To all advocates of birth reform in the Brisbane and greater region, Friends of the Birth Centre are appealing for items of baby clothing in small sizes for their "airing our laundry" installation in King George Square on May 5, 2003. Most desirable are newborn singlets, wondersuits, bodysuits, booties, bonnets, cardigans, mittens - anything small that gets the "ahhh" factor. Condition is irrelevant - in fact, donors can feel free to decorate their items if they desire. With every donation we request enough pegs to hang those donated items on the clothes line. Then, come and see the display in King George Square on International Midwives Day/Labour Day and find your items in the crowd. We aspire to locate up to 4000 items of baby clothing to hang on our washing lines on the day - one item for every baby excluded from being born at the RWH birth centre due to limited places and resources since 1995.
It is our goal to promote birth centres and the NMAP by providing a poignant symbollic visual reference for the demand for childbirth choices in the Brisbane region. Hills Industries limited have generously offered their support for our event by lending us their iconic clotheslines. B105 radio host Robin Bailey will be our spokesperson on the day. We hope to make a great day of it, and share our message with the rest of Queensland. ********************************************************************************* Local donations can be delivered to any one of many drop-off points around Brisbane. Please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information. Out of town donations, mail to: Friends of the Birth Centre PO Box 93 Grange, Qld, 4051 Cash/cheque donations and offers to volunteer for the event also gratefully accepted. All likeminded organisations are welcome to have a stall at our event. A $50 fee secures a trestle table and chairs. Deadline for collection is April 30. ********************************************************************************** Please start spreading the word and feel free to circulate this email to any supportive people you know. We have a big job ahead of us and only six weeks to deadline! Jodie Miller Friends of the Birth Centre http://www.fbc.org.au (h) (07) 3300 0135 (m) 0409 890 194 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
