2020 virtual happenings
Between our digital panels and discussions at Born Into This, we’ll welcome facilitators, artists and healers to share their work, help us decompress or push us to explore the conference’s subjects deeper. Below are some of the activities and activations you can expect at Born Into This.
DAY ONE — SEPTEMBER 16
DAY ONE — PRE-CONFERENCE PORTRAITURE WITH LEIKA
A regular feature at Born Into This, photographer and artist Leika will be rejoining our lineup this year to offer digital line drawings.
You must have a BORN INTO THIS general pass to attend. A pre-conference sign-up will be delivered via email. This offering is first-come, first-serve.
DAY ONE — UNDERSTANDING THE MASTER’S TOOLS WITH CARMEN LANE
Using intersectionality as a framework, this experiential workshop gives participants the ability to practice engaging in and learning across differences; what it means to intervene and disrupt patterns of behavior from a place of self-awareness and understanding of group dynamics impacted by race, class, gender, ability, nation status and positional power. This framework will be useful for doulas, midwives, advocates and educators integrating a social justice lens in their practice.
This workshop is optional and available to all Born Into This registrants for an additional $30.
DAY ONE — ITTY: A VIRTUAL MARKET
Featuring an array of business owners, artists and creatives, this year’s Born Into This will introduce a pop-up market, aka itty, for all attendees.
No ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY ONE — THE WOMANIST LIBRARY WITH EMMA ROBINSON
The Womanist Library is a library simulation for Black Women(of Color) filled with books and soft spaces where we can interrogate what the world will look like when Reproductive Justice is real AND we can gather, learn and radicalize each other surrounded by beauty. A Library For Us By Us The Womanist Library is designed to frame reading time with social time while imagining a future where access to revolutionary texts is the norm. The mobile library includes over 400 books that look critically at race, gender, economics, black history, beauty, and critical philosophical theory.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. No additional ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY two — SEPTEMBER 17
DAY TWO — BREATH WORK WITH ERIKA DAVIS
A moment to pause. A moment to breathe. Breathing is something we all do, but how often do we take time to pay attention to it? We know that in order to do the hard things, we need our breath behind us. And often, because so many of us are givers, we do not do this work in our own bodies. Come move your body and breathe.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. No additional ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY TWO — LIFE’S WORK INSTALLATION FROM EVERYDAY BIRTH MAGAZINE
Life’s Work is a project documenting the services pregnant people are seeking and the services care providers are giving across the U.S. Learn more.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. No additional ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY TWO — ITTY: A VIRTUAL MARKET
Featuring an array of business owners, artists and creatives, this year’s Born Into This will introduce a pop-up market, aka itty, for all attendees.
No ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY TWO — BE ANTI-RACIST WORKSHOP WITH TIFFANY JEWELL (FOR KIDS AND ADULTS)
Grow your anti-racist consciousness, share who you are, and start building your identity map! Knowing who we are can be incredibly powerful as we move forward in working towards a just and equitable society. With our identity maps, we'll be able to see the parts of ourselves that change over time and the parts of us that stay the same.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. No additional ticket or RSVP is required.
DAY TWO — BECOME A DOULA MENTOR SESSIONS WITH DOULA TRAININGS INTERNATIONAL
Are you curious about what it looks like to be a birth, postpartum or full-spectrum doula? Book a one-on-one mentorship session with Doula Trainings International to learn more about the birth world and whether becoming a doula is a good fit for you. You can book a session with DTI’s Director of User Experience Jenny Bennett, DTI’s Lead Educator Jessica Diggs or DTI’s co-founder Tara Brooke.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. Additional RSVPs are required to book a session at wearebornintothis.com/tickets.
DAY THREE — SEPTEMBER 18
DAY THREE — BIRTH WORKERS OF COLOR GATHERING WITH CHEYENNE VARNER OF EVERYDAY BIRTH MAGAZINE
Our BWOC gathering is an intentional space for birth workers of color at Born Into This to connect and offer support.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. An additional ticket or RSVP is required at check-out.
DAY THREE — LGBTQIA+ BIRTH WORKERS GATHERING WITH BORN INTO THIS KEYNOTE TRYSTAN REESE
Our LGBTQIA+ gathering is an intentional space for LGBGTQIA+ birth workers at Born Into This to connect and offer support.
You must have a Born Into This general pass to attend. An additional ticket or RSVP is required at check-out.
DAY THREE — AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MASTERMIND WITH TEAM DTI
In this entrepreneurial mastermind, parent-entrepreneurs, doulas and birth workers are invited to explore the sustainability of their businesses and share resources.
This workshop is optional and available to all Born Into This registrants for an additional $30.
DAY THREE — ITTY: A VIRTUAL MARKET
Featuring an array of business owners, artists and creatives, this year’s Born Into This will introduce a pop-up market, aka itty, for all attendees.
No ticket or RSVP is required.