Council News Release

Vinh Tang, Councilmember Harrell’s Office, 206-684-8804

Councilmember Bruce Harrell

Seattle City Council Committee to discuss new
breastfeeding legislation to protect women's rights

Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, will introduce legislation from the Seattle Women’s Commission to protect a mother’s right to breastfeed her child in places of public accommodation free from discrimination.

WHAT:         
Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee and Seattle Women's Commission

WHEN:          
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 2 p.m.

WHERE:       
Council Chambers, second floor
Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle 98104

WHO:      
Councilmember Bruce A. Harrell
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O’Brien
Julie Nelson, Director of the Office for Civil Rights
Abigail Echo-Hawk, Seattle Women’s Commission
Jamila Johnson, Seattle Women’s Commission
Emily Healy, King County Breastfeeding Coalition
Leah Tanner, Equal Start Community Coalition

Background and Supporting Documents:

• Council Bill 117416
• Seattle Women's Commission Breastfeeding Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions
• "Fulfilling the Dream of Our Children" – The Liz Thomas Legacy Policy Summit to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality