Mission #2: The Great Virtual Breast Fest

Activate your wonder powers by pulling out your boobs on October 10, 2007 at 10:00am (your time) (mark your calendars!) and showing the world that you're a boobtastic superhero mom and damn proud of it.

We're asking women around the world to speak out - and squirt out! - against the banning of breastfeeding pictures on Facebook, as well as against the constant onslaught of negative attention toward breastfeeding mothers in public spaces and in the media.

That's right. We're staging a virtual nurse-in!

On October 10 at 10am (your time), women around the US and Canada and - we hope - the world will breastfeed for justice. We'll nurse our babies or bottle-feed our babies or reminisce about doing either of those things and we'll post pictures and video, all together, and let the world know that there is no shame, only power, in caring for our children.

Spread the word by placing a button on your blog, and then set up your web cam to live broadcast on your blog on October 10 at 10am (your time). If you don't have a web cam, but have a video recorder, post some breastfeeding video! Load it up on YouTube and tag it "The Great Virtual Breast Fest" on October 10!

If you don't have a web cam/video camera or you are not currently nursing, send us your breastfeeding pictures, along with your blog url (if you have one -- non-bloggers are WELCOME and strongly encouraged to participate!). We'll be creating a video montage of pictures that you can embed onto your blog. (If you've already written a post with pictures, please still send us a photo!)

So not to exclude our non-breastfeeding friends, you can participate by writing a post - even a blurb will do - about why you support women's right to nourish their children whenever and whatever and in whatever manner they wish.

We love your boobs too!

Whatever you're planning on doing as part of the Breast Fest, make sure to let us know how you're participating by emailing The Boob Squad. Want to breastfeed live but need a webcam? Plan on putting video up? Sending us some pics?

We want to know! Are you with us?!

And finally, please SPREAD THE WORD. Leave a note on your message boards, tell the moms at your playgroup, or heck, send an email to Oprah! And will someone please load this up over at the Facebook protest group?

This is not a Breast Fest without breasts and lots of them! Swipe a button code, write a post, and let people know we're not hiding under blankets any longer. We'll be adding the links to our sidebar and keeping tabs on our Brest Fest participants!

For more on our Facebook Sucks mission, click here. We're still encouraging people to throw a stone at the big man and deactivate accounts!

And if you know of any potential sponsors - we'd love to get web cams to women who want to join in, but any kind of sponsorship will do! - Please send them our way! Or donate a few bucks in our sidebar. All the proceeds will go towards getting us one step closer to Maternal Justice!

How you can participate:

1) Nurse live on your blog via a webcam at 10am YOUR time

2) Place recorded video of you breastfeeding on your blog at 10am YOUR time

3) Place the LMJ Breastfeeding Montage (available 10/8) on your blog at 10am YOUR time Up and through 10/10, please help us spread the word by writing posts and linking our site with the button codes.

Comments

[Bobita]

You are both my ray of hope for the day.

I love you both.

I have a post (linked up at Izzy's) with a few boob pics that I would be more than hysterically happy to send your way. And, if you decide to engage in Internet Battle/Revolution on the plight of the women in Congo, I will help in any way possible.

Thanks for doing this site. I love the name, I love the mission, and I love you both for stepping up to lead the way!

[Jerseygirl89]

You guys rock! And if you ever decide to add any more SuperBoobfriends, can I be Blunderwoman? I'll be emailing you my pics and a link to my post. Thanks for doing this.

[Kvetch]

I added the button...it's been many-a-year since I've been on the breast feeding bandwagon. It's so far removed from my life, but I know that breastfeeding rocks and Facebook does indeed, suck.

[2shews]

This what I am doing for the Great Breast Fest:
http://twoshews.blogspot.com/2007/09/better-way-to-tell-facebook-to-suck-it.html

I hope to do something good with my anger!

[cooper munroe]

Love this! A link is up on The Motherhood.com. Well done you defenders of lactation!

[jennster]

can i breastfeed my husband instead? lol

[Izzy]

I put the button up on Moms Speak Up and another one on IzzyMom. Rock on, boobalicious breastfeeders!!!!!

[Vicky]

I have a post up on Izzy's site too. As well as the button on my site and this post here-http://themummychronicles.blogspot.com/2007/09/to-check-out-and-to-ponder.html
promoting you all! I'm deactivated too! It was hard but I think I'll save time now.

Another post- http://themummychronicles.blogspot.com/2007/09/sneakers-are-for-your-feet-not-your.html

ROCK ON!

[Gwen]

Just a quick question, is that my 10am, or do we want it all to be at once and we have a specific time zone in mind?

[Gwen]

Sorry read the fine print, lol. :)

[Monique]

Yep. I'm in!

[Veronica]

I don't know if you know but Myspace is also deleting pictures and accounts of breastfeeding mothers.

[Lactivista]

Thanks Veronica! We'll be sure to draft letters to both Facebook and MySpace.

How frustrating!

[Robin from Israel]

My kids are older now so I can't participate directly in the virtual nurse-in, but I've just e-mailed you two photos and have deleted my Facebook account in protest.

I'll also be posting about this on my blog.

Keep fighting the good fight!

[Patrick D.]

Okay, I want to help, but here's my question. My wife tried to breastfeed both our children and it just didn't work out. Do you folks equate formula to child abuse as I've heard other lactivists say? If not, I'm on board. I'll do a blog post about this great movement and totally put my blog behind it. Otherwise, moving on. Thanks.

Please reply to me by email if possible. It's a very busy weekend for me and I may forget to come back by here. Just a simple 'formula is okay' or 'we hate you formula users' would be great.

Patrick

[Barbara]

I was just writing a post about the International Breastfeeding Challenge last Saturday and noticed a link from Musings from a Crunchy, Domestic Goddess. I added a bit about your breast fest and will have to choose a few photos to share.

[Courtney]

Hi,
Sorry if I am a little stupid but I do not understand how all of this is going to be viewed.
Will there be a common site where one can view all of the simultaneous webcams as well as the pics that have been sent in, or must you go to each person's blog/webpage to view the broadcast?
Also will the broadcasts be saved so that you can view multiple casts or is it a one time thing.

Sorry for the confusion,
courtney

courtneybrown01@hotmail.com

[cill]

10am USA time ( i thought there was 3 times across) thats about 1am on the 11th in australia...

[frannie]

joining in!

I put up a link and message about it in my post today.

thank you, ladies!

[Andi]

This is awesome! I'll definitely do something on my blog www.mamaknowsbreast.com

[NATI]

no se casi nada de ingles; pero yo soy una amamantadora con una preciosa niña de 9 meses y me gustaría participar sin webcam, pues no tengo

[Jenny]

My contribution is here:
http://thebloggess.com/?p=164

and here:
http://blogs.chron.com/mamadrama/archives/2007/10/breastfeeding_i_1.html#comments

Fight the good fight!

[Tahnia]

You all ROCK!

[Phyllis Roberts]

Hell yeah. I'm a full on lactivist

[Ab]

Don't Facebook & Myspace know that breastfeeding is NOT considered indescent exposure under federal law.