​The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee hosted the 2024 National Breastfeeding Conference & Convening Monday, June 3, through Wednesday June 5. The theme, Inspiring Change, Embracing Inclusion, and Impacting Communities, guided this year's selection of learning and networking opportunities. Experts and leaders from across the First Food field came together for this singular event to catalyze policy and systems-level changes to better support breastfeeding and human milk feeding across the nation.

At the opening of the convening, USBC board member Petrichor Kneeland-Campbell delivered a moving celebration of Pride Month, connecting this important observance to the work of the lactation field and reflecting on their own lactation journey. Thank you, Petrichor, for grounding us and inspiring our collective power to keep working toward more equitable systems and policies!

Below is a transcript of Petrichor's address.*