Ranting raving, and speaking to everyone.

I've also created a facebook page.

This site. Please help spread the word.

An email campaign targeting teenage girls.

A whole bunch of "propaganda"

Meetings...

I have an spreadsheet of Western Australian Senators, and their contact details if anyone wants it for mail merge.

Lisa, I'm TAKING you to Canberra....

The most important people for the message to come from, is actually the non home birthing mums. This is about our choices - and it affects them too!!

IT's about time we kicked up the biggest stink our govermnent has ever seen!

signing every petition under the sun, will be sending some postcards that arrived in the mail this morning to Nicola Roxon.

I really hope to be at the Perth Rally but think work will interfere :(

Signed!! And will post on facebook. Great Job Kiera

This was the response from one of my emails - it's more positive then the others so far...

I've signed petitions and sent emails to Roxon, my nearest Greens representative and my local Federal MP (Jason Wood). I'm also going to Canberra on the very little funds we have!

I've sent emails to senators and Nicola Roxon, signed the online petition and bought a virtual whatsy for the Canberra rally. I won't be able to go to the Perth one. All up I feel I've haven't done much at all.

As I've said in my post introducing myself I'm now focussing my efforts on learning how to play the game. Ranting and raving will make us look like ranters and ravers. I see this issue at times being portrayed in quite a patronising way in the media. I want to learn how to work with the media, how to write for the media so that we can really be heard.

Even if the legislation is passed I am learning that there's always a way around legislation. It's about studying legislation with a fine-tooth comb to identify little holes we can work through.

We need to look long-term to be able to let the public understand the importance of appropriate choice in maternity. I see so many people who don't want to know about birth that isn't highly medicalised. They are fearful and simply quite pissed off at those of us who have loved our births. Until the majority of people understand the issue we will always be ranting and raving on the margins while the AMA gets away with outrageous statements and appalling political acts. Out-lawing Independent Midwifery an "unintended consequence" my arse.

Kiera

I'm not having a go at you, I'm not having a go at anybody, I'm not implying you have chosen any words badly. I've ranted and raved to a couple of people because what is happening is appalling. It's a human reaction.

What I am saying is that we are misrepresented in the media and are being marginalised politically. I want to look at how do we get our message across. I was giving my answer to a post about what I am doing, I've mentioned where I personally am going with this. At no point was there any criticism of anybody else.

I never said people were only ranting and raving. Please read my post again. I hope you will see I have not said what you've imagined. When I write I try to be as clear and articulate as I can and I find it disheartening to see it being read in a way totally different to my intentions. Perhaps it's one of the problems with reading text from people we've never met.

I think we all have different skills and interests to bring to the homebirth community. My concerns are how do I contribute best to something I believe in. I'm impressed with your skills in contributing by creating this website.

To be honest I'm disappointed and bored with hypersensitivity and insularity in some areas of the birthing world.