Elephant Circle

www.elephantcircle.net
Policy & Advocacy, Legal Representation, Healing & Wellness, Community Defense
Colorado, National

About

Elephant Circle brings an intersectional, feminist, reproductive justice, design thinking approach to birth justice. Inspired by elephants who give birth within a circle of support, we envision a world where all people have a circle of support for the entire perinatal period. Birth justice occurs when everyone is equally capable of self-determination during the perinatal period and their self-determination is supported and amplified. To achieve this, we will need both the HOW and the WHAT of birth justice. We will need strategies for tackling systems of power and oppression and we will need strategies for change and resilience. We will also need expertise in health systems, legal systems and the perinatal period.

Our work is organized into 3 orbits:

  • Movement Building
  • Community Power and Care
  • Public Health, Law and Advocacy

Support

  • Policy & Advocacy

    State of Birth justice is our policy platform where we center parents, birthing people and birth workers to impact policy change.

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  • Legal Representation

    We provide legal education and consulting focusing on issues related to the perinatal period. We provide limited direct legal representation, with the majority of our direct representation being Parent Defense. Contact us to inquire about a consultation.

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  • Healing & Wellness

    We hold seasonal doula trainings in Colorado - for young people and community members. If interested, contact: sarah@elephantcircle.org

  • Community Defense

    All birthing people have a right to receive healthcare without mistreatment and discrimination. Sometimes people don’t think of what they experienced as discrimination, but we have come to understand that much of the mistreatment that happens during the perinatal period has its roots in discrimination. Plus, discrimination is meaningful in U.S. law. We, and many other advocates, are working to: 1) Help people understand how discrimination shows up in perinatal care and 2) Help people file discrimination complaints to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) when discrimination happens in the perinatal period.

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