional counseling. You can find a list of resources for QTBIPOC mental health and wellness here.
Planned Parenthood Info and Resources for LGBTQ Teens and Allies | If you’re a LGBTQ teen or ally, there are lots of resources to help you get the support and info you need. Find a few at Planned Parenthood.
