Pre-rally BellyBelly Breakfast Meet-up

To my gorgeous birth/women's rights/human rights activists:

We talked about meeting at some point over the rally, I think it would be great if we can meet before, break the ice a little, get pumped up and have some fun, because we'll probably all be exhausted afterwards and kids grumpy!!!

I propose meeting up for breakfast (for those who will be there first thing) and until we all leave for Parliament House so more of us can join in.

If you're up for it, please reply to this thread and we'll work out numbers and I will book a place for us to meet.

Who's coming to breakfast/morning tea?

Kelly, Chris, Marisa, Elijah - 4


Total - 4

Us!!!

(2) - Ashlea and Anthony.

Too scared to bring my toddler, better at home with Nan.

Not sure who I'll be sharing a hotel room with, if at all, so it will depend if the person I'm kipping with will be meeting ABA chicks, Homebirth in the Hills chicks or want to come with me to meet BB chicks (I'll be in two minds about HBITH and BB, myself!). Definitely interested, though!

I'll be in for breakfast!

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Hi guys,
we would love to come but DD1 is allergic to eggs and nuts so makes breakfast a little difficult when u go out. Hopefully we can meet u there?

Ooohh...count me in! Now sure where we're staying, but probably at relatives.

Can't wait to meet everyone.

I'll do a tentative Christy.... I don't know if I'm heading down on Sunday arvo or on Monday morning.

I am a maybe! stil deciding to go or not! :)

at this stage i'll say yes we will be there..... DH just doesnt know it yet!

so that will be myself, dh, dd1 dd2

My flight's booked! Going with my GF and her 1 year old - so I still don't know if it will be a BB or ABA pre-rally meet up.

Where is the proposed meet up?

I would love to join you for breakfast.. It will be either just me or 2 adults and 2 kids.. Really looking forward to this..

OK so where is this breakkie going to be? Kellie are you picking the spot?

I have no idea in regards to places in canberra, might aswell be timbiktu - so please someone say when and where and we will find it

Just a thought for breakfast ladies. I won't be able to make the rally as I'm now in WA - used to work at the Senate (ha-ha) but don't hold that against me! The Hyatt Hotel on Commonwealth Avenue is just down the road (literally) from Parliament House. This is where the MPs and Senators used to stay - not sure if they still do, this could work for you though. Anyway, from all accounts they do a bang up buffet breaky in the Promenade Cafe. As it's a hotel and can accommodate more people and it's close to where you want to go and you could walk to the House I thought it might be worth mentioning.

How about Rydges Capitol Hill?

It's just so out of my way, Kaz...all the way down the elevator!
Hey, did you hear from Jason's diary manager? He's got time at 11am to meet with constituents and I've suggested the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, because they're having their welcome to the nation ceremony there before the rally starts and they're involved with the birth choices protest (their own birth choices were removed from communities already - they already know how we're going to feel come next July!).
Anyway, I'm up for brekky at Rydges (dammit, I'm looking forward to jamming buffet brekky into my belly!)...right after my 'float' in the pool :)

ooooh yeah, he contacted me too (Or Shan did!) - great idea about the Aboriginal Tent Embassy!

I'm all for Rydges cause it's where I'm staying too .... mmm, glorious 2 days without DH / DS!

what time do you guys consider to be "breakfast"...?

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It's just so out of my way, Kaz...all the way down the elevator!

Anyway, I'm up for brekky at Rydges (dammit, I'm looking forward to jamming buffet brekky into my belly!)...right after my 'float' in the pool :)

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ROFL!!!!!

do you think us *interlopers* would be welcome at Rydges for brekkie???? or only for guests?

oh yeah, and when we do agree on where to go, what time??

I'd say it'd be like other hotels where you can come in to partake of their buffet arrangements :) I reckon, because of proximity, there might be a few groups meeting there. The more the merrier, I say!

saweet! it'll be so awesome to finally meet you lot LOL!

Would you guys mind if I joined you for breakfast.. I'm driving to Canberra Monday morning from Sydney after flying from the Gold Coast tomorrow afternoon.. If you can work out a time for brekky that would be great... Is anyone doing their art and craft and creating placards...
Dee

Eek, haven't even thought of a placard! I just got a t-shirt to wear and my preggy belly...I think I'm too tired to make anything, sigh...

*oooohhhh i wanna have a PLACARD!!!!*

Might get DD to do some 'art' :D

7am? 7.30? 8am?

Will make a placard Sunday, don't think it will get past airport security if I make it here!

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Will make a placard Sunday, don't think it will get past airport security if I make it here!

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PMSL!!!

how is 8/8:30 is for breakkie? should keep us fired up for the rest of the morning if we have it a little later?

we are meeting the baby carriers down under group at 10 too :)

8-8.30 sounds good for me!

how do we 'find' eachother...or is the presence of bellies and babies enough LOL?!!

kelly mentioned in the roll call thread that we may need to book??

Well I'll be wearing my white shirt with purple sleeves with a homebirth slogan!!!!

How many should I book for?

OK.

Buffet breakfast is $23/head for full buffet or $19/head for continental.

Manuka Shopping Precinct is a "short stroll" away and has lots of cafes etc so we could just rock on into one of those, which I dare say would be cheaper.

I'll be having my brekky at Rydges after my 'swim', so might have to get in touch after and meet up for the Jason Wood meeting? I'll be wearing the same shirt at Kaz...only, I'll be filling out the front a little more ;) Oh, and my hair, as of this week, is back to looking like my avatar's hair!