Name: Black Birth Matters Let’s Go Home: From our stories we build new systems
Start: 2025-10-04T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-04T16:00:00-05:00
Location: UL Lafayette Student Union

$Black Birth Matters Let\u2019s Go Home: From our stories we build new systems$

Three exciting in-person gatherings, Mixer, BBM Summit & Our Lineage: Tour & Tea where we celebrate the power of black maternal health.
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Day 1: Pre-Summit Mixer

Title:Coming Home: Black Birth Matters 2025 Pre-Summit Mixer (placeholder title—can change once final name is chosen)

Date & Time:Thursday, October 3 | 6 PM – 8 PM

Location:Baby Catcher Center, Lafayette, Louisiana

Description:Join us for an intimate evening to kick off Black Birth Matters 2025! Hosted by Shtamia Webb, this pre-summit mixer is a chance for birth workers, advocates, and staff to come together before the big day. Expect good food, laughter, and real conversations that set the tone for an incredible weekend.

This gathering is about connection and celebration — because when we start in community, we build stronger systems together.

Space is limited — reserve your spot today!

Day 2: Black Birth Matters 2025 Summit

Date & Time:Saturday, October 4 | 11 AM – 5 PM

Location:Lafayette, Louisiana (Venue details will be shared after registration)

Description:The wait is over — the Black Birth Matters 2025 Summit is here! This year’s theme, “Let’s Go Home: From Our Stories, We Build New Systems,” invites us to bridge cultural wisdom with modern strategies to transform Black birth experiences.

Join us for a day of powerful conversations, dynamic panels, and innovative workshops with birth professionals, healthcare providers, advocates, and community leaders. Together, we’ll explore how to turn our lived experiences into actionable systems that work for us.

This summit is more than an event — it’s a movement. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it.

Day 3: Our Lineage: Tour & Tea

Date & Time:Sunday, October 6 | 2:30

Location:Backatown Coffee Parlour

New Orleans, Louisiana

Description:Close out the Black Birth Matters 2025 weekend with a powerful cultural experience in the heart of New Orleans. Our Lineage: Tour & Tea is a guided journey through the history that shapes Black birth traditions and our shared future.

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