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Protect me, protect my baby - breastfeeding picnic 20/07/09

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BouncingTurtle · 09/04/2009 10:25

For you Facebook people

Morgan Gallagher's blog

Last year (for those of you not in the know) Morgan, who champions infant feeding rights and has helped draw attention to situations at Yarl's Wood Detention centre when breastfed babies had been forcibly separated from their mothers, has organised another breastfeeding picnic this year, following on from the success of last year's.
She has also done another petition with regards to legislation protecting infant feeding here which I urge you all to sign - it will be presented to Downing Street on the day of the picnic.
Please attend (either virtually or in person if you can), if you can't make it to London, please check the facebook event for links to the regional events. I am organising the North East of England picnic which will be in Durham City Centre.
The picnic itself will consist of you bringing a packed lunch for yourself and children!
It went very well last year there was no trouble at all and an enjoyable time was had by all!
There was some press presence as well and I am hoping to organise some more for this year's picnic too!

Please note that you are very welcome to attend regardless of how you choose to feed your baby.
This isn't about breast vs formula - it's about protecting mothers' rights to feed their children as they choose (Gregg's sausage rolls & fruit shoots excepted )

Thank you all!!

North easters I will do a Facebook event but I have been ridiculously busy lately

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BouncingTurtle · 09/04/2009 10:27

Oops sorry forgot the link to the petition!
here it is!

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wahwah1270 · 09/04/2009 11:00

thanks for that, dd and i have made a note of the london one.

SleepMeNot · 10/04/2009 06:35

Hi BT,

Cool! My 17 month old is self-weaning which means unless she suddenly changes her mind, I wont be able to come and feed, but can I still come? I live in Durham...

foxytocin · 10/04/2009 08:53

will be there.

have you seen the Durham meetup thread, Sleepmenot?

DitaVonCheese · 11/04/2009 00:17

There don't seem to be many regional picnics - are they hard to set up (or have I just missed them?)?

BouncingTurtle · 11/04/2009 11:25

Sleepmenot - oh yes, please come!!
DitaVonCheese - we've only just announced things, there are still picnics to organised.. and volunteers wanted to organise them (hint, hint ).

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DitaVonCheese · 11/04/2009 19:28

I'd be happy to give it a go, just didn't want to step on anyone's toes!

I'm in Warrington so guess could do Manchester, Liverpool or Warrington, if I'm needed.

thisisyesterday · 11/04/2009 19:41

ooh fab, will try and get to london one

LadyOfScoffleTheEasterEggs · 11/04/2009 19:46

Jotted it down in my diary, thanks

DitaVonCheese · 12/04/2009 09:19

Bump

LadyOfScoffleTheEasterEggs · 12/04/2009 11:30

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BouncingTurtle · 18/04/2009 17:39

Finally gotten around to creating an event on Facebook

I miss the bunnies

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FinalFurlong · 18/04/2009 21:54

i am in cheshire, would love to take part in a liverpool, manchester one!

pookamoo · 24/04/2009 12:29

I'll volunteer to arrange a local one! Will need to namechange or I'll out myself though.

StealthPolarBear · 24/04/2009 12:30

ooh yu didn't mention this on the other thread
I'll be there, I hope!

pooter · 24/04/2009 12:50

come to ours!! last year was good fun colchester

DitaVonCheese · 24/04/2009 12:55

I've emailed them about a Manc/'Pool/Warrington picnic, haven't heard anything back yet though.

SOLOisMeredithGrey · 24/04/2009 13:26

All done! will try to picnic with you all this year, but I can't work out when the school hols are going to start! will it be from the 20th? do you think?

CherryChoc · 24/04/2009 13:36

Any in the Midlands yet? Preferably Warwickshire!

LuluLulabelle · 24/04/2009 13:59

Dita, I'll attend your NW one too!

LuluLulabelle · 24/04/2009 13:59

Dita, I'll attend your NW one too!

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 24/04/2009 14:01

Any in South Wales?

DitaVonCheese · 24/04/2009 17:55

Yay!

Btw, am I right in thinking you came over here from a more lilac board? If so, then I'm Looby Apologies if that makes no sense to you!

Peachy · 24/04/2009 17:58

IwishIwasMore I wanted a S Wales one as well, if you hear of ojne can you let me know? Ta. Will be alst year I am both available and BF () so REALLY would like to do one even if it emans a drive

BouncingTurtle · 26/04/2009 06:28

Woohoo!!

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