This two-day workshop critically examines the US history of reproductive health for different racial/ethnic communities using a Popular Education methodology and a documented historical analysis and framework. Participants will develop a shared language and analysis of the history of reproductive healthcare in the US. This history will include the “untold” stories of many communities, beginning with colonization and slavery. The process will define institutional racism and identify how it impacts the state of reproductive health in the US, past and present. The workshop will examine the issues of differential access, individual “choices” and public policies related to physical health and autonomy. The course develops a historical timeline of policies and practices leading directly to current racial health inequities. The workshop concludes with facilitators and participants identifying how to apply this analysis to inform the work of their organizations.
The workshop format includes large group presentation, small group work with individual worksheets and assignments, as well as a slide show of impactful historical dates and images. It also includes a presentation of a virtual and physical gallery depicting a historical timeline spanning 500 years of US reproductive health history. Throughout the two days there are interactive exercises where participants critically engage with the materials presented. All participants will also receive an updated bibliography on the topics covered. Each training will include community experts with lived experience who are compensated with honoraria to attend the workshops and contribute to the learning process.
Course Learner Objectives:
This two-day workshop critically examines the US history of reproductive health for different racial/ethnic communities using a Popular Education methodology and a documented historical analysis and framework. Participants will develop a shared language and analysis of the history of reproductive healthcare in the US. This history will include the “untold” stories of many communities, beginning with colonization and slavery. The process will define institutional racism and identify how it impacts the state of reproductive health in the US, past and present. The workshop will examine the issues of differential access, individual “choices” and public policies related to physical health and autonomy. The course develops a historical timeline of policies and practices leading directly to current racial health inequities. The workshop concludes with facilitators and participants identifying how to apply this analysis to inform the work of their organizations.
The course format includes large group presentation, small group work with individual worksheets and assignments, as well as a slide show of impactful historical dates and images. It also includes a presentation of a virtual and physical gallery depicting a historical timeline spanning 500 years of US health history. Throughout the two days there are interactive exercises where participants critically engage with the materials presented. All participants will also receive an updated bibliography on the topics covered. Each training will include community experts with lived experience who are compensated with honoraria to attend the course and contribute to the learning process.
Course Learner Objectives:
This training is the sequel to the Embodied Herstories workshop. Completing Embodied Herstories will set the foundation with a clear historical and structural analysis of the root causes of current perinatal health inequities. The Maternal Justice Model training then provides participants with a shared understanding of the range of Strategies for Making Social Change including social services, advocacy, activism, and organizing. This training will include skills development in the areas of: Community Organizing, Base Building, Leadership Development, including sections to collectively develop Organizing Fuel, and Visions for Liberation.
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