Meetings

2019 Meeting and Event Dates

(Please note that our Facebook Live events are hosted in our Private Facebook Group named ICAN of San Diego)

JANUARY 2019

2nd Annual ICAN of San Diego Birth Conference (TICKET REQUIRED)
January 5, 2019 12pm-4pm
Location: Yoga Jai Ma 16769 Bernardo Center Dr. Suite K15 (2nd Floor) San Diego, CA 92128
Speakers:
Sabia Wade–Dying in the Dark: Birth in the Black Community
Kimberly Ortiz–Exploring the Power of Self-Advocacy in the Birthing Experience
Jenn Beckwith– A Tale of Two Births: My Discovery of the Power of Knowledge
Jamie Mossay–Birth Stories and the Body
Ruthii Slattum– The Art of Healing Postpartum

Tickets are currently SOLD OUT. To get on the wait list, please email SanDiego.CA@ICAN-Online.org

Facebook Live: Conference Guest Speakers will be posted on FB Live

 

FEBRUARY 2019

February 2, 2019 7:00-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: Birthing Multiples, Guest Speaker Ashley Stetson

 

MARCH 2019

March 1, 2019 7:00-8:00pm Facebook Live: Peer Birth Story

 

APRIL (Cesarean Awareness Month) 2019

April 13, 2019 10:00-11:00am Facebook Live Event: How to be a Consumer Advocate, Guest Speaker Dawn Thompson

 

MAY 2019

May 3, 2019 7:00-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: ICAN en Español, Guest Speakers Bianca Tema Mercado and Adriana Mercado Forseck

May 4, 2019 9:00am-10:00am ICAN Park Playdate (Partners Welcome), Babywearing Demo with Kimberly Erin

Location: Pepper Grove Playground (Balboa Park) Located near Park Boulevard, between The Fleet Science Center and the Centro Cultural de la Raza

 

JUNE 2019

June 1, 2019 7:00pm-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: Home Birth After Cesarean (HBAC), Guest Speaker Michele Kazmier, CNM

 

JULY 2019

July 1, 2019 7:00pm-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: Peer Birth Story

July 6, 2019 9:00am-10:00am ICAN Park Playdate (Partners Welcome), Babywearing Demo with Kimberly Erin

Location: Hilltop Community Park, 9711 Oviedo Way, San Diego, CA 92129

 

AUGUST 2019

August 3, 2019 Facebook Live Event: Breastfeeding After Cesareans or Difficult Births, Guest Speaker Amanda Vadney, LMFT, CLE

 

SEPTEMBER 2019 TICKET REQUIRED

September 1, 2019 7:00pm-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: Peer Birth Story

September 6, 2019 7:00pm-9:00pm Birth Story Art with Shelley Rahim

Location: Birth Education Center 9845 Erma Rd #202, San Diego, CA 92131

Secure Ticket Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ican-of-san-diego-birth-story-art-with-shelley-rahim-tickets-56956175454

 

OCTOBER 2019

October 1, 2019 7:00pm- 8:00pm Facebook Live Event: Peer Birth Story

October 5, 2019 10:00am-12:00pm Cesarean and CBAC Support Group

Location: Acorn Birth and Wellness Center (Cristi Lewis) 577 E. Elder Street, Suite H

Fallbrook, CA 92028

 

NOVEMBER 2019

November 2, 2019 7:00pm-8:00pm Facebook Live Event: VBAC and Cesarean Q&A

 

2020 Meeting Dates to be Announced in the Fall