Presented by Massy Books, the third reading of a 3-part series, with Bree Galbraith, Denyse Waissbluth and me! See @MassyBooks bio on Instagram for tickets or simply to donate.

About the Cause

The Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (“DAFGP”) provides funding for Indigenous families to access doula care in BC. In Vancouver, Indigenous families who live in the city and who travel to the city from rural and remote communities under the birth evacuation policy rely on the DAFGP to access doula support. However, the DAFGP recently announced that they have run out of money until the new fiscal year (April, 2022). As a result, there is no funding for families trying to access doula services between now and April.

Currently, members of the local ekw’i7tl doula collective are serving several families impacted by the DAFGP outage.

ekw’í7tl, pronounced ah-quay-tull, which means family in the Squamish language, works with midwives, doctors and birth workers to provide full-circle mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual support to mothers and families during pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum care and beyond. They connect Indigenous doulas with Indigenous families for culturally relevant and holistic birth work.

Massy Books is a 100% Indigenous owned, independent book store. Their hope is that the fundraiser will raise enough to support twenty families.