National Right to Life
Convention
to be Held in
Every June since 1972 there has been
a hot spot somewhere in the United States where thousands of individuals from
all over the country have gathered to exchange ideas, share information and
join together in the common and committed goal of ensuring protection for all
innocent human life. The hot spot in
2003 will be in downtown
Year after year NRLC manages to cram
an unbelievable amount of expert information into three days: 60 workshops,
four general sessions, a prayer breakfast, a formal banquet as well as a
concurrent program for young people that features 21 workshops and five general
sessions geared specifically toward teens and college-age attendees.
The convention in 2003 will be no
different than its 30 predecessors with many well known expert speakers
presenting a wide and diverse range of workshops and general sessions.
The entire list of presenters at
this year's convention is too extensive to put into this article, but some of the
more notable speakers include film critic Michael Medved, national director of
Priests for Life, Fr. Frank Pavone, Bishop Joseph B. Naumann, Dr. Joel Brind,
Dr. Bryon Calhoun, Dr. Carolyn Gerster, Reverend James Lamb, author Wesley
Smith, Hollywood entertainer Ben Stein and Jeff Cavins of EWTN’s “Life on the
Rock.”
As in past years, convention attendees
will have trouble trying to select their workshop choices since the workshops
cover an extremely wide array of significant topics including many issue-oriented
themes such as: risks of a subsequent premature birth
following abortion; the economic impact of abortion; the link between abortion
and breast cancer; post-abortion trauma; trends in public opinions; the eugenic
connection to abortion; cloning and human embryo farms; pro-life issues at
the United Nations; what’s wrong with assisted suicide; the impact of managed
care; outreach to Hispanic and African American communities; working with
college campuses; providing real alternatives to women in crisis.
Many other workshops are geared
toward the hands-on, day-to-day dealing of pro-life groups. These will include: media relations;
mastering the internet; public speaking; membership development; raising and
managing money; the positive impact of grassroots lobbying; and computer
technology.
National Right to Life and affiliate
host, Missouri Right to Life, urges all pro-lifers not to miss this unique,
dynamic opportunity to meet with other pro-life individuals from all corners of
the country and share the most up-to-date information from experts on those
issues that threaten the right of some to their very lives.
To register, or for more information
go online to www.nrlc.org or call National Right to Life at (202) 378-8842.
Publisher's Note…
On
Wednesday, July 2nd at 6:30 p.m., (the evening prior to the NRL Convention), Fr.
Frank Pavone, the National Director of Priests for Life, will be the featured
speaker at a Small Victories fund raising dinner entitled A Night for Life. The dinner will be held at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, #1
The cost to attend this great event is a $25 donation and advanced
reservations are required not later than June 30th. To reserve your seat call
Small Victories at (618) 654-5800 or send a check to: Small Victories,
For
those not familiar with Small Victories, this child saving ministry is headed
by Daniel and Angela Michael who have been saving the unborn in front of
the Hope (abortion) Clinic in