What does culture mean to you?

What does culture mean to you?

Heritage

style of living

How your family and community has influenced you

Customs

Traditions

To me, culture means family/heritage, faith, language, traditions

To me, culture is a celebration of life and how people live theirs through tradition and heritage

food

Characteristics of a social group

How people live , their believe and what they do and values, foods, clothes and dance, music

beliefs

Customs food and values

Our way of living

Language, religion

Common customs and beliefs

Wow! Never heard of Marianismo

Glad you did not skip it :-) Important part of culture

beautiful description of your culture

What is something that you are doing today that helps you connect with people who have a different identity than yours?

Attending meetings like this!

Love them and accept them, smile, say Hola instead of helloe etc

attending this webinar

Learning more of the Spanish language.

Go to a Spanish speaking church

Reading books, watching movies/documentaries, and attending cultural events that celebrate other cultures

I ask questions. And listen.

asking questions

meeting them where they're at in their own journey. Respecting them for who they are.

Seeking groups led by people different than me

Try try try not to be judgemental

Listen to others. Let others talk in order to further understand other cultures. Being willing to accept others for who they are. Learn to adapt.

what is los dos?

"Las Dos" means both--breastmilk and formula

In August - the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition will be providing scholarships to individuals with lived experience in Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities to become lactation support providers. email info@ksbreastfeeding.org to be added to our email list

In August - the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition will be providing scholarships to individuals with lived experience in Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities to become lactation support providers. email info@ksbreastfeeding.org to be added to our email list

we have a lot of women who are from Guatemala who tell us they exclusively Breastfed all children, but when they come to united states they say they want Wic services due to formula is "Free"

Another answer I have received in that situation is that they came here to work so they can invest the time to breastfeed

Resources, education, and support in Spanish here - https://ksbreastfeeding.org/resources/hispanic-families/

Registration for Breastfeeding Training in Spanish, June 24, 8-12:30 - https://bit.ly/33Mf5Na

Not breastfeeding specific, but I love this website that focuses on culturally traditional diets and they've adapted food pyramids and provide recipes and resources for different cultures: https://oldwayspt.org/traditional-diets

Training "Everyone for Lactation" Registration is Free (Training is ONLY available in Spanish) Training will be over ZOOM. If you have someone that speaks just Spanish or is bilingual that would be a good fit for this training, please forward them the following information. This Training is sponsored by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition and Lactancia Latina en el Suroeste de Kansas. 💥Presentado por Cuenta Conmigo💥: "TODOS POR LA LACTANCIA"Estrategias Comunitarias de Promocion y ApoyoJUEVES 24 de JUNIO, 20218 am- 12:30 pmAtraves de ZOOMRegistracion aqui 👇👇👇https://bit.ly/33Mf5NaEste entrenamiento es patrocinado por Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition (Coalicion de Lactancia de Kansas)  y Lactancia Latina en el Suroeste de Kansas!

Space is limited for the free breastfeeding training on June 24.

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