Poppy Liu is fundraising
#Asians4BlackBirths in support of Mamatoto Village
We're back! Phase 2 of Asians 4 Black Births is grounded in the following tenets:
- State sanctioned violence and racial justice are ABSOLUTELY a reproductive justice issue (as we saw most recently with the murder of Daunte Wright)
- Fighting for Black liberation is inextricably bound together with ending anti-Asian hate.
- We need long-term sustainable action in addition to waves of support that only appear when in response to trauma.
- The only real, sustainable action comes from the ongoing work of local efforts providing on-the-ground support for their own communities.
This is why we invite our community to turn our attention and care towards D.C. to support Mamatoto Village.
About Mamatoto Village:
Mamatoto Village is a Black womxn-led, D.C.-based organization that provides perinatal support services, workforce development training, emergency resources, and essential goods to women and families of color living in under-resourced areas. We are dedicated to serving communities most vulnerable to health, economic, and social inequities across the metropolitan region.
Why D.C.?
D.C. is sometimes referred to as "Chocolate City" because, for decades, it has been a majority Black city. D.C. has a long history of police brutality, racial violence and redlining that disenfranchises the 320,000+ Black families (nearly 50% of the city's population) that call D.C. home. As an important site of the Civil Rights movement, D.C. was burned down by demonstrations in the 60's and then rebuilt without Black and brown communities in mind.
D.C. is the hub of so much power with wealth flagrantly on display, and yet the average white family's net worth is 8x higher than that of a Black family. There are billions of dollars invested in turning D.C. into a police state, and yet white supremacists can still storm the Capitol. D.C. has continually been in the public media spotlight, and yet little attention is given to the local communities who live there.
We know from experience that we cannot rely on the institutions of oppression to be the vehicles of change we need, nor will they provide the care and support to our communities in the ways they need. Therefore, it is so important that we uplift local organizations who are doing on-the-ground work to support the most underserved communities. As far as the reproductive and birth justice movements in D.C., it has been Black womxn who have been leading the work in advocating for access to housing, food security, living wages, and education.
Why support birth work in D.C.?
Here are some stats:
- Black women in D.C. are 4x more likely (than the national average) to die during or after childbirth.
- A Black infant in the most disinvested ward in D.C. is 10x likelier to die during or within 12-hours of childbirth.
- Families living in the most under-resourced DC wards (compared to the wealthiest) experience higher levels of food insecurity, limited access to dignified healthcare, and disparate rates of unemployment.
Mamatoto Village's Impact:
Annually, Mamatoto Village serves more than 350 mamas, babies, and families with a 98% live-birth rate, 84% full-term delivery, 70%+ of Mamas delivering a baby with a healthy birth weight, and 90% breastfeeding initiation.
In the wake of COVID-19, Mamatoto Village delivered 90+ healthy babies, gifted 5,100 diapers, 50+ emergency food bags, and distributed other essential items like ‘Pack-N-Play’ sleep resources to families in need.
Mamatoto Village has also conducted more than 3,765 virtual/telehealth visits and maintained an 84% participation rate with our clients.
The impact of your donation:
➔ $60 can provide one week of diapers to six babies
➔ $200 can deliver one week of groceries to a family
➔ $500 can appoint one birthworker to a pregnant mama
➔ $1,000 gifts a workforce training scholarship to a future birthworker
Learn more about Mamatoto Village:
www.mamatotovillage.org
@mamatotovillage on Instagram
- State sanctioned violence and racial justice are ABSOLUTELY a reproductive justice issue (as we saw most recently with the murder of Daunte Wright)
- Fighting for Black liberation is inextricably bound together with ending anti-Asian hate.
- We need long-term sustainable action in addition to waves of support that only appear when in response to trauma.
- The only real, sustainable action comes from the ongoing work of local efforts providing on-the-ground support for their own communities.
This is why we invite our community to turn our attention and care towards D.C. to support Mamatoto Village.
About Mamatoto Village:
Mamatoto Village is a Black womxn-led, D.C.-based organization that provides perinatal support services, workforce development training, emergency resources, and essential goods to women and families of color living in under-resourced areas. We are dedicated to serving communities most vulnerable to health, economic, and social inequities across the metropolitan region.
Why D.C.?
D.C. is sometimes referred to as "Chocolate City" because, for decades, it has been a majority Black city. D.C. has a long history of police brutality, racial violence and redlining that disenfranchises the 320,000+ Black families (nearly 50% of the city's population) that call D.C. home. As an important site of the Civil Rights movement, D.C. was burned down by demonstrations in the 60's and then rebuilt without Black and brown communities in mind.
D.C. is the hub of so much power with wealth flagrantly on display, and yet the average white family's net worth is 8x higher than that of a Black family. There are billions of dollars invested in turning D.C. into a police state, and yet white supremacists can still storm the Capitol. D.C. has continually been in the public media spotlight, and yet little attention is given to the local communities who live there.
We know from experience that we cannot rely on the institutions of oppression to be the vehicles of change we need, nor will they provide the care and support to our communities in the ways they need. Therefore, it is so important that we uplift local organizations who are doing on-the-ground work to support the most underserved communities. As far as the reproductive and birth justice movements in D.C., it has been Black womxn who have been leading the work in advocating for access to housing, food security, living wages, and education.
Why support birth work in D.C.?
Here are some stats:
- Black women in D.C. are 4x more likely (than the national average) to die during or after childbirth.
- A Black infant in the most disinvested ward in D.C. is 10x likelier to die during or within 12-hours of childbirth.
- Families living in the most under-resourced DC wards (compared to the wealthiest) experience higher levels of food insecurity, limited access to dignified healthcare, and disparate rates of unemployment.
Mamatoto Village's Impact:
Annually, Mamatoto Village serves more than 350 mamas, babies, and families with a 98% live-birth rate, 84% full-term delivery, 70%+ of Mamas delivering a baby with a healthy birth weight, and 90% breastfeeding initiation.
In the wake of COVID-19, Mamatoto Village delivered 90+ healthy babies, gifted 5,100 diapers, 50+ emergency food bags, and distributed other essential items like ‘Pack-N-Play’ sleep resources to families in need.
Mamatoto Village has also conducted more than 3,765 virtual/telehealth visits and maintained an 84% participation rate with our clients.
The impact of your donation:
➔ $60 can provide one week of diapers to six babies
➔ $200 can deliver one week of groceries to a family
➔ $500 can appoint one birthworker to a pregnant mama
➔ $1,000 gifts a workforce training scholarship to a future birthworker
Learn more about Mamatoto Village:
www.mamatotovillage.org
@mamatotovillage on Instagram
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