Friday, December 12, 2008
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I am Campaigns and Networking Coordinator at Baby Milk Action, which monitors the baby food industry. Our aim is to protect breastfeeding and babies fed on formula from practices that put profits before health. This is a daily look behind the scenes of the work of Baby Milk Action, including the boycott of Nestlé (the worst of the baby food companies), which we promote in the UK. See the Baby Milk Action website if you are unfamiliar with our work.
IBFAN's famous breastfeeding calendar is now available at reduced price. With 12 full-colour A4 breastfeeding pictures from around the world. View them in our on-line Virtual Shop and order today!
How we can use human rights arguments to defend the right to food. With a chapter by Mike Brady on holding corporations to account (with Nestlé as a case study) and by Dr. Arun Gupta on breastfeeding.
Order at:http://www.babymilkaction.org/shop/publications02.html#gorfOr can you become a member of Baby Milk Action or buy something from our on-line Virtual Shop? See below for some of the great items available.
Formula for Disaster film from UNICEF Philippines, showing the aggressive marketing strategies used there and the impact. Order a DVD or view it on line.
Reusable Fairtrade cotton shopping bags available in Baby Milk Action's on-line Virtual Shop, along with books, postcards, t-shirts and much more.
2 comments:
My husband goes to Sweden frequently with his job. A few weeks ago he was there and found himself amidst much excitement about the new office coffee machine - one of those awful Nespree things. He caused a lot of confusion when he refused his usual morning cuppa - 'No ta, he said, I don't do Nestle'. After he'd explained, the excitement died down and he was handed his usual, Swedish brand, instant brew. He was back there this week. The machine, he tells me, is now gathering dust in a cupboard. I bloody love the Swedes!
Apparently, in Sweden breastfeeding is expected. If you don't do it, you're pretty much seen as a bit odd...I can appreciate that.
Ann
Great story, Ann!
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