Birth justice is an intersectional movement. We need housing for all, abolition, decolonization, land defence, harm reduction, and more! In this final episode, Simone and Tahia discuss birth as the belly button of community work and invite everyone to joi

The Nesting Doula Collective was hosted by Kwakiutl First Nation to train 20 Indigenous birth workers who are trying to bring birthing back to their territories. Years of settler-colonialism displaced pregnant and labouring people to birth without their l

Birthworkers Tahia Ahmed and Simone Blais from the Nesting Doula Collective discuss the importance of organizing outside the system. They unpack birth justice and how the collective came to be. As well as the need for mutual-aid and accountability to th

This 3-part mini-series is brought to you by Tahia Ahmed + Simone Blais and will be airing weekly on Thursdays between September 14 - 28, 2022.Mini-series Breakdown:Episode 1 - The Power of AutonomyEpisode 2 - Health Autonomy for AllEpisode 3 - Birth

As the Circle prepares to host its biannual All My Relations Gathering virtually later this spring, we are pleased to share with you a series of conversations that took place at and after All My Relations 2019. The episode opens with reflections from the

Season 2 of CKX Questions continues with a conversation with Renelyn Quinicot — sharing reflections on movement(s), breath, and decolonizing wellness spaces. Please visit questions.ckx.org/02-05 for full show notes for this episode.

Season 2 of CKX Questions continues with a conversation with Iman  — sharing reflections on mutual aid, grassroots organizing and community care . What does mutual aid organizing look like in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? Please visit question

Season 2 of CKX Questions continues with a conversation with Robyn Beckett - a public health professional involved in organizing with the Decent Work and Health Network, Fight for $15 & Fairness and Climate Justice Toronto.  Please visit questio

Season 2 of CKX Questions continues with a conversation with social justice practitioner Michele Kumi Baer — sharing her reflections on the importance of accountability in social change work, confronting the nonprofit industrial complex and the urgency of

Season 2 of CKX Questions kicks off with a conversation with interdisciplinary artist and facilitator Rup Sidu sharing his reflections on compassion, creativity and change in uncertain times. For more information about Rup and his work, please visit rup