ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Mother Wit Conference is the womb-child of the mother-daughter team, Jasmine Nicole Gibson and Shawnee Reneé Benton Gibson; two prolific black women and visionary leaders from SOW and the ARIAH Foundation. The conference was birthed two years after Shawnee and Jasmine launched their original, one act play, entitled, “Mother Wit Echoes From the Womb”. Since its inception, the Mother Wit conference has been a source of edutainment, enlightenment and collective ACTION. It is infused with the power of art, ritual, ceremony and information, which is fueled and synthesized by the presence, participation and lived experiences of the community.
The conference promotes the free exchange of stories and ideas through educational workshops, performance art and presentations by the most brilliant academics, healers, and practitioners in the reproductive, psychological, and holistic health fields.
The conference promotes the free exchange of stories and ideas through educational workshops, performance art and presentations by the most brilliant academics, healers, and practitioners in the reproductive, psychological, and holistic health fields.
The Mother Wit team seeks to offer an inclusive, safe, and engaging space for men and women of all ages, to examine and give voice to the reproductive experiences that are often left unspoken and unaddressed. These experiences include, but are not limited to, infertility, miscarriage, premature birth, abortion, and postpartum depression/psychosis. The conference examines how they affect the individuals mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. The conference culminates with our audience members' stories being brought to life on stage using a powerful improvisational theater form called “Playback Theater”
Conference attendees will be invited to co-operatively, compassionately and collectively share and explore how women and men navigate the mental, emotional and spiritual impact of infertility, pregnancy, infant loss and postpartum depression/psychosis. If you or someone you know may have been directly or indirectly impacted by infertility, miscarriage, pre-term labor, stillbirth, maternal morbidity, mortality and/or infant loss, we invite you to join us!
Conference attendees will be invited to co-operatively, compassionately and collectively share and explore how women and men navigate the mental, emotional and spiritual impact of infertility, pregnancy, infant loss and postpartum depression/psychosis. If you or someone you know may have been directly or indirectly impacted by infertility, miscarriage, pre-term labor, stillbirth, maternal morbidity, mortality and/or infant loss, we invite you to join us!
