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Lactivism 101
5 Ways to Support Breastfeeding By Debora Geary
Moms are well known for their activism: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Million Mom March (in support of gun control), Mothers for Peace. Moms can be strong supporters of causes they believe in, usually causes that keep their kids safer, healthier and happier. Many people argue that breastfeeding does all three. There are lots of moms out there working to support breastfeeding locally, nationally and globally. How can you become a "lactivist"? Here are five quick ideas to get you started.
The Texas Department of Health sponsors the National Breastfeeding MediaWatch campaign. This campaign encourages volunteers to send letters of commendation when breastfeeding is portrayed positively and correctly in the media and to send letters of encouragement and correction when the portrayals are negative or inaccurate.
Even easier, ProMom has a "3 minute activist" Web page. Here you can send e-mails (conveniently written for you – just enter your name, e-mail address and any additional comments) to various TV shows asking for them to show moms breastfeeding. Current campaigns include asking for Rachel of Friends, Lexi of Days of our Lives
