Wednesday, April 29, 2009

International Midwives Day Celebration on Saturday 2nd May 09



The Australian College of Midwives WA Branch invite you to attend our celebrations at UWA:

ARE YOU COMING?

International Midwives Day
Saturday 2nd May 2009

“Celebrating our Land our People and our Profession”

This promises to be a day to remember - Inspiring presentations - A good laugh
Great food
Johnson & Johnson Midwife of the Year Award presentation
Spot prizes and raffle

Maternal and perinatal outcomes for Aboriginal women are grim. Can we truly make a difference for Aboriginal women – Heather Hancock believes we can!

Nyoongar women share their amazing stories of birth in their communities

After lunch it’s Joyologist Bronwyn Williams – a guaranteed laugh and life changing workshop


The Maternity Services Review Paper…..its time for us to find a voice and a way forward …come and debate the issues with our presenters, leading health professionals including Graeme Boardley, Robyn Collins, Janice Butt, Wendy Candy and consumer Debbie Slater.


For Registration Brochure click here www.midwives.org.au

PLEASE consider coming along and bring a friend too!

Aboriginal spirituality and the land

A powerful explanation of the spiritual connection of Indigenous people to the land can be found in a publication of the now abolished ATSIC [13]:

We don't own the land, the land owns us. The land is my mother, my mother is the land. Land is the starting point to where it all began. It's like picking up a piece of dirt and saying this is where I started and this is where I'll go. The land is our food, our culture, our spirit and identity.
—S. Knight [13]






1 comment:

  1. Just a quick comment to wish you all a wonderful IDM 2009. There are a number of online activities being planned which will be recorded, so please feel freee to come along and either join the real time activities, or catch up with the recordings. Details here: http://onlineprofessionaldevelopment.wikispaces.com/International+Day+of+the+Midwife+2009

    ReplyDelete

Comments are welcomed and will be moderated, please remember to be courteous and professional in your responses. Anonymous users need to add their name at the bottom of their comment. Any comments not meeting this criteria will not be published. Thank you for taking the time to comment.