Here's a rundown of events going on for World Breastfeeding Week in my area, and two opportunities for you, wherever you live.
Several of the La Leche League chapters in my area are planning a walk for World Breastfeeding Week on August 4th. It's going to be a two-mile walk that ends at a park, where there will be door prizes, refreshments, children's entertainment, and an infant massage demonstration. More information is here.
I recently got connected with some of the members of a local Moms Rising group who are working on breastfeeding issues. I'm helping to start a letter-writing campaign, beginning with a table at the breastfeeding walk, which urges people to write their representatives in support of legislation protecting nursing in public. Lest anyone forget, Massachusetts is one of only a few states with no statutes protecting breastfeeding in public places.
The Moms Rising group is also interested (yeah!) in getting local businesses to post stickers with the new international symbol of breastfeeding. The breastfeeding coalition I belong to has been working on creating such a sticker, which we'd sell to raise money for a freezer for a milk collection station, so this is a perfect match, if we can get the sticker made in time.
Looking for a way to particpate in World Breastfeeding Week? Here are two: 1) Send in a breastfeeding story to Andi at Mama Knows Breast, for a chance to win a signed copy of her new book (shown at right); 2) Contribute a photo to the Celebrity Baby Blog's breastfeeding gallery.
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