Gender+ Justice Initiative
Gender+ Justice Initiative
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Past Events

Centering Liberation

Partnering Across Africa and the African Diaspora to Reimagine Reproductive Care Webinar Series

Tuesday, May 5 – Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Virtual Event | RSVP

The Centering Liberation Webinar Series is part of a broader initiative that uses human-centered design approaches to develop strategies for liberatory collaboration across reproductive health movements in Africa and the African Diaspora.

Webinar Schedule

  • Examples of Liberatory Care (Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm EST)
  • Decolonizing Reproductive Health Partnerships (Wednesday, May  6, 2026 – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm EST)
  • Decolonizing Care (Thursday, May 7, 2026 – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm EST)

Guest Speakers

  • Moffat Osrno – Fremo Medical and Birth Center (Nairobi, Kenya) 
  • Agnes Ndunguru – Audentia Maternity Center (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  • Deborah Lewis, CNM – Mamatoto Resource and Birth Centre (Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Nafisa Jidawi, CNM – WAJAMAMA Community Health (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
  • Jyesha Wren, CNM – Beloved Black Birth Centering (Alameda County, CA, US)
  • Joanne Chiwaula, CNM – Joyful Motherhood (Lilongwe, Malawi)
  • Inas Mahdi, DrPH(c) – Nzingha Maternal Health (U.S. and Ghana)
  • Jamarah Amani, CPM (Southern Birth Justice, Florida)
  • Madalitso Juwayeyi (FACT, Malawi)
  • Frances Ganges, CNM (Pan African Midwives Alliance; The Midwife Foundation)
  • Catherine John-Camara, PhD (Professor and Department Chair, Africana Studies, University of Rhode Island)

Each webinar will include a Q&A and facilitated discussion.

A white event flyer with an orange geometric pattern bordering the top and bottom. The event is titled “Centering Liberation: Partnering Across Africa and the African Diaspora to Reimagine Reproductive Care.” The symposium and webinar takes place May 5-7, 2026 online. The flyer features nine headshot photos of featured speakers and three headshot photos of the event hosts.
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