Monday, November 9, 2009

Bits and Peices

Happy Monday!

Just wanted to share with you a couple of wonderful events that are happening in the coming weeks:

Thursday, November 12 at 6pm, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center:
Lesbian Family Building
What women need to know about having babies: practical and emotional issues in family building for single women and lesbian couples. This informative workshop will cover the medical, emotional and legal elements important to women when pursuing parenthood. The following issues will be addressed: how to choose a reproductive clinic, using a clinic vs. a gynecologist, carrying each others’ eggs, how to find the right sperm donor, legal rights, second-parent adoption and more!

Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm, Book Court
THE MEANS OF REPRODUCTION: SEX, POWER, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD
A reading and Q&A with the author Michelle Goldberg, hosted by Planned Parenthood of New York City Activist Council.

Also, just to pass along a link: The New York Times discusses the closing of the Bellevue Birth Center.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Baby(ies)


Did any of you see the trailer for this amazing movie, Baby(ies), before Where the Wild Things Are? I couldn't find a trailer on-line (I guess others have had a similar problem). From the limited internet information and from what I could tell from the trailer, it seems to be a documentary portrait of four babies through the first year of their lives from four different countries. Pretty sweet- can't wait to see it.

On another note, yesterday I had the privilege of meeting two very wonderful new babies. A special congrats to a beautiful midwife mama and her darling new one.