Our honored Momma, Jessica (Bella ) Eiko, speaks to the Birth Bay Area Birth Justice Fair 2013 about her journey other pregnancy and how she came to choose a Birth Center Birth for her family.
We will gratefully accept your tenderly used and new baby clothing and supplies to share with other families!
Are you in need of items! Feel free to take what ever you need!
We are accepting equipment – maternity clothes, baby wear up to 2 years!
Lets share the love!!!
Robert Silver and Get Live Media are there to capture your precious family memories.
Family shots of Belly photos for 25.– per 8×10 print. Remember that some of the proceeds of each photos will be shared with the Oakland Better Birth Foundation!
If you wish you can book and extended family photo shoot in your home home and receive a 25.00 discount – IF YOU BOOK TODAY!!!
Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
Bring the little ones!
Our wonderful day care provider – Tolani, had a day full of creativity and fun for your young ones. The day care space will be directly across the hall from the area where there will be panels and speakers. It will also be very close to the class rooms where seminars are going on.
So little ones will be very near by! And very happy!
There will be a wonderful day planned for our little one s – no Charge!!!
Detail will be posted on this tomorrow! Check back again!
Food will be avail for sale during the event:
Full Lunch
the menu: chicken lumpia $1,
see ya saturday!!!
Xandrea J. Sanford-Treistman our nutrition educator and chef, will be providing healthy and sugar free snacks! Her menu and prices will be provided soon!
Possible agenda for 4.16.13
10:30 Family Yoga
11 gathering prayer/ calling of ancestors
12 Honored Speaker – Jessica (Bella) Hollie, expectant mother and community organizer , citizen journalist. Her family will be the first recipient of the Oakland Better Birth Fund’s Better Birth Grant!
1 Poet Aya De Leon – graces our event with her work~
2 Workshop #1 – Muslim Birth Practices with Sarah Hussein
3 Workshop #2 – Nutrition Empowered Birth with Xandrea
4 – Panel – What is an empowered birth? How can families get one?
5 Closure
note: workshops are 45 mins long.
for more info: text 510 393 7380 (please don’t call at this point! 
Bay Area Birth Justice Fair
April 6, 2013
West Oakland Family Resource Center
11 M – 5 PM
http://www.bayarebirthjusticefair.wordpress.com
Hello and thank you!
Allow us to introduce ourselves; we are the Occupy/Decolonize Pregnancy Birth and Parenting Caucus of Occupy Oakland.
Last year we help and event call the Bay Area Birth Justice Fair – our focus them was to focus on the very high rate of infant mortality in Alameda County. We also held a blessing ceremony for mothers who had experienced the loss of a young one under one year of age. It was a beautiful and heartfelt event, and we were blessed to share with the parents of Oakland – the causes and possible preventions of the heart break of early infant death.
This year’s focus is: Empowered Birth is a Human Right. We will be sharing information to assist families in making choices in birthing with uplift and empower women and men to be focused and engaged parents!
This year’s fair will raise funds to assist Bay Area Families who wish to birth in either of our local birth centers or engage a midwife for the option of home birth. Empowerment means that families as free to birth in the environment and with the caregivers of their choice! Funds will also be allocated towards the Creation of the Oakland Better Birth Fund, this fund will continue the work of education, services, and financial assistance to families seeking to birth their children in as natural a setting as possible. Studies show that natural birth, without the unnecessary use of medications and surgeries, lead to healthier children and mothers with a lower instance of postpartum depression.
Here’s how you can help:
Please let our outreach coordinator, Tara Miller, assist you – let us know how we can make your decision to support the families of Oakland easier!
Tara can be reached on 510 918 2912. Email: womanswellness1@gmail.com
We thank you in advance for your commitment to Oakland’s future!
Bay Area Birth Justice Fair Planning Committee
Samsarah Morgan
Tara Miller
Xandrea Treistman
To see a video from last year’s fair, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL3zI_Ejq80&list=UUj8u2i7M7y2_b_AcrhdAHMg&index=75
Hello!
Well its time begin the labor process on a second, Birth Justice Fair.
A core group has met and decided our theme is : Natural Birth is a human right and saves lives!
we will be raising funds to assist a member of our community Sister Jessica (Bella) Hollie and her family in their struggle to pay for a birth a the Sacred Birth Place! As well as hold a major food drive to other expectant families in our community!
We will need many hands,hearts, and visions!
Our last fair was incredibly beautiful – I am in the process of finding video which I will post her for all to see!
Please bring food to share!
See you then!
We plan to live stream the meeting for those who can’t attend – but only those there in person can vote, or have direct feed back.
Children are most welcome!
Blessings
Samsarah
We are looking for sponsors!!! If your business or groups would like to sponsor a table at our event, please email Samsarah at 510-393-7380 or samsarh.morgan@facebook.com
Love and blessings!
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