I am posting this information in hopes to get the word out…a wonderful local theatre (Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport, IA) is running this powerful play for one weekend only, and the proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Friends of Iowa Midwives. Please read on and share this info with other birth advocates (and more importantly with all women of child-bearing age so they can have a closer look at the truth of birthing today.)
OPENING DECEMBER 10
Birth, a play by writer and childbirth advocate Karen Brody, captures the truth about our childbirth crisis today: that it is failing most low-risk pregnant women. The play, performed as part of a global activist theatre movement known as BOLD, uncovers the secret lives of low-risk women in labor as they confront coercion in hospitals and uncover “my body rocks” strategies for obtaining a powerful birth experience. Through the stories of eight women the audience begins to understand the truth behind how low-risk women are giving birth today.
The BOLD performance in Davenport will benefit Friends of Iowa Midwives, a grassroots organization whose mission is to:
· Promote access to midwifery and out-of-hospital birth in Iowa
· Protect the rights of Iowa women to choose their place of birth & birth attendant
· Provide education about childbirth options
· Create supportive community for birthing women & families
A book of the play, including stories from the BOLD movement, is available for purchase at the event.
For more about the play and the BOLD movement please visit http://www.BOLDaction.org.
Directed by Chris Walljasper DECEMBER 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m. DECEMBER 13 at 2:30 p.m. Benefit Tickets: $15 309-235-1654 info@harrisonhilltop.comhttp://www.harrisonhilltop.com
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