The nurse-in at Facebook’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Millbrae, California was a success. Not in that Facebook is actually going to start following their own rules, but in that over a thirty mothers, babies, and supporters came out to support breastfeeding. The tally at one point was 15 mothers and 21 children plus supporters. The event organizers were myself, Heather Moore-Farley, Samsarah Morgan, Jodine Chase, and Sarah Rockwell, though Sarah and Jodine were unable to make it.
I hope that the shareholders could see us from their window. They had a security detail guarding their buses near the exit but I didn’t see them leave. It was also nice to run into Breastfeeding USA‘s president, Patty Jacobs, for a moment as I was heading out.
Below are a few photos and a video I took at the nurse-in this morning.
Video: Organizer Heather Moore-Farley’s interview with the news.
Photos:
Gathered in front of the Westin hotel in Millbrae, California, where Facebook’s stockholders were having their annual meeting.
Photo from organizer Samsarah Morgan.
Babies as young as 7 weeks old showed up to drink a little milk to support breastfeeding on Facebook.
Anya Matkowski’s children. The onesie says, “Stick around for the show, I nurse in public.”
Heather Moore-Farley and her friend Jena Vincent. Some ladies drove an hour or more to attend or even took BART.
Getting some media attention.
The Happy Hippie Homemaker, Xela, and her daughters with a sign: “Facebook: Hands off our memories!”
Myself and my two daughters, tandeming at the nurse-in. Two breasts, two babies! They were much smaller when they were tandem nursing at last year’s Facebook nurse-in.
My girls, 21 months and 3 1/2 years old, holding up signs for the cars passing by. “Babies like breastfeeding.” & “Dear Facebook, Babies drink milk. Mothers’ breasts make milk. Babies drink milk from mothers’ breasts. Deal with it!”
Honk if you support breastfeeding!
Jinny Pagle nursing her daughter.
There was lots of love at the event. Jinny gives organizer Samsarah Morgan a hug.
Love these signs Heather Moore-Farley’s daughter made to support breastfeeding on Facebook. “Be nice to mommies and babies.” & “Do not take down our photos.”
As you can see, it was a wonderful gathering. There are even more photos posted to the Facebook event page and countless breastfeeding support pages. It’s a shame that Facebook still has me banned from posting on pages that are a part of my normal activity, relating to breastfeeding and nursing events. I cannot even post a comment on a photo of myself on a public page without being told that isn’t allowed. All I can do to communicate is “like” it and hope the other person knows I appreciate their photos, thoughts, or for sharing my posters.
What is the follow up going to be to this nurse-in? When will Facebook be held accountable? These are questions that we are trying to answer, as this problem has been going on since mothers first turned to Facebook to share their memories and lovely nursing moments nearly ten years ago. We would like Facebook to keep their promise, that they will not take down nursing photos. It is only a matter of time.
Did you attend the event today, in person or virtually? Have you had a nursing photo banned from Facebook?
News
The nurse-in made the news in China, though most of the video was focused on the Keystone pipeline protest.
Facebook under fire at stockholders’ meeting – China.org
“Outside the stockholder’s meeting, these women express their displeasure over Facebook removing from their personal pages, photos of them breastfeeding.”
Related Posts
- Organizer Heather Moore-Farley’s recap of the event: Nurse-in – It’s All About The Hat
- My pre-nurse-in post: Nurse-In at Facebook’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Be there! - Paa.la
- A blog post with a link to a video highlighting breastfeeding photo removals in 2012. Facebook vs breastfeeding 2012 Year in review - PhD in Parenting
- A post that shows how Facebook is refusing to carry advertisements if the picture shows breastfeeding - Facebook bans ad, compares breastfeeding to sex toys - Jodine’s World
- The Backwards Views of the World and Women {Facebook} – Birth Without Fear
- Last year’s nurse-in: Press & Photos of the 2012 Facebook Nurse-In Menlo Park & International News! – Paa.la
- Who Screens Flagged Facebook Content? Not Who You’d Expect – Paa.la
- Why SEEING breastfeeding is important & Emma Kwasnica’s challenge to you - Paa.la
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