I didn't notice HVBN on this coalition list and wondered if the rest of the group had received this notice. I might try to attend...anyone interested in joining me?

 

I apologize if you have received this already...I couldn't tell from the e-mail address if it had been sent to all of us or not.

 

Janet Donat
Note: forwarded message attached.

Reserve Your Seat Now . . . The New York Birth Coalition Summit is just around the corner. Please join this collaboration of activists and thinkers who advance the rights of all mothers in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and promote the health and welfare of all babies. Friday, April 27th, from 10 am to 3 pm 80 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor RSVP by April 20th Author and historian Rickie Solinger, our keynote speaker, will address the context surrounding childbirth issues, and what we can learn from the reproductive rights movement. Ms. Solinger has written extensively about the intersection between class, race, and constraints on women’s reproductive freedoms. Her works include: Pregnancy and Power: A Short History of Reproductive Politics in America (2005), Welfare: A Documentary History of U.S. Policy and Politics (2003), Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare in the United States (2001), Wake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe v. Wade (1992). Organizations Scheduled to Attend: Alliance for the Improvement of Maternity Services www.aimsusa.org BabyBodyBirth www.babybodybirth.com Bellevue Birth Center www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/bellevue/html/birth_center.html Bronx Health Link www.bronxhealthlink.org Brooklyn Mocha Moms www.mochamoms.org BuffaloBirth www.buffalobirth.com Celebrating Real Family Life www.crfl.org Childbirth Connection www.childbirthconnection.org Choices in Childbirth www.choicesinchildbirth.org Coalition for Improving Maternity Services www.motherfriendly.org Commission on the Public’s Health System www.cphsnyc.org Doulas of North America www.dona.org Elisabeth Bing New York City Chapter, Lamaze International www.lamaze.org Friends of the Birth Center www.friendsofthebirthcenter.org Homebirthers of New York www.homebirthers.org Metropolitan Doula Group www.nydoula.com National Advocates for Pregnant Women www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org National Institute for Reproductive Health Access, NARAL Pro-Choice New York www.prochoiceny.org National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health www.latinainstitute.org New York Lactation Consultant Association www.nylca.org New York State Association of Licensed Midwives www.nysalm.org Planned Parenthood of New York City www.ppnyc.org Power of Birth www.powerofbirth.com

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