On May 10th, Fountain Baptist Church in Summit hosted a free community screening and discussion of the documentary Birthing Justice.
The event was an interfaith collaboration between Fountain Baptist Church, Beacon UU Congregation in Summit, and UU FaithAction NJ.
Any congregation interested in sponsoring a similar interfaith event is encouraged to reach out to our Reproductive Justice Task Force Co-Chairs, Carol Loscalzo and Jami Thall, at reprojustice@uufaithaction.org.
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BIRTHING JUSTICE is a feature length documentary whose purpose is two-fold: to discuss issues fueling the maternal health crisis within the African American community and to advocate for best practices to enhance birthing equity for all women, especially Black women. The film explores this national epidemic via four regions — Washington, D.C., Augusta, GA, several areas in Missouri, and California, interviewing those affected by current policies, i.e. birthing individuals and healthcare providers, as well as those, such as birthing advocates, activists and policymakers, at the forefront of advancing policy change.
BIRTHING JUSTICE flips the victim-blaming narrative, centering on the lived experiences of Black women and their advocates as they fix a broken system and transform the future, one birth at a time.
Producer: Women in the Room Productions.