Series Description

Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork: An Immersion Series, is a: 12 week series (10 weeks of content; 2 weeks of community building) on the intersections of Disability Justice and Reproductive Justice. We will immerse ourselves in the origins of eugenics and how it has shaped the medical industrial complex and policing we see today. Then we will ground in how the MIC and policing have shaped and sustain the current ableist and hostile state of reproductive care and anti-bodily autonomy. We will take considerable time centering the most and multi marginalized folks navigating these systems and communities. We will round this experience out with how to do this work mindfully, equitably and sustainably, while centering care. This is for: All birthworkers, doulas, birthkeepers and folks who do reproductive care and support. Abortion, Birth, Fertility, Grief & Loss, Postpartum and more. While this series is centered on the full spectrum of birth and reproductive care workers, it is also open to parents and caregivers and I encourage you to sign up!

View Course Curriculum

    1. New Lesson

    1. Intro and Grounding

    2. Community & Collective Support Agreements

    3. Foundational Reading

    4. Session 1 Zoom

    1. Session 1 Powerpoint

    2. Session 1 April 4 - Chat

    3. Session 1 April 4 - Recording

    4. Reflection Question #1

    1. Foundational Readingggg

    2. Additional Relevant Reading

    3. Session 2 April 11 - Powerpoint

    4. Session 2 April 11 - Chat

    5. Session 2 April 11 - Zoom

    6. Session 2 Reflection Option #1

    7. Session 2 Reflection Option #2

    1. Foundational Reading

    2. Additional Relevant Reading Session 3

    3. Session 3 April 18 - PowerPoint

    4. Session 3 April 18 - Chat

    5. Session 3 April 18 - Zoom!

    6. Session 3 Reflection Option #1

    7. Session 3 Reflection Option #2

    1. Foundational Reading

    2. Session 4 April 25 - Chat

    3. Session 4 April 25 - Presentation

    4. Session 4 April 25 - Zoom!

About this course

  • $1,125.00

General Overview

  • All 12 sessions will be LIVE, every Friday at 12-2:30 pm Central Time starting Friday April 4th - Friday June 27th, 2025

  • ASL, Live Transcription and Captions will be available

  • 25 Full Scholarships for Black and/or Indigenous Disabled Birthworkers and Parents are available. Email rise@riotousroots.com

  • NEW! 6 Scholarships are available for Disabled, DEAF/Heard of of Hearing, and Blind/Low Vision Birth, Reproductive or Care Workers!

  • Cost of series is sliding scale: $325 (for disabled folks), $525, $825, and $1,125. One time payment and 3 month payment plans are available

  • You will have access to all materials and recordings for 1 year

  • Weekly materials and reflection questions will be posted

  • If you have any additional access needs please email rise@riotousroots.com

  • Registration for Series is LIVE NOW! Until Thursday March 27th, 2025

Pricing Options

25 Full Scholarships are available to Black &/or Indigenous Disabled Birthworkers and/or parents. Please email me, rise@riotousroots.com to apply. One time and 3 month payment plans are available below:

  • $1,125.00

    $1,125.00Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Community Solidarity Level
    One Time Payment
  • $825.00

    $825.00Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Sustainer Level
    One Time Payment
  • $525.00

    $525.00Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Access Level
    One Time Payment
  • $325.00

    $325.00Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    For Disabled Folks
    One Time Payment
  • $1,125: 3 Payments of $375

    $1,125: 3 Payments of $375Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Community Solidarity Level
    3 monthly Payments
  • $825: 3 Payments of $275

    $825: 3 Payments of $275Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Sustainer Level
    3 Monthly Payments
  • $575: 3 Payments of $175

    $575: 3 Payments of $175Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    Access Level
    3 Monthly Payments
  • 3 Payments of $109

    3 Payments of $109Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork

    For Disabled Folks
    3 Monthly Payments

Pricing Option Support

If you are trying to decide what level to chose, I invite you to consider:

  1. Your current financial situation.

  2. Both your marginalized and privileged identities and how that impacts how you move in this world and thus how you will impact this series and how it will impact you and your practice.

  3. The TRUE worth of this series. I, a Black queer disabled gender expansive birthworker created this from scratch. We have 5 additional Black, queer, disabled and covid cautious community facilitators coming to share their knowledge. You will be learning from those most impacted in a space that also cares about your access needs, your learning AND your unlearning. 

I have added “The Green Bottle” which is a resource to help folks think about their financial positioning. The image is below and the link to the full explanation is HERE

Access Notes

Below are the access features for this series. If you have additional access needs please reach out to me rise@riotousroots.com

  • ASL interpretation, Live Transcription (CART) will be available for all sessions including integration and community weeks

  • Captions will be available for all sessions including integration and community weeks

  • All sessions will be recorded and uploaded on the Thinkific platform, within 48 hours of the session

Instructor(s)

Instructor(s)

Instructor(s)

Instructor(s)

FAQ

  • Can I attend even if I don't currently or have never practiced birthwork?

    Absolutely! You definitely do not have to be practicing to come. The point of me creating this was to show how disability justice is very much so integral to our collective liberation and therefore essential to reproductive justice. You will learn skills that are and in addition to birthwork including but not limited to: * how to show up for yourself from a dj lens * How to show up for current or potential clients from a DJ lens * How ableism impacts our collective and daily lives * Our own access needs (because we all have them) and how that impacts how we show up for other *Doing this work sustainably *How the medical industrial complex and policing is tied to reproductive health

  • Can I come even though I'm in the U.S.?

    Yes of course!

  • Do I have to attend every live session?

    Of course not! Things happen and also sometimes you just don't want to. The recording of each session will be uploaded withing 48 hours

  • Why does registration end on Thurs March 27th?

    That Thursday is 1 day before the second session of the course. I don't want people to feel like they are behind. I also want to respect the space that we are co-creating, with the folks who signed up beforehand

  • Why Fridays at 12-2:30 PM CST?

    When I was deciding on the time I was thinking about multiple things: 1. The non traditional schedule that many birth and reproductive care workers have 2. The non traditional schedule that many disabled people have 3. Parents! Especially those with school aged young people. I wanted it to be a time around lunch/school ending, taking into consideration different times zones also 4. It's summer! Even though this series is going to be epic, it's summer and I want folks to have their weekends

  • If I sign up and pay but don't like it, can I receive a refund?

    There are no refunds or reimbursements after signing up and paying. I would however, love to know why you decided to discontinue and would be open to being in conversation with you about it.