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First "National Nurse-In" scheduled
Categories: Pregnancy & Birth, Places To Go, Media
We've posted several stories about a woman that was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight for breastfeeding her baby recently. In fact, we've even posted a story about Delta disciplining the flight attendant in question.For some, this isn't enough; mothers across the nation have scheduled a "National Nurse-In" on Tuesday, November 21 at Delta Airlines counters, in addition to the counters of airlines owned by Delta's parent group, Mesa-Air, which includes US Air and United.
Interested women should meet up 10 a.m., local time.
For those interested, some of the people behind this "nurse-in" are also behind those that were held at Starbucks and at ABC's "The View."
Personally, I find the grassroots efforts behind these types of events incredibly interesting. As I've written several times in the past, I'm all for public breastfeeding, though I also support a parent's decision to give formula. But, as I've seen on several media sites while reading about this story, this is a highly debated issue.
While I believe the decision to breastfeed is a personal one, it takes activists to stand up for the nursing mother and gain attention when someone is wronged.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jenny 11-20-2006 @ 4:19PM
The airline involved with this incident is Freedom Airlines, a subsidiary of Mesa Airlines. It was operated as a Delta codeshare, but Delta Airlines does NOT own Mesa Airlines, nor is Mesa Airlines the parent group of Delta, US Air or United. Mesa Airlines (http://www.mesa-air.com/) is a small airline based in Phoenix which has CODESHARE relationships with US Airways and United, as well as a codeshare relationship with Delta. Under those codeshare agreements, it operates as Delta Connection, US Airways Express, and United Express. The words "connection" and "express" indicate "different airline." None of the major airlines, including Delta, has much if any influence over Mesa/Freedom Airlines decisions. I could understand a nurse-in at Freedom Airlines (the specific subsidiary involved here). The route map is here: http://www.mesa-air.com/dc.asp .
I'm all for grassroots efforts, but I'd like to see them focus on the right target. This is like demonstrating at a Fred Meyer (a grocery store) because they rent space to Starbucks.
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Andi 11-21-2006 @ 3:03PM
The grass roots effort really is amazing. Thanks to the internet, moms across the country were able to coordinate with each other by setting up a yahoo chat group. It's pretty cool.
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