Nurse-In News Reports

All in all the first-hand accounts of the national nurse-ins have been extremely positive. The participants were peaceful and the news reporters were friendly and sympathetic to the cause. Only one participant reported a bad experience when she was turned away from JFK airport. Security was not allowing anyone without a ticket to enter, but the report was unclear as to whether this restriction was due to the planned nurse-in or simply a holiday security measure.

Here is a sampling of the news stories just starting to hit the web, including some video footage!

Phoenix, Arizona (20 activists plus children): numbers reported by participant

Tucson, Arizona (7 activists plus children): numbers reported by participant

Hartford, Connecticut (8 activists plus children): “Nurse-In” at Bradley, Hartford Courant

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (13 activists, 13 children): numbers reported by participant

Indianapolis, Indiana (well-attended): Moms Hold Breastfeeding Rights Nurse-In at Indy Airport, TheIndyChannel.com, Channel 6 News, RTV6 on the Go

Louisville, Kentucky (at least 9 activists plus children): Louisville Mothers Stage Nurse-In Protest, Courier-Journal

Baltimore, Maryland (at least 50 activists counting children): Video link: Protests Underway at Airports for Breastfeeding on Planes, WJZ-TV Channel 13

Boston, Massachusetts (at least 5 activists plus children): Local Women Join In Show of Support for Breast-feeding Mom, Eyewitness News, WPRI Channel 12

Detroit, Michigan (10 activists plus children): Detroit Moms Join Protest after Nursing Mother Incident, The Deroit Free Press

Columbus, Ohio (12 activists, 18 children): Nursing Moms Protest Delta Air Lines at Port Columbus The Columbus Dispatch

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (6 activists, 9 children): numbers reported by participant. The mothers were asked to leave after about 15 minutes (a permit to gather was required and it takes three days to get one), but not before the mothers talked to the media!

Houston, Texas (3 activists plus children): numbers reported by participant

Burlington, Vermont (at least 25 activists plus children; 45 according to the attendees): Nursing Moms Take to Airports in Show of Solidarity, WCAX-TV 3 News

Northern Virginia, Reagan National Airport (28 mothers, 70 attendees total): numbers reported by participant