Birth Rights Rally in September: Who's Coming & Co-ordinators

[Muffy]

I'm going to see what i can do!!! I definantly want to be there!

[Dansta]

i want to be there! looks like i'll be talking DH into a diving holiday!

[Tanya]

I am hoping I can make it I know so many ppl who are going, I would feel left out if I didn't at least give it a LOT of thought!

[eknevett]

I'd love to be there, but will be nearly 33 weeks by then, so not sure about flying! If there's a rally in Victoria, I'll definitely make it. Homebirth had already been made so much more expensive than hospital, with private healthcare companies reluctant to pay, that I'm booked into a birth centre, but if I could have afforded it, it would have been the number one choice!

Is there anyone else in Victoria who'd like to stage a rally here? Anyone know an appropriate location?

Emma

[koru]

Any chance we can organise some more rallies in major centres? I won't make it to Canberra with a tiny bub would would happily march down Swanston St

[BellyBelly]

If you're on FB, then reply to the thread in there about it, otherwise:

Jo Hunter wrote
at 1:31pm
For all those who can't make it. We are looking at organising a 'virtual rally' at the same time as the 'real rally'. Having everyone send in a head shot, their name, location and 25 words or less that you want the pollies to know. We will then stick the head shot onto preggo bellies with your words on the belly, attach it to a stick and shove them all in the ground out the front of Parliament House. We are just working on coordinating this with some help and we will probably need each person to pledge some money to cover the costs of this happening. our new website is very close to being launched and all info will be on there. Come back here regularly for updates though.

LETS MAKE THIS HUGE!!!!!

[lilmisshavachat]

I will either fly to Canberra or try and organise a rally at the same time on the Gold Coast (Whichever would be more productive).. We have to do something but I don't know where to start with organising something like this... If anyone has guidence to give on what to do just PM please...