The United States is the only wealthy country in which rates of illness and death during pregnancy are on the rise. Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. In NYC the rate is 12 times more! Join me Tristate UMASS alumni and friends in raising awareness and movement to a cause I hold near and dear to my heart.
Details:
Date: April 14, 2018
Where: Pio Pio 604 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
Time: 2-4pm
Please rsvp at regina@apassionfornewbeginnings.com
Lunch: $50.00 per person family style includes tax and gratuity does NOT include beverages or alcohol
If you cant make the luncheon stop by and have a drink with us!
There will be prizes and a silent auction. All proceeds of silent auction to go to nonprofit organizations below committed to improving birth outcomes for Black women and women of color.
Please donate to BirthEquity.org or http://thematrona.com/
BirthEquity.org
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1442917
La Matrona Foundation
http://amaritday.com/event/accessible-doula-program/
No amount is too little!
Join me after on the dance floor for a free at AfroCode NYC. Come listen to Hiphop and Afrobeats. RSVP at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocode-nyc-hiphop-afrobeats-2018-sat-apr-14-tickets-43447627022