Dear Jen and Carol,
Believe it or not I agree. I don't want to see the ACMI overthrown. I
want to see a unifying and self governing force that reflects all
aspects of midwifery.
I wasn't at Hobart (Piggy Bank Empty) but was at Byron and saw
midwifery and consumer unity, I felt a need to change maternity
provision and a desire to do so.
The antics of some at Hobart may be explained by such frustrations that
I have been feeling and the trick would be to embrace the passions of
these people and direct to posiitve constructive ends..
Love in friendship NIGEL
--- Jen Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well said Carol. We do need to work with ACMI not
> against it to make
> change. Jen
>
> At 10:03 AM 9/15/99 +0930, you wrote:
> > Dear all I went to Hobart too and
> unfortunately couldn't get to
> >Byron Bay as well (piggy bank's empty). Several
> things came to mind at the
> >time. We have some of the ACMI, non-member midwives
> (and some
> >consumers/activists) all pulling in different
> directions and until we all
> >move forward together I doubt we'll achieve much
> at all. I know, I know
> >I've spent a fair bit of time criticising the
> slowness of the ACMI too.
> >But, I was appalled at some of the antics of my
> midwifery colleagues who
> >seem intent on white anting midwifery, birthing and
> the ACMI for their own
> >agenda and political benefit. Some of the people
> who complained the loudest
> > didn't have the best interests (in my opinion) of
> birthing families or the
> >ACMI at heart. And they never, ever have a plan to
> make things better.
> >As Freire said (before he died that is) - there
> are none so oppressive as
> >the oppressed. There seems to be no point in
> destroying the ACMI and each
> >other unless there is something more useful to put
> in its place. I've not
> >seen any worthwhile replacement yet. Some of our
> behaviours in Hobart were
> >even more horrific and in my opinion unethical and
> disgusting than that of
> >the average politician. it isn't happening
> fast enough. Please
> >let's give them a go - If it doesn't work then up
> go the revolutionary
> >banners!. Yoo hoo Vanessa are you there? You have
> my support. Carol
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