Two years ago, late on a Saturday night, two friends and I conceived of an outreach idea to gauge the general public’s views of childbirth, midwifery, homebirth, and birth politics and share information where misinformation exists. Last weekend, this came to fruition! Watch some of it here…
We had a wonderful reaction to sharing our birth art at last year’s BOLD event and we still have a few spaces to fill for this year’s art display on September 26th. Whether your piece is complete or in progress, raw or polished, please share! We’ll be displaying artwork in the lobby at Lory Student Center during our vendor fair and throughout the performance of Karen Brody’s play, Birth.
For questions about submitting a piece, contact Stephanie, our art coordinator ASAP at (970)988-6306 or steph.r.rayburn@gmail.com.
get born, Empowering Sponsor of Northern Colorado BOLD 2009, has just launched a gorgeous new website, and along with it a special offer. Use the promotional code BACKTOSCHOOL and receive 15% off of one subscription, 20% off 2-4 subscriptions and 30% off five or more. get born makes a great gift for new moms, experienced moms, mainstream moms, alternative moms, and even grandmas – it truly is the uncensored voice of motherhood.
This just came in my inbox from The Big Push for Midwives Campaign:
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? ……
INA MAY GASKIN!
Donate $25 or more to The Big Push for Midwives Campaign before 6:00 a.m. Monday, September 14 and you could have dinner with Ina May Gaskin!
All you need to do is make a donation of at least $25 via the website and share a word or phrase that describes what having access to out-of-hospital birth options with CPMs means to you. See directions at the end for where to enter your word or phrase.
If you are selected, Ina May will come to your home to break bread with you. She will also make herself available for a public event while she is in town to raise funds for your work on behalf of CPMs and out-of-hospital maternity care.
While you tell all of your friends what you’re doing to win dinner with Ina May Gaskin, The Big Push for Midwives team will be putting your donation to good use to keep ACOG on the defensive by:
* Reframing the debate around homebirth in major media outlets by continuing to develop compelling talking points and cultivating relationships with key reporters and bloggers
* Applying consistent pressure to legislators to make sure that Certified Professional Midwives are incorporated into healthcare reform at the state and federal levels
* Providing assistance to leaders in states who are pushing back against the well-financed and coordinated opposition to licensure legislation across the country.
You have until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, September 14 to make a minimum donation of $25 and share a word or phrase that describes what having access to out-of-hospital birth options with CPMs means to you. The winner will be announced on Tuesday. If you have any questions, please contact Katherine Prown, Campaign Manager for The Big Push for Midwives Campaign.
Secure online donations can be made through the Big Push for Midwives Contribute page as well as through Paypal by clicking on the Donate button on the home page.
On the secure donation page, add your word or phrase where it says “Please send acknowledgment of this gift to:” If contributing through Paypal on the homepage, put your word or phrase in the “Special Instructions to Seller” box.
Thank you for your support of mothers, babies and families!
The Push Team
I’ve been thinking so much about BOLD that I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like about other areas of birth culture. Check out this page from the Big Push for Midwives and their release on ACOG research!