I have got to say they I find the following a bit heavy handed.  No one
is a bigger fan of LLL than I am, but individuals have the right to
public expression of dissent without being made to feel they are
betraying the cause.  I really find this attitude offensive and am sad
to find it coming from a woman I so respect.

Don't worry.  I won't be there.  I hate Disney and Orlando, boycott or
no.  But observing the Nestle boycott is serious business, and the
choices of those who want to support breastfeeding in this way need to
be respected as well.

Jake

> I would like to add my voice to those asking please please please that
> people NOT exploit the LLLI conference in Orlando in order to protest
> Disney's association with Nestle.
>
> LLLI is a wonderful, wonderful organization, which has done more for
> breastfeeding in this country than any other group or individual can lay
> claim to.  They struggle constantly against negative press.
>
> If you truly support breastfeeding, you will not do anything at the LLLI
> conference in Orlando that will reflect badly on breastfeeding, or LLLI, or
> the conference -- including protest marches, nurse-ins, or the like.
>
> If you don't approve of LLLI having their conference at Disney World, then
> DON'T GO.
>
> Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
> Texas A&M University

--
Jake Cipolla, retired lawyer, stay-at-home mom to Luca Antonio (7/26/94)
and Nicholas Liam (5/1/97), LLL Leader.
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