Media Coverage of Denny’s Nurse-ins
February 22, 2009 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, law, nursing in public
Approximately 30 people braved the cold to protest outside the Asheville, North Carolina, Denny’s where Crystal Everitt was asked to cover up while breastfeeding her son. Another handful of protesters met outside a Hanover, Pennsylvania Denny’s. The media coverage consists of:
Newspaper article:
Asheville Citizen-Times: Nursing Mom Leads Protest
Television news:
Pennsylvania: WFMZ-TV covers the Hanover Township, Lehigh County nurse-in (great job speaking to the media, mama!!)
First-hand blog account of the nurse-in:
Jenny Harmon at Mothering without a Manual
Video of Corporate Statement:
You can watch the rather insincere and unsatisfactory statement of Rick Pate, representative for Success Management, which runs several Denny’s including the Asheville …read more
