The impact of institutional racism, power,
and white privilege on breastfeeding rates
and maternal child health.
A collaboration of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, Mahogany Moms Breastfeeding Coalition, Native American Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, and community breastfeeding activists.
Please join us in learning about and addressing inequity in breastfeeding support in our communities!
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Register here
Early bird registration (ends May 15): $175
Regular registration (begins May 16): $225
Registration includes: -breakfast, lunch and snack on both days of the conference
-Access to 2 pre-summit webinars on anti-racism and equity work on:
Tuesday, May 7th, 6-8pm PST Tuesday, May 21st, 6-8pm PST
- IBCLC CERPS and RD CEUs have been applied for
** A limited number of scholarships are available to cover registration. To apply for a scholarship, please
e-mail inequitiesin...@gmail.com. **
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The purpose of this conference is to collaborate, educate and act together as a community of breastfeeding supporters to learn about and counter institutional racism and social injustice in perinatal support services.
The goals of this Summit are to:
- Raise awareness in the breastfeeding support community and other perinatal support fields, of significant health disparities between women of color and white women and the impact of racism, injustice, and white privilege on maternal-infant health services and outcomes.
- Facilitate the development of an action plan to address these disparities and identify actions that individuals, organizations, and communities can take, in line with the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
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WHAT: Inequity in Breastfeeding Support Summit
WHEN:
Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22, 2013
8:30am-5pm both days. Registration and breakfast begin at 8am.
WHERE: South Seattle Community College's
Brockey Conference Center.
6000 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106 To receive updates about the Summit, 'like' the Facebook event page.
Register at Brown Paper Tickets.
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