I watched the No Woman No Cry movie and was completely inspired. Me and my mom, Christy, sat in silence and watched this hour-long film.
Midwifery; a life style not a job
by Grace
We met with Julie Gold at school, LREI and learned about her journey becoming a midwife. As we talked about before, Juliet isn’t a doctor but she was trained as a nurse as most Midwives were in order to become a Midwife. We asked her questions about her personal life and when she decided to become a midwife. we talked and shared knowledge and learned a lot more about the specifics in midwifery than we knew before.
Marching for change
by Grace
I attended the Women’s March on January 20 with my mom as a Part of EMC- Every Mother Counts. We took the train up from Franklin street to 72 street and joined the group. We brought signs that we had made in advance that represented that we believe in. We marched for about three hours chanting with the crowd but also marching in silence.
Nan Strauss’s journey to maternal care
by Grace
We interviewed Nan Strauss who used to work at Choices in Childbirth. She recently moved to Every Mother Counts, we discussed why Choices in Childbirth is important and why young girls should be interested in Maternal care even if it doesn’t apply to them.
Nicolle Gonzalez fighting for rights on the reservation
by Grace
We went to the Every Mother Counts counts office and spoke with Nicolle Gonzales. First, we packed marathon energy boost bags for the marathon and then we listened to her speak about how she grew up on the Navajo reservation and then she talked about her motivation and her goals. After that, we got to ask all the other questions that she didn’t answer.
