RALLY for MIDWIFERY

   Hello Friend,

   It's time for action, folks! I am sending out this invitation for you, your family, and friends--anyone who is interested in supporting homebirth and midwifery in Alabama and one of our midwives during her trial. It is very important that we get as many supporters together as we possibly can on Friday, August 23rd at 1:00p at the East Lake United Methodist Church in Birmingham (see directions below.) This is where our midwife's attorney attends church and he has arranged for us to use one of their rooms.

   Please forward these details to anyone who is a supporter -- a member of Alabama Friends of Midwives or anyone who would be interested in membership. (We do not intend to tolerate opposition at this rally.) Our mission is to stir supporters and strengthen our network. One of the things on our agenda for this rally will be to begin circulating a petition to promote a parent's choice to birth where and with whom they choose. In order for our efforts to be successful we will need YOUR participation. If you will be unable to attend this rally, please contact myself to find out how you can help or for a copy of the petition to begin circulating. We're going to need a really quick turn-around for these signatures. You may send any written correspondence or donations to: P. O. Box 2357, Cullman, AL 35056-2357. For further details or future information, go to http://www.alabamamidwives.com. As always, please keep our midwife and her family and these efforts in your prayers.

Hope to see you there,

Kathy Blackwood
bbkb@corrcomm.net
(256) 747-1999

Directions to the Rally:

From I-65 north or south: From I-65 North or South; take I-59 north toward Gadsden; pass airport and I-20 interchange; take the Oporto/Madrid Blvd. exit; go right; pass through light (Taco Bell & Churches Chicken); turn left between 1st and 2nd Avenue; proceed to church building. Park in back and follow signs to meeting room. We will post signs for meeting room.

From Gadsden: Come toward Birmingham on I-59; take 1st Avenue north exit; turn left onto Oporto/Madrid; turn left between 1st and 2nd Avenue and follow to the church building. Park in rear and follow signs to meeting room.

Note: This building is over 200 years old and is beautiful. Plan time to tour the sanctuary. You can see the building from the interstate.

Special Note: We are happy to count Senator Zeb Little among our supporters in the Cullman area. We encourage anyone in the 4th District voting area to help support him, too. Also invited are past Alabama Governor Guy Hunt and Bob Riley.

  The lawyer representing the case wants to address the group and help us come up with a plan of action. Please come if you are in support of a woman having the right to birth where she chooses and with whom she wants there.