Please note this urgent message from Rebecca Magalhaes at La Leche League
International. Hopefully we have contacts who would be willing to tell
their stories. Please note that they can write in English, Spanish, French
or Portuguese. Information is posted at
<http://lalecheleague.org/donor/story.html>http://lalecheleague.org/donor/story.html
Thanks.
Judy
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>Subject: Urgent call for stories for the breastfeeding and work book
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>January 7, 2005
>Dear friends
>
>I am pretty sure that you know about the breastfeeding and work book, but
>if not, please go to
><http://lalecheleague.org/donor/story.html>http://lalecheleague.org/donor/story.html
>and you will find information about this book and instructions for
>submitting a story for the book, in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
>
>Jennifer, the young woman who is coordinating this effort
>(<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) has been
>keeping me up-to-date on the stories that are coming in, from where, what
>kinds of employment and other pieces of information. She has been very
>inspired by the dedication of the mothers and their commitment to
>breastfeeding. She has told me how many of them have tried to minimize the
>amount of separation from their baby and how they are universal in their
>declarations of how much breastfeeding has contributed to the bond with
>their baby.
>
>So, although things are going pretty well as we head into the last 9 days
>before the deadline of January 16th is reached, we could really use your
>help!!!
>
>We have LOTS of stories from women living in the USA, but very few from
>countries outside of the USA (Argentina-1; Brasil-1; Canada-1; England-3;
>France-4; Germany-2; Hong Kong-2; India-3; Palestine-1; Peru-3). So, we
>could use more stories and we are totally lacking stories from Africa and
>Eastern Europe, and have only a few stories from Asia and the Middle East.
>We want this book to portray the global (in geographical terms) situation
>as much as possible. I am hoping that with your travels throughout the
>world, you either know of women who could submit a story, or know how to
>get the word to women who could and encourage them to do so. Is there
>anyone you know from CARE/Atlanta who would be willing to submit a story?
>(perhaps you have already written to these people…)
>
>Also, we could use more diversity in types of jobs, especially low wage
>employment; the overwhelming majority of submissions are from
>professionals w/ 4 yr. degree +. I did email to Isatou, but is there
>anyone else in Africa to whom you could forward this information?
>
>Of course, just forwarding this to friends and work colleagues or to
>listserves helps. Another way to help is to really think about who you
>know who might fit the guidelines and tell them about this opportunity. I
>know I remembered my granddaughter’s teacher, who is still breastfeeding
>because of my daughter’s encouragement and also my daughter-in-law who
>breastfeeds their youngest and baby sits her nephew in exchange for
>construction work from her brother (the baby’s father).
>
>So, please, think, think, think – AND pass this on to anyone else who can
>think, think, think…….so that by January 16th, we have enough stories to
>put together a good representation of types of employment, economic level,
>and geographical regions to make this book a real global effort. All the
>women who submit a story will have their name, their country, type of
>employment, their baby’s name and age listed in the book, even if their
>story is not selected to be featured and we will also use excerpts from
>stories (not selected) throughout the book.
>
>Thank you in advance for your help! Have a good weekend!
>
>Rebecca and Jennifer
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Judy Canahuati, Mphil., IBCLC
6258 Soft Shade Way
Columbia, MD 21045
Phone:410-992-0145, Fax:775-637-6088
Cell:301-755-4636
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