Saturday, May 12, 2007
We did it!
We pulled off the forum wonderfully! We had a good turn out, speakers from the Gold Coast and Sydney and a bunch of people keen to go further in pursuing the right of choice for birthing women and their families in the Northern Rivers district. Those who spoke did so on politics, advocacy and lobbying, setting up medicare-rebated homebirth, continuity of care and care-givers, and an Indigneous Birth Centre - which this area needs desperately. It was an inspiration. And we were on NBN news! Though I didn't see it... It's so great to be a part of something you are passionate about from it's conception to, hopefully, making the changes we are aiming for. But we have a long way to go...
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Wow Petra! That's absolutely brilliant. I'd love to know more about your involvement.
Oh I'm on a steep learning curve with all the political jargon being bandied about so, while I'm learning, I'll stick to my comfort zone of designing and helping with the distribution of their promotional material. I did, however, have to email the local and federal members prior to the forum which was all very new and strange but I guess something I need to get used to! Everyone has input as to what is important within the group but we have a fairly concrete agenda to work with now. Our next meeting next week so stay tuned...
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