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.
Good on you two for getting this off the ground and maintaining the pressure on Facebook!
http://bluemilk.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/activist-breasts/
Posted by: blue milk | October 07, 2007 at 07:37 AM
~*Yea*~ for breastfeeding! I'll send some pics!
Posted by: oogieboogiemom | October 07, 2007 at 11:04 AM
I've got this posted in tons of groups, especially the nursing advocate groups, all over CafeMom now.
I'm not nursing anymore, and unfortunately, in 2-1/2 years, it never occurred to me to take a picture of me nursing.
But if I can do one thing, it's write and complain!
Posted by: Christine | October 08, 2007 at 03:34 AM
You girls rock - I have a blog post up
http://natural-news.all-natural-mommies.com/nurse-in/
I have also deleted my myspace account - I never had a facebook but I have also joined Cr8buzz! :)
Posted by: Jenn | October 08, 2007 at 10:45 AM
It took me a min to figure out what all the hub-bub was about, but now that I get it it saddens me that I cannot particapate. I'm a mother of a 2yr old, but was not able to breast feed due to a car accident and broken shoulder that occured 10 days before my daughter's birth.
As an after thought, I am an amature photographer if that would be of any help to those who don't have a web cam who might be in my area.
Just trying to find some way I can contribute.
Posted by: Harahcookie | October 09, 2007 at 08:37 AM
I will be out tomorrow, so I put my picture up already.
www.taysavang.blogspot.com
Posted by: frannie | October 09, 2007 at 10:06 AM
Three cheers for Nursing Moms who are fighting this so creatively. FYI, one of your supporters called and wrote the show's website and there is now a thread posted as well. I am passing the information on to as many folks in the blogosphere and news world I can think of--feed on, women, feed on!
The mission is awesome, may I post a link on the show's links?
Here is the link to the post: http://www.erinhartshow.com/forum/index.php?a=topic&t=13
Posted by: Erin Hart | October 09, 2007 at 10:42 AM
I think what you guys are doing is great.I have always felt breast feeding was a natural and beautiful experience for both woman and children a like.I hope all goes well and I will be watching and cheering you guys on.
Posted by: Carrie Lancon | October 09, 2007 at 06:48 PM
I think what you guys are doing is great.I have always felt breast feeding was a natural and beautiful experience for both women and children a like.I hope all goes well and I will be watching and cheering you guys on.
Posted by: Carrie Lancon | October 09, 2007 at 06:48 PM
Ugh, I forgot to dig up my pictures to post today, so I posted a rambly rant instead:
http://danigirl.ca/blog/2007/10/10/the-breast-fest/
Posted by: DaniGirl | October 10, 2007 at 09:40 AM
AWESOME thing you are doing!
I have no webcam, but wrote a post, available at the following link:
http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read.php?post_id=485402
It is an HONOR to participate!
I cannot believe that it is 2007 and places like FACEBOOK think it's INDECENT to show a breastfeeding mother. I think even in the DARK ages, breastfeeding in public was not a crime!
CRAZY times we live in mamas, crazy times...
Posted by: LaylaBeth | October 10, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Mine's up!
Posted by: Ms. Huis Herself | October 10, 2007 at 12:52 PM
I am a former breastfeeder of 2 boys 15 months and 7 years and damn proud of it! Kudos to all of you. You have my support!
Posted by: angela | October 14, 2007 at 11:57 AM
It's pity I haven't participated. How it was?
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Posted by: Goodpost | December 14, 2009 at 05:58 PM
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.
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Posted by: Insanity | April 27, 2010 at 06:21 PM
Now on some movies they have kids who are being breastfed at the age of 3! Obviously a joke
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