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Lubbock Texas Nurse-In for Breastfeeding Art

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:46:14 +0000

The artwork shown at left was one of two pieces banned from an art show at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. According to the artist Lahib Jaddo, city official Scott Snider rejected the work over the telephone without ever having seen the actual sketch. The local television news reports that the city has since apologized and promised to review its policies, but the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Birth Without Boundaries plan to go ahead with a nurse-in scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, January 4, 2008.

Lubbock, Texas Nurse-In

Date: Friday, January 4, 2008

Time: 5:45 pm

Place: Buddy Holly Center
1801 Avenue H
Lubbock, TX 79401

Sponsored by: The Lubbock Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
Birth Without Boundaries, International

Further Assistance provided by: Mothers Acting Up
Dr. Gary Miracle and Tobyn Leigh

For more details, see the full letter from the President of the Lubbock Chapter of the ACLU. Local news coverage including video can be found here.

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Jesus Was Breastfed

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:51 +0000

“Jesus Was Breastfed”; shown with permission from the artist

To all those who celebrate the holiday, Merry Christmas!

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Breastfeeding Is Beautiful

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:00:35 +0000

Brigit – Celtic goddess of fire; shown with permission from the artist

Artist Birgit (not to be confused with goddess Brigit shown above!) is the talented creator of several pieces of breastfeeding art showcased at her new website www.breastfeeding-art.com. Birgit has created a collection of 12 goddesses drawn from ancient mythological and religious figures. In addition to the gorgeous goddesses, she has several pieces of general breastfeeding art that are both humorous and sassy. The feature I like most, though, is the free downloadable book called “What Babies Eat.” Complete with 15 illustrations, the children’s book covers pregnancy, breastfeeding and pumping, milk donation, toddler nursing and tandem nursing. Birgit is a 29-year-old mother of two children, and I can just see her using “What Babies Eat” to teach her older child about her younger nursling.

In the website’s gift shop, Birgit sells a 13-month calendar with her collection of “Breastfeeding Goddesses” and also offers 8.5×11 prints of each image separately. I’ve never met Birgit and I have no affiliation with her website, nor have I purchased anything from it (yet!) If you do order something and have a good shopping experience, please return here and let us all know in the comments!

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