PRO-LIFE EVENTS

PRO-LIFE EVENTS Building a Culture of Life in the Legislature Pro Life Plans For The 2010 Elections On January 24th, 2009, join with other Lake County citizens interested in the political process, as we evaluate a new legislative year and discuss future pro-life legislation in the years to come. This interesting seminar will be held at the Warren Township Office located at the corner of Almond and Washington in Gurnee. The address is 17801 W. Washington St. However the entrance is off Almond Rd. We will begin at 9:00AM with registration, and the program will begin at 9:30AM. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how bills are introduced in the legislature and move through the process. We will also be exploring the implications of having a Senate Minority Leader, wh o votes pro-abortion. Join Ralph Rivera, Illinois Citizen's for Life lobbyist, and find out how we can be prepared for this legislative session and future elections. Ralph has lobbied for pro-life for the past 35 years in the Illinois legislature. He will share his thoughts on why the choice of a Senate Minority Leader is important, as well as inform us on what will be happening in this next legislative session. His talk will cover the importance of the pro-life movement to understand the legislative process. For more information, please visit http://www.ifrl.org/lake/events "FIGHT FOCA Postcard Campaign" January 24-25, 2009 With the approval of the U.S. Bishops at their November 2008 general meeting, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment are co-sponsoring the ―"Fight FOCA Postcard Campaign." The target day for this event is the weekend of January 24-25, 2009, though your diocese or parish may set a different weekend. The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is a radical piece of legislation that creates a ―fundamental right to abortion throughout the nine months of pregnancy. No governmental body at any level—federal, state, or local—would be able to ―deny or interfere with this right, or to ―discriminate against its exercise ―in the regulation or provision of benefits, services, or information. For the first time, abortion would become an entitlement the government must fund and promote. The postcard signing event gives parishioners, as individuals and as a body, an opportunity to give public witness to their belief in the sanctity of human life. People remember signing the cards, and public officials understand that the postcards represent concerned constituents. For more information on FOCA, please visit: http://www.nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/Flier.Eng.pdf For more information on the campaign, please visit: http://www.nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/Instructions.pdf To order postcards, please visit: http://www.nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/OrderFormlatest.08.pdf For a digital version of the postcards, please visit: http://www.nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/Postcards.Eng&Sp.pdf Springfield Right to Life Annual Recommitment to Life Where: Illinois Capitol Rotunda:  When: January 25 at 2 p.m. A reception is to follow: Our speakers are Daniel and Angela Michael of Small Victories Ministry. Speak Out Illinois Rekindle the Fire The 2009 SpeakOut Illinois Conference, "Rekindle the Fire," will be held Saturday, January 31 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center The program will feature talks by Fr. Thomas Euteneuer and Dr. Alveda King, plus the presentation of the Henry Hyde Leadership Award to Phyllis Schlafly. The Master of Ceremonies will be Christian radio personality Sandy Rios. This year's conference program will again feature a concurrent program for highschool teens, TeenSpeak, presented by Generations for Life. The Illinois Federation for Right to Life is a one of the sponsoring organizations of Speak Out Illinois. Click here to download the Flyer and Registration form Click here for more information If you know of, or are part of a pro-life organization having an event or attending an event including county fairs, please let us know about it and we will post in this newsletter and our website reaching over 250,000 people a month.  E-mail us at: mail@ifrl.org or postal mail us at IFRL Pro-Life Events, 1104 Milton Road, Alton, IL  62002