The Conference isn't for the women Lisa, its for those who work in the birth & post-natal services industries - of course the others wont be interested! I am not saying anyone is doing a crap or insufficient job - we're all working so hard! And good on all of you down there educating women in the way you are. It's a big job.
Once we have the opportunity to learn how to more effectively lobby, write press releases, advertise, market, network and teach (and more of us doing it with good knowledge, on how to make it more effective) it makes less work and less stress for everyone. Makes sense to me, getting some inside knowledge, less energy and effort required, less stress, better result. It's working smarter and not harder. We can learn how to do all that from those who know or have tried and tested ways to share. Some of the less fruitful efforts may be able to be turned into more fruitful efforts - you can work your butt off all year but it can be wasted energy if it's not done effectively - again not in effort value but in directed value. I guarantee the speakers will change the way we do things and it will actually excite people, having ideas on how they can do things without compromising their integrity or what they believe in... But, people have to be willing to learn something new. I can see many are not ready for change and are very comfy where they are. Nothing I can do about that, and I won't argue with them. However I do know I can help those who are ready... and I have the thumbs up from people like Barb Vernon and others within MC which means a great deal to me. Convincing in words is harder than action, so I shall get my head down, bum up and lets all see what happens :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa Barrett Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] DO SOMETHING! Kelly said I did want to be a midwife, but > luckily I was drawn to doing Rhea's Birth Attendant course and I love > being with > the woman the way I am. I am not ready to become a midwife, the time is > not > right with the industry this way... I'm all for shouting it from the rooftops Kelly. I Also love the woman I am ( and the midwife I am) but as far as I'm concerned I don't work in an industry I have a way of life. You have the ear of every woman that reads or writes on you site. Go for it tell them all about birth and see how much change you can make. How will a course in lobbying the government help that. These women don't want to hear it. We need to lobby and educate the women. We are really trying here in SA with the Birth matters group, Tania Smallwood and Laureen Newman's WEA course in birth, being visable where ever possible with our stand on birth options. I don't need to become professional because I feel I already am and the story of the Hare and the Tortoise springs to mind. Lisa Barrett -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
