PAST: FILM + DISCUSSION: Special Saturday BloomScreen featuring "The Face of Birth" a documentary about women who choose homebirths, followed by a discussion, this SAT, June 29th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm at BloomBars, by donation

Special Saturday afternoon BloomScreen at BloomBars featuring "The Face of Birth" a doc about women who choose homebirths  

Saturday, June 29th

12:00pm - 2:00pm

by donation, supports BloomBars and the non-profit Mamatoto Village

Popcorn and Refreshments provided 

BloomBars and the Village Birth Co-op host a screening and discussion on birth choice. The Face of Birth: Where the Personal Gets Political (2012, 90 min - view trailer), by Gavin Banks and Kate Gorman, is a documentary about families that choose to give birth at home, and about respecting and protecting a woman's right to choose how, where and with whom she gives birth.  Read more about the film on the invite. The screening will be followed by a discussion with natural childbirth advocates from the DC Metropolitan region, moderated by doula-in-training, Tsedaye Makonnen. They will discuss the importance of encouraging expectant mothers and their partners to choose their own birth experiences.

Donations will help to support Village Birth Co-op's Mamatoto Village - starting this fall -  in providing free doula services and support to DC teen moms throughout their pregnancy, birth and postpartum period.

BloomBars
3222 11th St, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th one block, turn right on Kenyon, left on 11th