While perusing Live Action’s website, I came across their project called Perspectives on Abortion, through which Live Action correspondents interview the “Average Joe” about his or her opinions surrounding abortion. Check out a sampling below or click here to view the entire collection.
Students for Life of Illinois
Life is Good
Cupcakes at the Capitol Lobby Day
The Illinois Version of FOCA is making a come back! The ACLU has pledged to push this radical pro-abortion bill in Springfield again this year. Students...
Intern with Students for Life of Illinois
Advance the pro-life movement! Build your resume! Gain invaluable experience! Save Lives! Apply to be an SFLI Intern for the summer of...
SpeakOut Illinois 2010
“Defending Life, Protecting the Future” the 2010 SpeakOut Illinois Conference will be held Saturday, January 30 from 8:30 am to 3pm at the Doubletree...
Merry Christmas 2009!
The Christmas card below is a small token of our gratitude for your generosity and prayers. We would not be able to do the life saving work we do without...
Live Action Films: Perspectives on Abortion
Pro-Life Summer Internships
As an SFLI Intern, you will advance the pro-life movement and save lives, while also building your resume and gaining invaluable experience in the non-profit sector. In this position, you will work alongside John-Paul Deddens, the Executive Director, to build up the collegiate pro-life movement through research, media, video, activism and more!
Learn more and download the application here!
Students for Life of America has begun accepting resumes for its 2010 Missionaries for Life Summer Program.
Spend 9 weeks in a rotating internship with Students for Life, another national pro-life organization, and a U.S. Congressman! The position is unpaid but free housing is arranged and documentation can be provided for school credit.
See one of the 2009 Missionaries talk about her experience!
To apply, send your cover letter and resume to Emily.vonwerlhof@aul.org.
Opportunities include working with our communications team, our development office, our dedicated lawyers, and our busy events/administrative team. Our office will work to accommodate busy school schedules. Applicants are accepted on a rolling basis. This position is unpaid, but documentation can be provided for school credit purposes.
To apply, send your resume Kristin Dowd at kdowd@cwfa.org. Interested students can also contact Kristin at 202.266.4816.
Interns will receive a $125 per week stipend.
To apply, send your resume to INFO@DEMOCRATSFORLIFE.ORG.
Interested students can also contact Gregory McKinney at 571-338-6929. This position is unpaid.
SFLI at TeenSpeak 2010
This past weekend, Executive Director John-Paul Deddens and Board Member Alicia Torres spent time with high school students in the TeenSpeak segment of SpeakOut Illinois entitled:
Deddens and Torres shared with students the many ways in which they can establish and grow their high school pro-life groups, as well as how they can become involved with SFLI once they begin college. Staff had a great time with the students and enjoyed the dynamic presenters at SpeakOut. Thanks to all who made this wonderful event possible!
You can read more about TeenSpeak at the Generations for Life Blog.
Feminists for Life President Available to Speak
Feminists for Life President Serrin Foster will be traveling through Illinois this spring to do several events in the area. She will be hosting her powerful lecture “The Feminist Case Against Abortion” as well as doing several Pregnancy Resource Forums. This is going to be a very exciting tour, and Feminists for Life would love to have any interested schools participate!
Serrin would be available to speak Feb 25-26, March 2-4 and possibly for other dates, and FFL would be able to offer interested schools a discounted travel rate. FFL will be booking travel later this week, so please contact Chaunie ASAP!
Chaunie Brusie
College Outreach Program Coordinator
(p)202-641-0296
(f)815-366-7668
Feminists for Life of America
http://www.feministsforlife.org
Spring 2010 Activism Events
SFLI is excited to announce our Activism events for the spring semester:
- Thursday, February 11th Cupcakes at the Capitol
- Wednesday, February 24th Stop Killing the Dream
- Wednesday, March 10th Abortion is Bad for Women
- April 28th-May 4th Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Please check back at www.ProLifeIllinois.com as these dates approach to join with us in educating your campus!
Brave New Fundamentalism Unfurled
[An insightful article on last year's Illinois FOCA. This indicates what we have to look forward to this year...keep your eyes open!]
by Brenda Kay Zylstra
It is an axiom that Illinois politics and politicians are dirty, corrupt, factious and belligerent. Indicted governors, crooked mayors, a budget so broke even MacGyver couldn’t salvage it into anything helpful — to study IL politics is to long for a return to blissful ignorance. Not even Obama in all his splendor can cover over this multitude of sins and sinners.
And yet, in the face of the worst economic turn-down since at least the 30s, in the face of an $11.5 billion IL budget deficit, despite last year’s absurd budget fiasco of earmarks and in-fighting and childish squabbling, the Illinois General Assembly is considering passing a fiscally, legally, morally irresponsible bill concerning abortion.
Right now the Illinois General Assembly is considering passing HB 2354, entitled the Reproductive Health and Access Act. Illinois already has fewer abortion restrictions than most states. As the bright blue bedrock in the red Midwest, IL stands in stark contrast to its neighbors, lacking laws pertaining to informed consent, waiting periods, parental notification [and so forth] that most other states have deemed necessary. Americans United for Life believes that only nine states have worse records than IL for defending life.
It appears the IL General Legislature is shooting for dead last.
At this moment, I’m not here to argue Roe v. Wade or ‘right to privacy’ or when life begins. If you’re even vaguely pro-life, you are already opposed to this bill. Read more »
Lila Rose has a Message for You
I saw pro-life activist and college student, Lila Rose at the SpeakOutIllinois Conference this weekend. I asked her what she had to say to college students in Illinois. This was her response, let’s join together with Lila to change our campuses one at a time!
Pregnancy Help Center presents Pro-Life Concert
Lifetime Pregnancy Help Center in Springfield, IL presents Christian musician Rebecca St. James LIVE at the iWorship Center in Springfield on Saturday, March 20th at 6:30pm.
Rebecca’s new film, “Sarah’s Choice”, will also be screened.
Tickets will be sold at various churches, bookstores, www.itickets.com and Lifetime PHC.
Check out www.lifetimephc.org for more info.
March for Life Highlights
On Friday, January 22nd 2010, over 200 students from Illinois college campuses joined with an estimated 400,000 fellow pro-lifers for the 37th annual March for Life.
Saturday, many pilgrims participated in Students for Life of America’s National Conference, which featured pro-life giants from across the country. After participating in several educational workshops throughout the day, Illinois students gathered with SFLI Executive Director John-Paul Deddens and SFLI Board Member Alicia Torres for a final call to action – to put an end to abortion through dynamic, passionate campus leadership.
Pictured above, over 100 students from UIUC, Bradley University, and ISU gather at St. John’s Catholic Newman at the University of Illinois upon returning from the pilgrimage.
2010 National Right to Life Academy
National Right to Life Committee’s annual 6 week course for college students runs from June 23-August 6 in Washington D.C. The tuition is $3200, which includes lodging in downtown DC, a daily meal stipend and transportation from the NRLC convention in Pittsburgh back to DC. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN STATES – Contact Megan McCrum, Academy Program Director, at 202-626-8822 for more information.
The February 15 deadline for applying to the 2010 Academy is fast approaching! The application is available here http://www.nrlc.org/academy/AcademyApplication.pdf.
Visit www.nrlc.org/Academy/Academy.html for more information about the course curriculum.
STOP Killing The Dream
SFLI Activism Day for February 2009:
STOP Killing The Dream
February is Black History Month. To honor African American History and advance the ‘Dream’ put forth by Martin Luther King Jr., we are opposing and exposing the horrific effects that the abortion industry has on the African American Community.
From BlackGenocide.org –”Between 1882 and 1968, 3,446 Blacks were [...]
SFLI at TeenSpeak 2010
This past weekend, Executive Director John-Paul Deddens and Board Member Alicia Torres spent time with high school students in the TeenSpeak segment of SpeakOut Illinois entitled:
Deddens and Torres shared with students the many ways in which they can establish and grow their high school pro-life groups, as well as how they can become involved with [...]
Pro-Life Summer Internships
Students for Life of Illinois
As an SFLI Intern, you will advance the pro-life movement and save lives, while also building your resume and gaining invaluable experience in the non-profit sector. In this position, you will work alongside John-Paul Deddens, the Executive Director, to build up the collegiate pro-life movement through research, media, video, activism [...]
Live Action Films: Perspectives on Abortion
While perusing Live Action’s website, I came across their project called Perspectives on Abortion, through which Live Action correspondents interview the “Average Joe” about his or her opinions surrounding abortion. Check out a sampling below or click here to view the entire collection.
March for Life Highlights
On Friday, January 22nd 2010, over 200 students from Illinois college campuses joined with an estimated 400,000 fellow pro-lifers for the 37th annual March for Life.
Saturday, many pilgrims participated in Students for Life of America’s National Conference, which featured pro-life giants from across the country. After participating in several educational workshops throughout the day, [...]
Life is Good!
Students for Life of Illinois is a resource for college students in and around Illinois. We help students to be more effective on their campuses by training them to change the culture. If you are interested in starting a pro-life group on your campus please contact us and we will help!
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