If you know someone who is going to have a baby, had a baby or loves someone who has had or will have one, tell them about this play. Here's more about the play that I got off the website:
Birth is a play based on over one hundred interviews Karen Brody conducted with mothers across America who gave birth between 2000-2004. It tells the true stories of 8 women painting a portrait of how low-risk, educated women are giving birth in America today.
In the play we meet Jillian, a stay-at-home mother of four children, who always sees the humor in life, especially in her mixed-bag of birth experiences; and Beth, a 35-year-old successful, high-powered computer systems manager from New Jersey who confidently planned a cesarean.
We are introduced to Vanessa, a buyer for a major department store who never had a doubt that she wanted an epidural. We hear from Janet, a lesbian in her 40s, who despite her feminist background wanted a medicalized birth, fearing the safety of herself and the baby; and Lisa, an African-American who felt intimidated and used by her midwives and the medical system after her birth.
We get to know Sandy, who thought birth was “just one day,” but found out that having an emergency c-section on that day changed her world. We hear Natalie's intimate story of physical betrayal; and Amanda, an athletic, confident stay-at-home mother who believed her birthing mantra--”My Body Rocks”--gave her the attitude she needed to give birth naturally in the hospital.
Moving between first-person monologues, some dialogue, and the voices these women heard on the day they gave birth, Birth confronts, what City Lights Theater Company has called, "The naked truth about childbirth in America."
We hope you can attend, the local Fresno Production will be at the Tower Theatre this Fri the 28th and Saturday the 29th. If you cannot attend, please consider buying a ticket and giving it as a gift or a donation. For more information contact Lisa Gartin at 559-443-9495
or go to www.bithonlaborday.com OR call MOMMY MATTERS 559-433-0172
TICKETS AVAIL AT THE TOWER THEATER www.towertheaterfresno.com
Monday, September 24, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Moms Get Active, Politically
I just found a great website called MOMS RISING or www.momsrising.org
Everyday I hear moms tell me they would "DO ANYTHING" for their children. Well, lets add educating ouselves (to our long list of things we do for our children) ,about what's happening politically in the world around us, so we can have some say in the decisions others are making about OUR children, their future and our livelihoods.
The following is an excerpt from the website by Elizabeth Edwards.
Would you be willing to give up your Decaf LowFat Caramel Macchiato with Extra Foam for a week?
Many of us have so few personal indulgences, the thought of going caffeine-free for a week could be tough, especially for those who are newly sleep-deprived.
Think you could do it if that meant having a real voice in the upcoming presidential elections? Listen to this amazing statistic and it will make you put that double espresso down for a minute.
In the September issue of More Magazine , Melinda Henneberger, the author of If They Only Listened to Us, reports that if every woman who voted in the 2006 national elections contributed just $27 to any presidential candidate, we would pour $1.3 billion dollars into politics.
I'll give you a minute to get back up on your chair.
$1.3 billion dollars. Not exactly chump change. That was astounding to me. Even more astounding was that we don't do it. Why?
According to Henneberger, it's partly because we, as women, fail to make the connection between political donations and influence in policy decisions. My recent guest blogger David from It's Not a Lecture wrote about this, as well.
I know you might be thinking that making a donation of $27 to a candidate isn't going to have much sway when it comes to getting our voices heard on health care and other issues we care about. But if we band together and select candidates we want to support and give in a "bundle," that's where we can start to have some clout.
For just $27.
I've already made a couple of modest contributions to some candidates, but certainly not enough to be asked to host a house party where a candidate comes to meet other like-minded givers and actually listen to the concerns of those who are ready to open their wallets.
I am newly motivated, though, to start a PunditMom coffee campaign here in my neighborhood. What if I could convince a good number of my friends to chip in $27 to a fund for a candidate we could all agree on? I know things aren't going to change overnight, but it might be a good start to raising our profile and getting the attention of those who think we're just not that important.
Plus, we can still go back to our Iced Decaf Skim Extra Shot Cappuccino.
Seems like a pretty good bargain to me.
Everyday I hear moms tell me they would "DO ANYTHING" for their children. Well, lets add educating ouselves (to our long list of things we do for our children) ,about what's happening politically in the world around us, so we can have some say in the decisions others are making about OUR children, their future and our livelihoods.
The following is an excerpt from the website by Elizabeth Edwards.
Would you be willing to give up your Decaf LowFat Caramel Macchiato with Extra Foam for a week?
Many of us have so few personal indulgences, the thought of going caffeine-free for a week could be tough, especially for those who are newly sleep-deprived.
Think you could do it if that meant having a real voice in the upcoming presidential elections? Listen to this amazing statistic and it will make you put that double espresso down for a minute.
In the September issue of More Magazine , Melinda Henneberger, the author of If They Only Listened to Us, reports that if every woman who voted in the 2006 national elections contributed just $27 to any presidential candidate, we would pour $1.3 billion dollars into politics.
I'll give you a minute to get back up on your chair.
$1.3 billion dollars. Not exactly chump change. That was astounding to me. Even more astounding was that we don't do it. Why?
According to Henneberger, it's partly because we, as women, fail to make the connection between political donations and influence in policy decisions. My recent guest blogger David from It's Not a Lecture wrote about this, as well.
I know you might be thinking that making a donation of $27 to a candidate isn't going to have much sway when it comes to getting our voices heard on health care and other issues we care about. But if we band together and select candidates we want to support and give in a "bundle," that's where we can start to have some clout.
For just $27.
I've already made a couple of modest contributions to some candidates, but certainly not enough to be asked to host a house party where a candidate comes to meet other like-minded givers and actually listen to the concerns of those who are ready to open their wallets.
I am newly motivated, though, to start a PunditMom coffee campaign here in my neighborhood. What if I could convince a good number of my friends to chip in $27 to a fund for a candidate we could all agree on? I know things aren't going to change overnight, but it might be a good start to raising our profile and getting the attention of those who think we're just not that important.
Plus, we can still go back to our Iced Decaf Skim Extra Shot Cappuccino.
Seems like a pretty good bargain to me.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Breastfeeding in the Media
I found this commercial on the Internet and was floored. It really hits home. In our culture today we are told "Breast is best", not only by our doctors but by the formula industry as well. That's well and good and true, but it's useless if the rest of our culture makes it difficult to exclusively breastfeed. I was just told an interesting story today, one of our members said she was having dinner at Applebees and nursing her 11 month old son (using a nursing cover), when she was approached by a young woman in her twenties who asked her if she would not "Do that", while people were eating. Here's where it gets great, the nursing mom in question said ever so politely that if the girl was eating in public that it only made sense that her son could. This response was not satifactory for the young lady, so she approached the manager, who asked her to stop harrassing the guests, turned around, and bought the nursing mom her meal! Cheers to the unknown manager, and cheers to the nursing mom who made no appologies, politely. Nursing can be hard enough without the support of others, Mommy Matters wants you to know we support you in your choice to nurse. If you're in the neighborhood and need a place to nurse or just hang out, come on by. We'll be expecting you.
Mommy Matters understands that not all moms will chose to breastfeed, or will not be able to for medical reasons. We welcome all non-breastfeeding moms as well, we are all moms and should support one another in our decisions and choices, not all moms are alike or share the same ideas or ideals, but we all love our children, we should embrace that idea and each other.
Mommy Matters understands that not all moms will chose to breastfeed, or will not be able to for medical reasons. We welcome all non-breastfeeding moms as well, we are all moms and should support one another in our decisions and choices, not all moms are alike or share the same ideas or ideals, but we all love our children, we should embrace that idea and each other.
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