The DC Breastfeeding Coalition, in partnership with the District of Columbia and Virginia chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), is leading the local lobbying efforts to promote the reintroduction of the Breastfeeding Promotion Act. You are invited to a Breastfeeding Advocacy Day in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 would provide a unified national policy to promote breastfeeding in the workplace. The Act includes four provisions:
1. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding women from being fired or discriminated against in the workplace.
2. Provides tax incentives for businesses that establish private lactation areas in the workplace.
3. Provides for a performance standard to ensure breast pumps are safe and effective.
4. Allows breastfeeding equipment and lactation service to be tax deductible for families.
We will start the day with advocacy training information about Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's Breastfeeding Promotion Act. Lunch will be provided, and in the afternoon, participants will visit their representatives in the House and Senate to encourage them to support the act. Details on appointments with your representatives will be sent once you have registered your intent to participate.
The deadline for registration is Monday, June 1, 2009. Registration will be limited to 80 people, so sign up now!
District of Columbia Breastfeeding Coalition
P.O. Box 29214
Washington, DC 20017
Phone: (202) 470-2732
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dcbfc.org
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