Dear Laura,

We just found out that there's a "Nurse In" at 10am in the morning/Thursday at the U.S. Capitol in D.C. (see details below), and Representative Maloney really could use your help.

*Can you be there in-person as Rep. Maloney reintroduces the Breastfeeding Promotion Act?

Will it really make a difference if I'm there in-person tomorrow/Thursday? Moms are needed there in-person to both emphasis to the media that there is indeed widespread support for breastfeeding rights, and also to make members of Congress pay attention to the fact that there's momentum behind this bill and they should be voting for it when it comes before them.

Kids and friends are welcome to join you!

LOGISTICS: "Nurse-In" On Capitol Hill Tomorrow Morning

WHAT: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Senator Jeff Merkley to host 'Right to Breastfeed' event
WHEN: 10am Thursday, June 11, 2009
WHERE: House Triangle, East Front Lawn of U.S. Capitol (toward House side)
Map: http://maloney..house.gov/documents/women/breastfeeding/triangle09.JPG
Nearest Metro: Capitol South, Blue/Orange Lines

IF IT'S RAINING, GO TO THIS ROOM: 2103 Rayburn House Office Building

THE LOWDOWN: Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will host a news conference Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. to reintroduce the "Breastfeeding Promotion Act," which would protect the rights of breastfeeding mothers who return to the workplace after childbirth, and the health and well-being of their children.

The Breastfeeding Promotion Act:
• Protects breastfeeding moms from discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Provides tax incentives for employers that establish private lactation areas in the workplace
• Establishes minimum safety standards for breast pumps
• Allows breastfeeding equipment to be tax deductible for families
• Affords working breastfeeding moms with the time and privacy they need to express milk

Currently, 38 states and Puerto Rico have laws on their books protecting the rights of women to breastfeed. The Breastfeeding Promotion Act would move beyond the patchwork of state laws and establish a national protection for breastfeeding mothers.

*RSVP to us that you can come.

Hope you can be there!

- Dionna, Sarah, Kristin, Joan, Mary, and the entire MomsRising Team