[ozmidwifery] Bumper sticker: Women need more Midwives: safe gentle and natural

[Julie Clarke]

Hi Jodie I agree the objective(s) need to focus the attention on the slogan.   I would recommend gaining the consumers attention to direct them to the cause of campaigning for birth reform.   Women need more midwives: safe gentle and natural Vote for birth reform.   It is a very clear message to put on a bumper sticker - it targets the female voter in a succinct way.   Hug Julie Julie Clarke CBE Childbirth and Parenting Educator ACE Grad-Dip Supervisor NACE Advanced Educator and Trainer   Transition into Parenthood 9 Withybrook Pl Sylvania NSW 2224. T. (02) 9544 6441 F. (02) 9544 9257 Mobile 0401 2655 30 email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.transitionintoparenthood.com.au     -----Original Message----- From: owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jodie Miller Sent: Monday, 29 March 2004 9:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] bumper stickers   I have seen purple  "Midwifery Matters" bumper stickers around the place.  Who makes these?   Friends of the Birth Centre (Qld) have "a midwife helped me out" with a picture of a baby in blue, white and yellow.  We sell them for $2 each to cover costs of a small print run.  Mostly tho' we give them away.   I agree with Cas that Maternity Coalition, as the umbrella organisation, should be the central organisation targetted with a bumper sticker.   I think almost all of the slogans below would belong on a bumper sticker.  The one that jumps out to me is "women in the know know a midwife" but maybe it's too subtle?  It does bring the element of consumer choice into the debate though, so that's why I like it.   I think a generic bumper sticker is a great idea!      Jodie Miller Friends of the Birth Centre (Qld)   BTW, the slogan Cas said I suggested was firmly tongue in cheek!       On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 05:58 pm, Jen Semple wrote: > Seeking in-put from MC branches around Oz, consumer organisations, ASIM, > etc... >  > ACMI is looking at printing bumper stickers & there's interest from > Midwives in Private Practice (MIPP in Victoria) & possibly MC (Vic) going > in together to do a massive print to reduce costs, have heaps of the same > stickers floating around on cars all around Oz, etc. >  > Janine Clark (ACMI national student rep) & I are looking at organising > this... if anyone has any suggestions please let us know! >  > One question to think about/dicuss is if all of these > organisations (ACMI, MC, MIPP, ASIM, etc) are keen to get stickers > together, each sticker is not going to be able to have each organisation's > name on it.  So I think each organisation needs to discuss why they want > the stickers... to promote the organisation or to promote midwifery/birth > reform (or other goal I haven't thought of!). >  > If the goal is to promote midwifery/birth reform, maybe they could all have > the MC website on them since that's the umbrella organisation.  If the goal > is to promote the specific organisation, then I'm not really sure how this > could be done. >  > Does anyone have any thoughts/feelings/ideas? >  > I've collated a list of suggested slogans below, but before slogans are > debated, it's probably more important to discuss goals & priorities. >  > Jen > ******** >  > "Push for birth reform" >  > "I want 1-to-1 midwifery care" >  > "Midwives help people out" >  > "Women in the know know a midwife" >  > The NZ College of Midwives sell 3 stickers for around $1 each: >  > - Start life with a midwife >  > - I chose carefully, I chose a midwife >  > - I'm a midwife >  > Midwives Care! -Naturally!- >  > PROUD TO BE A MIDWIFE >  > SAY HELLO TO A MIDWIFE >  > "midwives do it for life" >  > "midwives do it .. naturally" >  > 'human milk for human babies' >  > "the goddess or the birth machine - your choice" >  > peace on earth begins at birth >  > Midwives: saving the earth, one baby at at time >  >  >  > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.