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!
Our History
Students for Life of Illinois is a relatively new organization. Though we have been active since February of 2006 we were officially incorporated in October of 2006. Since then we have been building the SFLI Network, hosting events, and providing resources to college students in Illinois and surrounding states.
Where did it begin?
By the encouragement of Students for Life of America and Students for Life of Michigan, John-Paul Deddens founded Students for Life of Illinois in October of 2006.
Since then, the organization has grown to include over 20 campuses in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri. SFLI’s network has helped to promote many campus and community pro-life events. We have held Summer Leadership Retreats, Sidewalk Counseling Training and a State-wide Conference. SFLI was instrumental in placing multiple students in pro-life jobs and has worked to decrease community funding to Planned Parenthood.
SFLI has already demonstrated that students are not only the future of the pro-life movement, but they are also an important part of the movement today!
Where are we going?
Starting in the Summer of 2008, Students for Life of Illinois is going to have a full time staff member to engage students directly on their campuses. We will provide students with direct training and activism support on their campuses.
A full-time staff member will provide the following essential elements to the collegiate pro-life movement in Illinois:
- Sustainability and Accountability
- Direct Training and Group Optimization
- Rapid Support and Radical Availability
More to come…