Retreat Preview: Join Us for a Weekend of Reclaiming Our Bodies
Mark your calendars! Our second annual virtual retreat, Reclaiming Our Bodies, will take place on January 21-23rd, 2022.
This event, which centers well-being rather than dense learning, is open to everybody; you don’t need to be a birthworker or doula to attend. If you are interested in building community and participating in conversations around anti-oppression, bodily autonomy, and embodiment, we invite you to join us!
Join us for two full days of programming facilitated by industry experts on topics related to Reproductive Justice, collective liberation, and building a future that supports care and safety for all.
Reclaiming Our Bodies 2022 Speakers
This event will feature a range of speakers and facilitators whose work aligns with BADT’s mission and values. We are beyond excited to announce Ericka Hart as the keynote speaker!
Ericka Hart (she/they) is a black queer femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker and award-winning sexuality educator with a Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. Ericka’s work broke ground when she went topless showing her double mastectomy scars in public in 2016. Since then, she has been in demand at colleges and universities across the country, featured in countless digital and print publications like Vogue, Washington Post, Allure, Harper’s Bazaar, VICE, PAPER Mag, BBC News, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, Glamour, Elle, and Essence.
Ericka’s voice is rooted in leading edge thought around human sexual expression as inextricable to overall human health and its intersections with race, gender, chronic illness and disability. Both radical and relatable, she continues to push well beyond the threshold of sex positivity. Ericka Hart has taught sexuality education for elementary aged youth to adults across New York City for over 10 years, including for 4 years at Columbia University’s School of Social work and the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. They are currently an adjunct faculty member at Widener University’s Center for Human Sexuality.
Ericka will be joining us for an interactive Q&A discussion as our keynote event. Questions will be taken live, and in advance. Want an opportunity to ask Ericka something(s)? Fill out our form in advance to have your questions considered.
Other speakers and facilitators include Camille Barton, Daniella Morales, Bear Hebert, & Sam Rise. We cannot wait to learn alongside these folks and be in community with YOU!
What To Expect
We want the experience to be as easy for you to enjoy as possible, so this year each day of the event will take place in a single virtual room, giving you time to integrate all that you are experiencing without rushing to catch the next session.
Reclaiming Our Bodies 2022 is hosted on the BADT Community App, where there are additional opportunities for you to connect with other attendees and have more intimate conversations, just like you might at an in-person retreat.
Our hope is that the relationships you build at Reclaiming Our Bodies will extend far beyond the full two days of the retreat.
Want to get more of a feel for the event? Check out the 2021 Reclaiming Our Bodies retreat wrap-up blog post by the lovely Andrew Rich.
Ready to Sign Up?
You can come to the first full day of the event for FREE, or purchase a two day ticket for complete access to the entire weekend, plus pre-recorded extras. Click here to purchase your tickets! Select “Choose a Plan” to checkout.
If you purchase the two day ticket before December 10th, you’ll get the early bird price of $27 (normally $40)!
What session are you most excited about? Let us know over on IG!