The work you do to create a more equitable and just health system can take a toll. That’s why The Intersection offered Rest & Renewal, an intentional opportunity for people advancing anti-racist practices to stop, step away, pause, and recharge.
Rest & Renewal honored the ancestral memory, wisdom and intuition rooted in Black midwifery traditions by offering space to unwind and an opportunity to exhale.
The session reminded participants that strategies once required for survival can now serve as a blueprint for imagining new systems to sustain life, while cultivating a supportive community for birthing people and their families.
Our facilitators…
- Cultivated compassionate awareness of current emotional and somatic states.
- Paused to recognize your labor, leadership, and the daily contributions you make to the health and well-being of families and communities.
- Acknowledged and honor the vital role you play in sustaining families, communities, and future generations.
- Reclaimed a sense of personal rhythm and boundaries needed to do this work.
- Created space to sit with your emotions in a supportive way.
Who is this experience for?
- Social justice advocates
- Community health workers and doulas
- Healthcare equity leaders
- Clinicians, including midwives, physicians, nurses, and others
- Anyone interested in supporting birthing people and their families
Facilitators
Convened by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Intersection brings together people who work inside and outside of healthcare to build anti-racist health systems. It’s a place where community and justice advocates, healthcare providers, and public health experts can share their experiences, provide feedback on how to tackle challenges, and talk about what’s working.