MAMAS BRIGADE
and the TEXAS BABIES OF LIBERTY!

A Houston mamas* group whose mission it is to create a peaceful, safe, and
nurturing world for our babies.

*Mama - A mother, grandmother, single parent, or any other mother figure - male or female.
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and non-toxic!

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If you are here, you are probably interested in local activities that foster peace and justice but don't have the time to attend regular meetings or can't get a babysitter to join peace actions. More...

 

SUNDAY MAY 7
SOUTHERN GIRLS CONVENTION BENEFIT AT POISON GIRL!!
Come have a raucous good time at Poison Girl Bar (1641 Westheimer) on Sunday, May 7th after dark. The unbelievably cool and progressive folks at Poison Girl will be giving their profit to Southern Girls Convention 2006 (see below) which is being sponsored in part by Mamas Brigade!
There's no cover. Just come on out and have a cocktail, play some pinball, hang out on the patio, and find other members of Mamas Brigade and the Southern Girl Organizing group.
NO COVER! bur sorry 21 and up only.

Annual Peace Picnic and Potluck Dinner
sponsored by Houston Peace and Justice Center and Decade of Nonviolence
Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
ÊAt the First Congregational Church 10840 Beinhorn ÊÊÊÊ
Bring your favorite dish (drinks on the house) to this fun annual event. Houston Peace and Justice Center are fine folks and so is the Decade of Nonviolence. And, ahem, Mamas Brigade is a member of both of these fine consortiums. There'll ve fun activities for adults and for the little ones such as children-art,puppets, story telling, table games and non-competitive games outside. For more information contact: Judith Hoffhien at: hoffhie@houstonisd.org Or telephone: 713-863-8708.

SOUTHERN GIRLS CONVENTION
(Sponsored by Mamas Brigade. Yahoo!!)
The Eighth Annual Southern Girls Convention Houston, Texas: June 23Ð25, 2006 An annual grassroots meeting devoted to networking, organizing, educating, and agitating, to empower women and girls in the South is being held right here in Houston.
Lucky us! Here's the site www.southerngirlsconvention.com
If you'd like to help time, money, or resources, please contact me at mamabrigade@yahoo.com

 

KTRU KIDS SHOW
Think Saturday morning cartoons ain't what they used to be? Did you chuck your TV when you had kids? Do you like fun? Listen to the
KTRU Kids show on Saturday mornings at 12pm (usually). KTRU is on the web at www.ktru.org or on your transistor at 91.7fm. If you're lucky you'll get to hear Great Big Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts performed by Penn Gillette. Gross!

LISTEN TO WHOLE MOTHER
NEW TIME! Whole Mother radio talk show now airs every TUESDAY at 11:30a.m on KPFT 90.1. Whole Mother is a show that discusses the political and practical aspects of being a mother today. Whole Mother hopes to form an entire political movement of mothers binding together to protect one anothers' children and the planet.
Whole Mother is simulcast at www.kpft.org

*WANNA BE A MAMAS BRIGADE MEMBER?
It's so easy, mama. Just show up at an event mentioned here and if anyone asks "Who are you with?", just say "Mamas Brigade!" Make sure to visit often - mamabrigade.org recommends (mostly) only events and actions that would be appropriate for our TBOLs.

WANT TO UNLOAD, MAMA?
Come join the voices of reason. Remember, you are not alone in wanting a better world for your child. Join Mama Brigade's Yahoo Group.

Community Doula Program
Community Doula Program is a peer-to-peer community effort to educate and nurture expectant youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The mission of the CDP is to improve the overall health of mother and child by cultivating a network of peer young mothers who provide each other education, hands-on assistance and support during pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early motherhood. In doing so, the CDP naturally fosters a sense of self-worth, confidence and personal responsibility among young mothers and their immediate community.
LE GUSTARIA SABER COMO TENER UN EMBARAZO MAS SALUDABLE Y SIN COMPLICACIONES? VEA UD. EL PROGRAMA DE DOULAS DE MAGNOLIA. HAZ CLIQ AQUI...

 

 

This page last updated:

09 APR 06

 

Eighth Annual Southern Girls Convention Houston, Texas: June 23Ð25, 2006 An annual grassroots meeting devoted to networking, organizing, educating, and agitating, to empower women and girls in the South.

 

 

 

 

 
 

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