ADVOCACY ALERT
SB 351, the expansion of the Michigan Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Bill cleared State Senate with bipartisan support and is now making its way through the House of Representatives!
Please reach out to your Michigan Representative via phone and email to let them know why you support this bill and ask them to vote to expand the Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Act.
Find your Michigan Representative
Use these talking points or this script to request support for this legislation and send to your Senator in emails and follow up communications.
August is National Breastfeeding Month!
Share with us your This is Our Why story! We would love to amplify during a storytelling campaign throughout August for National Breastfeeding Month
What made you decide to feed your child human milk. For some families it may not be a decision, they just knew, while for others they may have had experiences in life and circumstance that presented as reasons, barriers to access or cultural tradition. It is our desire to highlight your why - no matter the reason!
2023 National Breastfeeding Month Weekly Observances
Week 1 (August 1-7): World Breastfeeding Week
Theme: Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents
Week 2 (August 8-14): Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
Theme: to be announced...
Week 3 (August 15-21): Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week
Theme: to be announced...
Week 4 (August 25-31): Black Breastfeeding Week
Theme: to be announced...
New Week 5 (September 5-11): Lactancia Latina
Theme: to be announced...
Week 1 (August 1-7): World Breastfeeding Week
Theme: Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents
Week 2 (August 8-14): Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
Theme: to be announced...
Week 3 (August 15-21): Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week
Theme: to be announced...
Week 4 (August 25-31): Black Breastfeeding Week
Theme: to be announced...
New Week 5 (September 5-11): Lactancia Latina
Theme: to be announced...
2023 National Breastfeeding Month!
2023 August T-ShirtIn honor of National Breastfeeding Month, MIBFN is celebrating with a custom design t-shirt available for August 2023.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards our efforts to advance breastfeeding equity and justice through systemic changes in Michigan. Thank you for supporting breastfeeding families and advancing the breastfeeding justice movement!
Adult shirts are $34, sweatshirts are $45, and youth shirts are $30. Purchase them here.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards our efforts to advance breastfeeding equity and justice through systemic changes in Michigan. Thank you for supporting breastfeeding families and advancing the breastfeeding justice movement!
Adult shirts are $34, sweatshirts are $45, and youth shirts are $30. Purchase them here.
Virtual 5KMOVE together for breastfeeding systems change! In honor of August Breastfeeding Month, MIBFN is hosting a virtual 5K run/walk/move. You can participate at any point in August. Sign up as an individual or get a group of folx who are passionate about breastfeeding justice to join you! After signing up, you will get an exclusive design t-shirt and can participate in the 5K at any point in August!
Register for the Virtual 5K here.
Register for the Virtual 5K here.
2015 Breastfeeding Friendly Awards
Flashback to World Breastfeeding Week 2015
Here's a link to an interview with Erin Nicole on WXYZ-TV Channel 7 and our Chairperson Jennifer Day and Vice-Chairperson Julie Osburn as they discuss the World Breastfeeding Week theme: BREASTFEEDING AND WORK: LET'S MAKE IT WORK!
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