Hi, All: I'm enjoying the discussion on the effectiveness (or not) of nurse-ins. The Chicago Region Breastfeeding Task Force has hosted a Day At the Zoo to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week for the last several years. This year's date is August 6th and it's held at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago in the Farm in the Zoo area of the main zoo. There are activities for families like face-painting, clowns, balloons and "lots of breastfeeding information, encouragement, and support". The event is well-attended because it is held in a very public area, so that anyone passing by is exposed to the information. Unfortunately, the media has never picked up on it in any big way. I think something like this, where the public is regularly exposed to breastfeeding information, comes across as less sensationalistic, less fanatical, and therefore less threatening to the public. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html