Re: [ozmidwifery] Get-Up website

[Stephen & Felicity]

The Joyous Birth community is organising a Get Up petition addressing the current abysmal state of affairs in QLD (the Midwifery witchhunts).  You need to be a registered member of JB to access the forum and view the discussion relating to this, but here's some relevant information I've cut from the discussion for those on the list interested in getting active about birthing issues:-   "If you have a good idea for a new GetUp campaign on an important national issue, then we would love to hear about it. If you can, tell us the focus of the campaign and suggest the action the campaign would ask our members to take. Send your campaign ideas to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. All campaigns ideas are read and sorted by our staff, but unfortunately we can't respond simply because of the volume of emails we receive. For media enquiries, please visit the Media page. GetUp is a trademark of GetUp Limited (A.B.N. 99 114 027 986). GetUp Ltd Level 7, 280 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9264 4039"   ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly @ BellyBelly To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 8:17 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Get-Up website I came across a website recently called Get-Up (http://www.getup.org.au)   What is GetUp? GetUp is a new political movement to build a more progressive Australia. GetUp brings together like-minded people who want to bring participation back into our democracy. GetUp.org.au members use the latest online tools to act on the most important issues facing the country.   I had a brainwave (one of the few LOL!) - perhaps someone could contact them about getting some birthing issues on there? It’s all so very easy to get petitions set up and sent to the government, I had a look through their campaigns and signed some petitions the other week and they get HUGE responses and have a great site using great technology to make it all the easier. Anyone interested in contacting them? Hopefully we can pass on all the evidence we saw at the homebirth conference to help bring birth back home and help rural birthing mothers. Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support