September Virtual INFO SESSION: Creating Safer Space in Arizona & New Mexico for Two Spirit, Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex American Indians and Alaska Natives

VIRTUAL SEPTEMBER INFO SESSION is open to all and is free of cost. DATE IS APPROXIMATE
We will email the conference link about a week beforehand to everyone who registers.

This is the final event for the year in a 4-part in-person and virtual series by Navajo Birthworker Collective to present the mental, emotional, and medical gender-affirming experiences, needs, wants, and dreams of Two Spirit, transgender, nonbinary, and intersex American Indians and Alaska Natives residing in Arizona and New Mexico. By collecting and presenting highlights of their experiences to compassionate providers and relatives, our intention is to inform the community and strengthen all our relations.

This project also fills another purpose: to weave together in solidarity. Navajo Birthworker Collective calls on the wisdom and knowledge of a non-Native accomplice whose personal goals include land back within their lifetime. Wilbliss Kim (they/them)  is a queer trans aspiring midwife of Korean descent. NBC awarded a midwifery scholarship to them after hearing their life experience about repeated homelessness during past apprenticeships and white supremacist discrimination while on the job as a birth assistant.  Before moving back into midwifery apprenticeship, Wilbliss asked to organize a community gathering to train others in gender post-operative caregiving and anti-carceral mental health support as part of their volunteer hours. This project was planted in the seed of that conversation and builds stronger relationships across identities.

Along with Wilbliss, NBC calls on the culturally resonant grounding practices of Nizhoni Singer, “I am a Diné doula in training, also an artist, musician, and writer with a love for holistic care, including Asian medicine. I’m fine with any pronouns—call me whatever you would like. I’m all about supporting birthing individuals with kindness and understanding. When I’m not doing that, I’m creating art, writing stories, poems, or songs."

This community assessment mapping project is brought to you by grants from NewMexicoWomen.org and the Racial Justice & Equity Fund. Here are the fundraiser links for pre-orders to STICKERS and POSTERS please show your support!