Course Description

We are caretakers. We are creatives. We are community-builders. We are doulas supporting doulas. We are born into this.

In June 2019 we hosted a community of 200 birth workers, holistic health professionals, thoughtful leaders and creators in Austin, Texas for three days of discovery, accountability, resource-sharing and skill-building.

Curated by DTI, each day of the conference explores social justice, entrepreneurship, technology and creativity. Centered in interdisciplinary thought, the conference aims to make sense of the birth world’s intersections and context, as well as its relationship to our own practice as members of the field. Together, we will learn and organize to better serve our professional development and collective wisdom.

Born into This

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome by DTI founders Tara Brooke and Gina Giordano
  • 2

    Keynote From Paula X. Rojas

    • Hear from Paula X. Rojas, founder of MamaSana Vibrant Woman
  • 3

    The Reproductive Justice Lens

    • Moderated by Jennifer Sarduy of Re+Birth Equity with panelists Elena Colón, Laurel Gorrier and Sera Bonds.

  • 4

    They/Them/Theirs

    • Moderated by Emma Robinson of the AFIYA Center with panelist Trystan Reese, Miriam Zoila Perez and Mac Brydum
  • 5

    The Tellings

    • Jasmine Robinson founder of Collegiate Mom Coalition
  • 6

    Decolonizing at the Root Part 2: Settler Colonialism, Granny Midwives & the Mayhem of Intersectionality within Birth Work

    • A discussion led by Dr. Alicia Bonaparte and M. Carmen Lane
  • 7

    Your Body + America

    • Moderated by Sara Reardon, with panelist, Hannah Spencer, January Harshe and Barakaha Sahaiel

  • 8

    Scholarship Fundraiser 2019

    • Fundraiser for our Birthworker of Color Scholarship and our Trans Health Scholarship
  • 9

    The Tellings

    • Serenity Carr co-founder and CEO of Serenity Kids
  • 10

    The System of Parenthood

    • Moderated by Gina Giordano, cofounder of DTI with panelists Natalie Telyatnikov, Heather Gallagher and Erica M. McAfee

  • 11

    Strictly Taboo and Closing

    • Moderated by Jane Hervey, Sara Reardon, Katie Vigos and Jeremy Teel