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Eastern shore, Salisbury area:
MFSB will be a vendor at the 30th Annual Salisbury Festival.
Friday through Sunday, April 27-29.
Located in downtown Salisbury & Riverwalk Park! Celebrate spring in our community by taking part in a three day festival filled with entertainment provided by local musicians, great food, shopping, games and activities for children of all ages, carnival rides, and so much more. The primary goal of this family-oriented event is to support local non-profit organizations by helping them raise money, promote their cause, and to highlight the Salisbury community. With a diverse activity schedule, it is guaranteed that there will be something for everyone to enjoy at this celebration! Come Join us!
What an Awesome Day!
The weather was perfect and spirits soared. The turnout was phenomenal. There were at least 300 and maybe as many as 400 bodies at Lawyers Mall to support access to midwives in Maryland. Children ran around in their advocacy t-shirts, carrying signs, and handing out buttons. Sweet Amish babies sat in their mamas laps. Our Amish friends, from the St Mary's county and Charles county areas, came in by the busload. (We might have had as many as 200 members of the Amish community, dressed in their Sunday best come out to join us in demanding access to the evidence-based, culturally-sensitive, well-trained, individualized care provided by Certified Professional Midwives.) The security guard in the building next to Lawyers Mall said, when asked his thoughts about the turnout for this rally, "Yea, it is a good turnout and I think it is the first time we have ever had such a HAPPY crowd rally out here!"
These thoughts were mirrored by delegates in the hearing who were similarly impressed by the many families in attendance and very impressed with the quiet babies at the hearing. We heard throughout the hearing, comments from several delegates about mail, baby pictures and notes from children that they received. Even a delegate who seemed to be in opposition was vocal about the impact your letters made on her. Our campaign is unprecedented. The progress that we have made, in such a short amount of time, is amazing. The tremendous numbers of people from all walks of life, economic standings and cultures as well as the bipartisan support in the house of delegates tells us and the rest of our state and even the country that this movement will only grow from here. This is an issue that transcends the typical barriers of politics, culture and wealth. This is about parents making educated choices for themselves and their families. This is about our state providing the resources for us to make safe choices. This is about our trusted midwives being able to practice safely in Maryland and being able to serve us without fear of persecution when they sign our birth certificates or refer us to appropriate providers when necessary.
Know that you are valued for the part that you have played.
Maryland Families for Safe Birth is a tremendous grass-roots organization.
MFSB is you.
Thank you all.
