2021 August Breastfeeding Awareness Month
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month! This is such an important time for breastfeeding supporters to highlight their successes throughout the year, and continue to advocate for necessary systemic changes to make breastfeeding possible and supported for Michigan families. Throughout August, MIBFN’s goal is to amplify local efforts around the state and continue to advocate for systemic support for breastfeeding. Please see below for breastfeeding awareness events throughout the month, and email hello@mibreastfeeding.org to share your local efforts.
August Breastfeeding Awareness 2021:
- National Breastfeeding Month (August 1-31): Every Step of the Way
- World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7): Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility
- Native Breastfeeding Week (August 8-14): Nourishing Our Futures. For details on Indigenous Milk Medicine Week, click here
- AANHPI Breastfeeding Week (August 15-21): Reclaiming our Tradition
- Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25-31): The Big Pause: Collective Rest for Collective Power
Governor’s Proclamation:
- Governor Whitmer proclaims August 2021 Breastfeeding Awareness Month
- Governor Whitmer proclaims August 8-14 Native Breastfeeding Week
- Governor Whitmer proclaims August 25-31 Black Breastfeeding Week
Events in Michigan:
- August 7th at 10 am EST (registration opens at 9:30 am): Midland County Breastfeeding Coalition Walk for Breastfeeding Awareness
- August 7th from 10-11 am CST: Dickinson-Iron District Health Department’s 7th Annual Breastfeeding Awareness Walk
- August 7th from 10am-12pm: Berrien County Breastfeeding Coalition’s “Breastfeeding on the Bluff” Celebration
- August 2nd (10am – 12pm), August 9th (11am – 1pm), August 20th (1-3 pm), and August 25th (3-5 pm): Washtenaw County WIC Events (click for details)
- August 23rd from 8am – 12pm: Oakland County event “Bridging the Breastfeeding Gap”
Black Breastfeeding Events in Michigan:
- Wednesday, August 25 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Milk Magic BIPOC Breastfeeding Panel (more details here). Register here.
- Friday, August 27 at 7 p.m. : YOLO Breastfeeding Awareness Watch Party
- Monday, August 30 at 7 p.m.: Milk Like Mine “Spilled Milk Episode 4: The 6th Trimester”
- Sunday, August 29 from 3-6 p.m. : SHINE Breastfeeding Picnic
- Tuesday, August 31 from 2-4 pm: Black Breastfeeding Week Celebration in Detroit
