Social Breastfeeding in Action – Meet the Milk Truck!
Jill Miller, an artist from Pittsburgh, has combined an art project, activism and humour and come up with The Milk Truck. The first thing you see is a giant boob on the roof of the truck but once you...
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding takes on Facebook
On Monday 6th February 2012 at 10.00am Facebook offices worldwide will be the focus of breastfeeding women and their supporters. Earlier this month Facebook removed photos of Vancover mum Emma...
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding takes on Facebook – the latest!
Social breastfeeding went worldwide as the nurse-ins at the Facebook offices took place yesterday and earlier today. Here is a round up of pictures and the news generated by the event. Follow the links...
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding: Reason Number 1
There have been a number of nurse-ins and protests by breastfeeding mothers in recent months all calling for greater social acceptance of breastfeeding. This is the first in a series of articles about...
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding – Camden County Courthouse Nurse-In
Monday 5th March at 10am, Woodbine Courthouse, East 4th Street, Camden County, Georgia is the time and place for the nurse-in triggered by a church’s reaction to Nirvana Jenette’s social breastfeeding....
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding – Two More Incidents!
Not a week goes by and we don’t hear of another woman coming up against the social unacceptance of breastfeeding whilst trying to feed a hungry child. This week two reported incidents have come to our...
View ArticleSocial Breastfeeding – Reason No.2
Imagine the scenario: you’re out shopping, you feel hungry, it will take you at least an hour to get home, what do you do? Most people will seek out a suitable place and have something to eat, so why...
View ArticleThe Camden County Courthouse Nurse-In – What Happened?
Last month we highlighted the case of Nirvana Jenette who was asked to stop breastfeeding in her church. On Monday of this week nurse-ins occurred in Evans, Atlanta and Savannah to protest at the...
View ArticleTime Magazine and Breastfeeding
This cover on the recent US edition of Time magazine has ignited the breastfeeding discussion once again. The child in the picture is apparently nearly 4 years old with his mother Jamie Lynne Grumet....
View ArticleBreastfeeding in Public; to cover up or not?
Do you breastfeed in public? Do you cover up whilst breastfeeding in public? What does it say about our society that women feel the need to cover up when breastfeeding? It’s National Breastfeeding...
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