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Coming to DC? Here are the deets on #BigPUSH2022

Updated: Nov 4, 2022


We are SO EXCITED to gather with you all in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October, 15th for The Big PUSH to End Preventable Stillbirth!

If you're joining us on the National Mall, here's all the info you need:


Jump to...

...Live Stream/Recording

...Event Maps

...Schedule

...Awareness Fair

...FAQs


Live Stream


Yes! The FULL EVENT will be livestreamed and recorded! Check it out on YouTube at tinyurl.com/bigpushlive:


Video not working? Head directly to YouTube: https://youtu.be/BUewsZ7SkA8


Full speaker schedule can be found below. Also don't miss our Live Coverage on social media on 10/15! Follow @pushpregnancy


Note: during the Celebration of Life, livestream audio may be silenced by YouTube due to music streaming rights issues. But no worries - you can celebrate from anywhere with the #BigPUSH2022 Playlist on Spotify! Check it out here: tinyurl.com/bigpushplaylist


Event Maps

Download a printable version of the full Event Map here (PDF).

Map of The Big PUSH to End Preventable Stillbirth 2022 Event Site in DC

Main Event Stage on the National Mall is located at 7th St. NW/SW between Madison Dr. NW & Jefferson Dr. SW. Best navigation address is 7 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001. Public Transit is recommended as parking is limited - Directions in FAQs below


Schedule


---Friday October 14th (Pre-Event)---

  • 8:30 PM - Welcome Meet & Greet! The Big PUSH Coalition will be hanging out in the bar at Cantina Bambina at the Wharf (960 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024) - swing by to say hello!

---Saturday October 15th (Main Event)---


Full Schedule below takes place at the Main Event Stage at The National Mall (7th St. NW/SW between Independence Ave. SW & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560) - Directions in FAQs below


---Saturday October 15th (Post-Event)---

---Sunday October 16th (Post-Event)---

  • 11:00 AM - Farewell Brunch! Before you head home, join the Big PUSH Coalition for an informal, outdoor brunch to celebrate our big day at District Square at the Wharf (1 District Square SW, Washington, DC 20024)

  • Grab whatever you want to eat from one of the nearby takeout spots and join us at the outdoor tables!


Awareness Fair


Join us from 12-1 PM for the Awareness Fair & Interactive Art Installation. (Note: the Art Installation and many, but not all, of the Awareness Tables will remain open through the close of the event at 4 PM)


Live Music onstage by Dixie Danielle


Interactive Art Installation featuring 23,000 baby hats - one for each child born still in the past year - by local DC Artist Ashley Jaye Williams. Honor the baby you're missing by tucking a note with their name into one of the hats. This powerful art piece is debuting at The Big PUSH and will tour the country in coming months to illustrate the terrible toll of preventable stillbirth in the U.S.


Awareness Tables presented by many of the 50+ organizations behind The Big PUSH. Swing by to meet the courageous volunteers & activists leading the movement to improve maternal/infant health outcomes in the U.S. Expect lots of free goodies to take home and kid-friendly activities!

  • PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy & #StillCounts - Come meet the parents behind the biggest, loudest stillbirth awareness & prevention movement in history! Lots of empowered pregnancy info, our legendary PUSH pens, and more - free! We're on a mission to end preventable stillbirth, and we're NOT taking no for an answer.

  • The PUSH table also doubles as the general Information Table for the event!

  • Measure the Placenta - Come learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Placenta - especially why it's so important for prenatal care to begin incorporating #EPV (Estimated Placental Volume) into standard practice.

  • Measure the Placenta is hosting a pre-event meet-up for all current (and future!) volunteers - meet at 11 am at the MTP table!

  • Surviving Siblings (KIDS TABLE!) - Meet Brittany & Eliza Day, mother/daughter authors of I'm STILL A Big Sister, and enjoy lots of (free!) fun goodies for little ones, including bubbles, stickers, flameless tealights, temporary tattoos, face painting, and coloring!

  • Aaliyah in Action - Aaliyah in Action provides women, birthing people and families who have experienced perinatal or neonatal loss with self-care packages and bereavement supports to help navigate life after loss. Come check out the curated collection of self-care items in each box and learn how to make this resource available at your hospital!

  • ARIAH Foundation - The AR