Austin’s World Breastfeeding Day Celebration: A Flash Mob!

By Monica Cravotta  |  Published: Monday, August 2, 2010

Yesterday Austin celebrated World Breastfeeding Day in a classic Keep Austin Weird (and Breastfeeding) kind of way.

Aside from outrageous 100 degree Texas heat that made for seriously sweaty mamas, children, babies —  and boobs if I might add, participating in the choreographed “yay breastfeeding” dance in front of Barton Springs was a fabulous community building event and rockin’ good time.

Both my girls loved joining in on the rehearsals and my eldest took part in the actual performance (standing still most of the time).

Check out the fantastic video that my friend Seabrook put together from the event.  It manages to capture all the highlights except the fantastic go breastfeeding rap lyrics. If I can get my hands on those, I’ll post them tomorrow.

Here’s to influencing communities everywhere to support mothers breastfeeding — IN PUBLIC!!

VIDEO: Austin Breastfeeding Flash Mob

P.S.  Anyone on here a Word Press pro that can tell me how to load a video so the screen shows up in your post versus a link? Not seeing how to make it happen through “embed video” widget and need to get some zzzzzzz’s.

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Get Yer Boob On!!

By Monica Cravotta  |  Published: Thursday, July 15, 2010

God I love Austin.  Check this out Mamas.  Austin is coming together to celebrate World Breastfeeding Day in a super cool way this year.  I plan to participate and hope you’ll join me!

WHO:  You, your family, your partner — anyone else who supports breastfeeding

WHAT: Choreographed Flash Mob — (“a large group of people who gather in a predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then quickly disperse”) to promote breastfeeding in public

WHERE:

• All rehearsals will take place at Galaxy Dance Studios, 1700 South Lamar Blvd, Ste 338.  Final mandatory rehearsal is on the day of the Flash Mob, August 1st, at 11:00 a.m.  Location TBD.

• The actual “Keep Austin Breastfeeding” Flash Mob Event will take place in front of Barton Springs Pool, August 1, 1:00 pm

WHEN:  Participants asked to join at least one rehearsal, preferably two.   Remaining dates:

Sunday, July 18, 3:00 – 4:00 pm; Thursday, July 29, 7:00 – 8:00 pm; and Saturday, July 31, 10:00 – 11:00 am

Yay! Yay! Yay! to Sponsors: Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, Special Addition and Galaxy Dance School. You rock!

Questions?

Gail Gresham: ggresham@hotmail.com, Lauren Reyes, laurenreyes@gmail.com

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