Posted by: barefootamy on: November 25, 2008
Thanks to ThePetitionSite.com we have an online petition setup specifically for the Campaign to Save the North Shore Birth Center. Click here to sign the petition and view how many signatures we have to date! Be sure to click on the “bookmarks” to share with friends on Facebook, MySpace, Stumble and more.
Posted by: christaterry on: November 20, 2008
What: A meeting to discuss our plans moving forward in support of the North Shore Birth Center Where: The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 225 Cabot St. Beverly MA Note: There is a public parking lot behind the church off of Hale Street/Briscoe Street. People will need to enter the back door, on Essex Street/Briscoe [...]
Posted by: Rebecca Hains on: November 19, 2008
The North Shore Birth Center is in jeopardy! There is a very serious move to close the North Shore Birth Center, a midwifery practice situated on the campus of Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts. On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Health Corporation considered the proposal to close the Birth [...]
Posted by: bbmomma on: November 19, 2008
What an amazing day. If any one had any doubt that we as citizens can influence our community, today was proof positive that we can and have made a difference. The rally was a great success - although the proposal to cease births at the Birth Center is still on the table, the vote was postponed, [...]
Posted by: Rebecca Hains on: November 18, 2008
Many thanks to Tabitha Sherrell, a professional photographer and Campaign member who documented our rally today! She posted several great shots on her blog this afternoon. They’re fantastic! Check them out here.
Posted by: christaterry on: November 17, 2008
It’s been so wonderful to read all of the letters of support pouring into the local newspapers. As much as the campaign loves media coverage in the form of newspaper articles, the letters you’ve written really help to raise awareness in the larger community. After all, who doesn’t like reading the letters section of the [...]
Posted by: christaterry on: November 17, 2008
Get ready for the Save the North Shore Birth Center rally – Tomorrow, 6:15am!!! Gather with us to ask the Board of Trustees to hear our pleas to save the North Shore Birth Center! This will be a peaceful, non-confrontational gathering to show our community support of the Birth Center and its commitment to safe, [...]
Posted by: sshamel on: November 16, 2008
Get ready for the rally – Tuesday, 6:15am!!! Gather with us to ask the Board of Trustees to hear our pleas to save the North Shore Birth Center! This will be a peaceful, non-confrontational gathering to show our community support of the Birth Center and its commitment to safe, natural birth. We are expecting hundreds of supporters, and [...]
Posted by: Rebecca Hains on: November 15, 2008
The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) has passed along this great letter [PDF] they’ve sent to the Northeast Health Corporation’s Board of Trustees, in support of NSBC. A big THANK YOU to AABC for advocating on behalf of all of us!
Posted by: christaterry on: November 14, 2008
Even though this morning’s picketing shift was a little dicey — it rained, then stopped, then rained, then stopped, etc. — we did have four grownups and two little ones out there in the wet. We survived, the signs survived…but I’m not sorry that I suggested people stay home. Just so you know, picketing is [...]
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