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With all of the controversy surrounding the national nurse-ins at Applebee’s after a Lexington, KY restaurant asked a breastfeeding mother to cover up, over 10,000 people have visited Breastfeeding 1-2-3 in the first 11 days this month. The controversy also drove up participation in the latest poll to the highest number yet: 160 votes. (Interesting […]
With a couple of nurse-ins still to take place this week, it is incredible that over 1,800 breastfeeding advocates rallied at over 95 Applebee’s locations on Saturday. I have updated the Google Map one last time (removing sites that definitely did not participate and adding last minute participants) and the nationwide effort is very impressive! […]
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Amazing how nurse-in signs like this one made by four-year-old Michael:
can help result in signs like this one posted in the window of the Quincy, Massachusetts Applebee’s today:
Congratulations to all the activists on the success of the events.
Thanks Lisa and Jessie for the photos!
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What a wonderful impact the 99 Applebee’s nurse-ins in 44 states have had so far today (more continue on the West Coast as the some activists avoid the heat of the day with night nurse-ins). I just read an Applebee’s corporate statement quoted by WTVQ in Kentucky:
Our goal as restaurant operators is to provide a […]
Facebook followed in the steps of MySpace and LiveJournal as it began removing breastfeeding pictures under the premise that they are “obscene.” In a backlash against Facebook, breastfeeding advocates have started a new group entitled “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene (official petition to Facebook).” (Registration is required to view or become a member of […]
At last check, breastfeeding advocates plan to rally at 80 Applebee’s locations in 37 states [Edited: By late Friday, September 7, the count is up to 89 locations in 39 states]! One person who won’t be attending, though? Brooke Ryan, the woman involved in the original incident. She appreciates the support and is pleased the […]
The latest mainstream press about the Applebee’s nurse-ins contains a statement from Thomas and King, the owner of the Kentucky franchise in which a breastfeeding mother was asked to cover up:
Thomas & King is proud that, every day, dozens of mothers breastfeed their children in our restaurants. We are known for providing a safe and […]
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