 Dear BOLD Friends,
Aaaah...it's almost spring! A few exciting things to share with you...
New BOLD Performance and Red Tent sites in 2009!
BOLD 2009 is underway (this year you can do it any time of year!). Our current performance locations include Hawaii (all over!), New York City, Fort Collins, Colorado, San Diego, California, Murphys, California, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Paris, France and Vienna, Austria. And BOLD Red Tents are popping up all over the place too! (by the way, we've gotten rid of the art/film project requirement making it easier than ever to hold a BOLD Red Tent in your community). Check out our complete list here of who's BOLD in 2009.
And for those of you living in or near Little Rock, Arkansas, come meet playwright and BOLD founder Karen Brody at the Arkansas Literary Festival April 19th. She'll be speaking that weekend and after a 45-minute version of her play, Birth. Karen gave birth to her two boys in Little Rock so this will not only be a fun event, but a homecoming.
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Calling all filmmaker/ birth advocates!Birth Matters Virginia (an organization that works to promote an
evidence-based model of maternity care) is inviting mothers, fathers,
filmmakers, film students, birth advocates, and others to create a 4-7
minute educational video about birth. The first-place winner will
receive a cash prize of $1000. Second place $500 and an "honorable
mention" prize of $100 will also be awarded. The deadline for entering
the contest is Mother's Day, May 10, 2009. For rules and to see how to enter, please visit http://www.birthmattersva.org/videocontest.html
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Baby International Film Festival in DC metro areaWant
to know the truth about childbirth today? Baby International Film
Festivals are one great place to start! The next one takes place in the
DC metro area on March 21st. For more information click here.
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Penny Simkin: Comfort Measures
Penny Simkin says: "Childbirth does not mean you have to suffer!" Yes, there are comfort measures....which is why well-known doula and childbirth educator Simkin has a new DVD out appropriately titled: Comfort Measures. It's a must-have for parents to be, childbirth educators, midwives and anyone in the maternity care profession. For more information click here. |
BOLD shout out: The Big Push for Midwives
Congratulations to The Big Push for Midwives for the recent Associated Press release that mentioned all the passionate work they're doing (see "Homebirth Advocates Press Pro-Midwife Agenda"). You ROCK! To know more about The BIg Push for Midwives click here.
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We wish you a happy and BOLD spring!
-Karen, Laura and Jennifer
The BOLD Team
PS: check out Karen's thoughts on everything from "curing versus healing" in maternity care today to why Obama needs a birth plan. Click here to read Karen's blog.
PS: Last year's BOLD Red Tent in Paris posted a video of their event on YouTube. Check it out here!
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Give BIRTH!
Need a gift that makes a difference? Give a copy of Karen Brody's cirtically-acclaimed play BIRTH with photos and stories from the BOLD movement.
To add it to your Amazon gift purchases click here. |
