Sasa Ynoa

Location
Southwest Philadelphia

Awarded Grants

2007
Art and Change Grant (ACG)

$2,500
Discipline(s)
Media Arts
Social Change Intents
Feminism
LGBTQI Social Movements
Racial Justice

Sasa wishes to produce Dar a Luz, a film and website, focused on increasing awareness and acceptance of midwifery and natural birthing choices for women of color, economically disadvantaged women, and LGBT women. Her project aims to explore the history of birthing practices from around the world, raise consciousness about the medicalizing of birth in the United States, and provide information on available resources and alternatives empowering people to make informed choices.

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