Protecting breastfeeding - Protecting babies fed on formula

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• 16 January 2012: Update 44 newsletter preview now available online; Engagement with corporations - guidance for policy makers; Nestlé in court for surveillance of ATTAC.
• 3 December 2011: A message from Emma Thompson; Baby Milk Action membership for Christmas; Download purchase order form for Infant Formula Explained DVD; The food industry attempts to break down trade rules to profit from the poor
• 30 October 2011: Nestlé boycott gallery for Halloween and Nestlé-Free Week
• 8 October 2011: Get ready for International Nestlé-Free Week: 31 October - 6 November 2011; New resources for promoting the boycott; Nestlé breaking the rules in Armenia; Baby Milk Action photo competition.
• 10 September 2011: Three ways to protect mothers and babies in the UK: Report violations to the BFLG monitoring project; ePetition for debate on infant feeding; Accurate information about formula.
• 9 July 2011: Nestlé - the Musical: film clip from the recent demonstration; Civil society groups warn UN, UNICEF and Save the Children about corporations - please sign up; Gabrielle Palmer's new book on the politics of complementary feeding is now available; Nestlé's not changed, but FTSE4Good has, and a Church may end its boycott support as a result
• 8 June 2011: Boycott widget for blogs and sites; Watch the Breaking the Rules press conference on line; Nestlé's brave new BabyNes world; Sally's Big Bike Ride for Baby Milk Action and breastfeeding support
• 9 May 2011: 21 May 11:00 - 12:00: Nestlé demonstration in Croydon, at other sites and on the web; Nestlé needs to stop violating baby milk code says new board member; How responsive are companies to reports of violations? Nestlé 3% - Danone 50%; European Parliament votes to block DHA claim - but not by a large enough majority
• 25 March 2011: Four action idea: Defend UK infant feeding support and National Breastfeeding Week from Government cuts - Defend the right of parents and carers to accurate information on formula labels in the European Union - Expose Nestlé malpractice at the London Marathon - 'Good Grief, Nestlé', upload your jingle.
• 12 February 2011: Help stop misleading health claims - and watch Baby Milk Action on the BBC Politics Show Sunday (East Midlands - available on the internet). Members' benefits - try the first module in our new online training course free of charge. ICDC Legal Update: exposé of the latest baby food company marketing practices.
• 11 January 2011: Update 43 - latest newsletter online - Delve into Nestlé's defence of its latest global baby milk marketing scam - Mumsnet quizzes Baby Milk Action's Mike Brady
• 8 November 2010: Nestlé-Free Zones and Nestlé's anti-boycott team - Protecting formula-fed babies project
• 18 October 2010: International Nestlé-Free Week 25 - 31 October 2010 - IBFAN Breastfeeding Calendar 2011
• 22 September 2010: UN Strategy for Women's and Children's Health - Baby food company sponsorship of midwives in the UK - Film stars wanted
• 16 July 2010: New t-shirts for summer - Nestlé responds to email campaign - United Reformed Church Assembly backs the Nestlé boycott
• 22 June 2010: Breastfeeding Week campaign - Solidarity message from Brazilian National Breastfeeding Conference - United Reformed Church Assembly presents opportunity to pressure Nestlé to change
• 29 May 2010: Mr. Nastie explains baby milk strategy - World Health Assembly calls for action - United Nations says it won't act over abuses of the UN Global Compact
• 17 May 2010: Demonstrations Saturday 22 May - Nestlé agrees to Greenpeace demands - LibDems pledge to implement baby food marketing code 
• 23 April 2010: UK General Election - ask candidates to sign the Baby Milk Action pledge; Nestlé sponsors London Marathon to undermine boycott and promote 'pure life' bottled water; Baby Milk Action and Greenpeace at the Nestlé AGM
• 18 March 2010: IBFAN Calendar reduced in price + updated book; Making a mark: UK law breakthrough; Greenpeace shames Nestle over source of palm oil in products like Fairtrade KitKat
• 11 March 2010: What's breastmilk worth?; What we did last year - and what we're doing in 2010; Mothers march and speak out. 
• 15 February 2010: Nestlé Fairtrade KitKat leaflet; Baby Milk Action welcomes Product Placement ban on junk foods and baby milks.