We celebrate Black History Month by acknowledging our black people in the things that we do to make a difference in the world. Whether it’s acting, singing, inventing, breastfeeding, or humanitarian efforts, we celebrate “the Black people who have built this country.” Let’s do something different this month. In 2020-2022, celebrities and more people have […]
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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective was formed in 1997 by 16 organizations of women of color from four mini-communities (Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian American) who recognized that we have the right and responsibility to represent ourselves and our communities, and the equally compelling need to advance the perspectives and needs
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The next meeting of the Black Breastfeeding Coalition will be February 9, 2023 from 7 to 8 PM. Black breastfeeding advocates and allies are welcome to join us as we update and improve Breastfeed Durham’s list of Black Maternal Health Organizations and develop one new printed resource. Please register in advance Please feel free to send your ideas and
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Are you a provider in Durham County? Are you passionate about closing gaps in care related to lactation support? Breastfeed Durham hosted a discussion on Gaps in Care for Lactating Families in Durham, presented by Maya Jackson, founder and Executive Director of Mobilizing African American Mothers through Empowerment (MAAME, Inc.), as part of our First
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Reflections help us learn, grow, understand, and appreciate our experiences. Thank you to our staff, volunteers, community partners, and community members for sharing how you have engaged and the impactful and memorable experiences you’ve had with Breastfeed Durham this past year. We are so lucky to have you. “This has been a very wonderful year with Breastfeed
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Community advocates are warmly invited to come together for the first Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Lactation Support Coalition meeting on January 23, 2023 at 3:30 pm. This coalition will meet quarterly. Please share this information with your networks. The goal of these meetings would be to have the larger community discuss gaps in care
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Congress passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (S. 1658/H.R. 3110) as part of the omnibus spending package. The PUMP Act represents significant progress toward closing coverage gaps left from the 2010 Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, which gave employees a right to reasonable break time and a private place to pump breast
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Para la traducción en español, por favor mire abajo Breastfeed Durham would like to introduce you to Nicola Young <nicola@breastfeedingcommunities.org>. Nicola is the new facilitator of Breastfeed Durham’s Lactancia Latina Coalition. Nicola Young is currently a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine and volunteer birth doula with UNC’s Birth Partners. Prior to moving to
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My name is Jess Shaver, I am a home-schooling British mum living outside Chapel Hill on a small regenerative farm with Andy, my NC-born husband, and our sons Caleb (8) and Silas (6). I am passionate about participating in the rite of an accompanied birth. I want to support families – especially those who have
My name is Jess Shaver, I am a home-schooling British mum living outside Chapel Hill on a small regenerative farm with Andy, my NC-born husband, and our sons Caleb (8) and Silas (6). Living and working as a humanitarian aid worker in remote villages and bustling cities across West and East Africa for 15 years
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