Join us for a film screening of the documentary “Give Light: Stories from Indigenous Midwives,” followed by a panel discussion about midwifery and the state of maternal health today.

Panel discussion will feature experts in public health and sociology with:

• Steph Smith, filmmaker of “Give Light”
• Dr. Sandra Melvin, DrPH, MPH, Chief Executive officer/Founding President, Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health; and
• Dr. Nakeitra Burse, DrPH, MS, CHES, Owner and CEO of Six Dimensions.

This event is sponsored by Women and Gender Studies, the Committee on Services and Resources for Women, the Center for the Study of the Gulf South, the Honors College, and University Forum.