Black Women Reproductive Health Panel On The Art of Healing

Panel Discussion: The Art of Healing

• Saturday, February 20, 2021
• 12:00 PM 4:00 PM
• http://bit.ly/SankofaBHM1

Inspired by Eva Woolridge's photo series "The Size of a Grapefruit," currently installed at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, The Art of Healing seeks to offer an inclusive, safe, and engaging space to examine and give voice to the disparities, medical negligence, and micro-aggressions that exist for Black Women in their reproductive experiences that are often left unspoken and unaddressed.

These experiences include but are not limited to, infertility, miscarriage, premature birth, abortion, and postpartum depression/psychosis. The conversation examines how they affect the Black community mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

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The one-day panel discussion is a forum for new viewpoints, language, and practices offering individuals a newly empowered relatedness to their experiences, dispelling the stigmas associated with reproductive health. The Art of Healing promotes the free exchange of stories and ideas through a panel of the most brilliant academics, healers, and practitioners in the reproductive, psychological, and holistic health fields. The event will culminate with a performance in tribute to the Black Women throughout history who have experienced medical trauma in an effort to inspire the healing of our community.

Agenda

12:00p Welcome & Opening Ritual

12:30p Keynote Speaker

1:00p Panel Discussion w/Q&A

2:00p Healing Workshops: • Our Men • Our Youth • Our Allies • Our Wombs

3:00p Community Discussion

3:30p Performance

3:45p Closing

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Visit SOPAC at 1 SOPAC Way South Orange NJ to view Eva Woolridge’s photo series.

View the map for locations of more Black stories on view in South Orange.