Nurse-In at Facebook HQ, Hanover Quay, Feb 6th 2012

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Hi,

I'm not in the media but wanted to share this event here and make sure it's ok to share it in the Parenting forum too (is it Mods??).

We're attempting to normalise breastfeeding because it should NOT be seen as "sexually explicit" or obscene. Here is the bumph from the FB page relating to the Dublin nurse-in, and the link: https://www.facebook.com/events/359931310688554. If you're in another country, there may be a nurse-in near you, check out this page: http://www.facebook.com/notes/fb-stop-harassing-emma-kwasnica-over-her-breastfeeding-pics/locations-for-facebook-nurse-in/324817760874621


"You may have heard that Facebook has been deleting photos of nursing mothers, from the mums own private accounts. Many mothers have even had their accounts suspended or deleted for repeated “breaches” of Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, because they supposedly contain “nudity, pornography or graphic sexual content”. This is despite the fact that Facebook's own FAQ's state that photos of nursing mothers are permitted.

In response to this, mothers (and fathers, grandparents and people who aren't parents!) around the globe are coming together to tell Facebook that this practice is unacceptable, because photos of mothers breastfeeding are not pornographic or sexually graphic. If it is legal to nurse in public then how can it be “illegal” to show photos of this activity on a site like Facebook?

Friends of Breastfeeding have been approached about organising the Dublin leg of the worldwide protest at Facebook headquarters on Monday 6th February. In other countries, these are being called “nurse-ins”; however, we do not like this term for several reasons. Therefore, we have decided to facilitate the organisation of a protest, that all are welcome to attend (regardless of their nursing status, age or gender), to send the message to Facebook that the practice of trying to hide nursing mothers away from public view is no more acceptable on a social networking site than it is in restaurants, hospitals, government buildings or any other public place.

Please let us know if you are interested in helping us organise this protest or even if you'd just like to attend (reply here or email membership@friendsofbreastfeeding.ie).

Feel free to bring your children, partners, friends, co-workers and the man next door – and feel free to feed your children while attending the protest if they are hungry!"

IanL

Who in their sane mind shows pictures of theselves breastfeeding on facebook, I've no problem with women doing it in public if the child needs to be fed, although some love to make an exhibition of it.

But showing off pictures of it?! I know its natural but so is going to the toilet though I don't feel to take pictures of it.

Not a facebook user but with all the weirdos and perves out there they are right to ban it.