Pro-Life Protests and Events at the Republican National Convention in NYC (Updated)

Various | 08.25.04

[Coleus]

See post #38 for update

American Life League's Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church  will be sponsoring two important Pro-Life Protests on Monday and Tuesday of next week during the Republican National Convention

1. The first one is a protest of Planned Parenthood's Republicans for Choice "Big Tent" Extravaganza on Monday August  30th, 2004,  at 7:30 PM at the Beacon Theatre. 2124 Broadway, 74th Street & Broadway,  New York City.
   

2. The other protest is Tuesday Aug. 31st starting at 5:30 pm.  Another "Big Tent" deal. The Republican Big Tent Celebration is a gathering of pro-abort Republicans at The Sky Club - 200 Park Ave., 56th Fl. at 45th between Vanderbilt and Lexington.  We will be gathering at the Vanderbilt entrance.  I will have signs & T-Shirts available. 
   

Joseph Starrs
Director of American Life League's
Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church
540-659-4171

Also, these events below are sponsored by NYC's Pro-Life Organizations:

August 27 (Friday):  7 to 8:30 p.m.  Kick-Off Pro-life Rally. Speakers: Randall Terry, Pat Mahoney, Chris Slattery, priests and others @ St.Malachy's RC Church (the Actor's Chapel),   239 West 49th Street (between 8^th & Bdwy).  For all these pro-life events during the convention time, you can consult Chris Slattery, the head of six crisis pregnancy centers in New York City, SlatteryNY@aol.com,
Expectant Mother Care

August 27 (Friday): 9 p.m. Pro-life prayer vigil at Madison Square Garden, 33rd Street & Seventh Ave.

August 28 (Saturday):  12 noon.   Counter demo to Pro-Abort March from Brooklyn to Manhattan City Hall. Assemble on Manhattan Side of Brooklyn Bridge at noon.  Prayer, pickets, and interviews at City Hall Park and at base of Brooklyn Bridge on Manhattan side.

August 28 (Saturday): Midday, prayer vigil at Madison Square Garden. Exact location to be decided.

August 28 (Saturday): 7 to 9 p.m. 2nd pro-life rally at St. Malachy's Church (see August 27, above).

August 29 (Sunday): 11 a.m. Sidewalk picket to counter Anarchist March near Madison Square Garden, exact location to be decided.

August 29 (Sunday): 3 p.m. Ground Zero Call to Repentance Prayer Vigil on Church Street between Liberty and Vesey Streets.

August 29 to September 3 (Sunday through Friday): Sunday from 10 to 2; Monday through Thursday 9 to 6; Friday 10 to 2. The Convention Shops will be open. The New York Hilton, Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor, 1335 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave) at 53rd Street. Best-selling authors will appear among the souvenir merchandise. Collectibles! Don't miss this.

August 30 (Monday): 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Pro-life demo and prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Manhattan Abortion Mill, Bleecker St. @ Mott St., north of Houston St. 

August 30 (Monday): about 11 or 11:15 a.m. Return to Madison Square Garden area for pro-life demo and press conference. Exact location to be decided.

August 30 (Monday): 7:15 p.m.  Counter demo to Planned Parenthood "Stand-Up for Choice--Big Tent Republicans for Choice Extravaganza"--outside Beacon Theatre at 2124 Broadway at 74th St. Pro-Abort entertainment includes Moby, Kathleen Turner, Lou Reed, and less. Honorary Chairs include Susan Sarandon,  Janeane Garofalo, Rita Moreno, Ossie Davis, and Melissa Etheridge.

August 30 to September 2 (Monday to Thursday): GOP Convention, NYC.

August 31 (Tuesday): 3 p.m.  Faith, Family and Freedom Rally to celebrate President George Bush @ Waldorf Astoria Hotel , 301 Park Ave (Please RSVP to CStieber@GeorgeWBush.com.  Make sure to include your Name, mailing address, and phone number.  for security purposes. Organized by Bush-Cheney '04)

August 31 (Tuesday): 5:45 p.m. Counter demo to Republicans for Choice  black-tie fundraiser at The Sky Club - 200 Park Ave. @ 200 Park Ave, Met Life Building, Vanderbilt St. entrance. Pro abort cosponsors are Mayor Bloomberg and Governor George Pataki.

September 1 (Wednesday):  They'll All Be At The Conventions   Invitation

Make your reservation now for "The Life of the Party" Party during the Republican National Convention September 1 - New York City

Come meet Ann Coulter and Colleen Parro

Celebrate LIFE
at the Republican National Convention! and honor the following pro-life congressmen: Senator Sam Brownback (KS) • Rep. Melissa Hart (PA) Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA) • Rep. Steve King (IA) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (CO) • Rep. Mike Pence (IN)  Rep. Joe Pitts (PA) • Rep. Chris Smith (NJ)

[Scholastic]

Dont forget the pro-abortion "WISH LIST" is having some type of and event too, a breakfast on September 1st:

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. SHERATON NEW YORK HOTEL 811 Seventh Ave., New York City

http://www.thewishlist.org/RWBBreakfast.htm

The "Wish List" works to elect pro-death GOP women to the Congress and local office.

The Republican Majority for Choice, the second group on the Crusade's list of targets, who are having the dinner on August 31st at 5:30, call the Wish List their "strategic partners."

[Coleus]

Thanks for the info.

[firebrand]

The freeper breakfast is 9 a.m. that same morning.

Slattery and the RightMarch people don't seem to have anything planned for the Wish List breakfast.

[firebrand]

The freeper breakfast is 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 2, at Pigalle, 48th Street and Eighth Avenue. Lawgirl or clyde260 will be putting up a thread about the breakfast soon.

[firebrand]

I have heard that Sean is "not confirmed" for this event.

[firebrand]

There is now a prolife demo planned for Wish List. I'll post the info a little later.

[firebrand]

Where were you guys? Excellent kickoff rally, candlelight vigil, and today a counterdemo at the Brooklyn Bridge. After all Coleus's beautiful posting, you're not going to show up at these things?

[LibertyGirl77]

So . . . I'm not Catholic, but I'm vehemently pro-life (anti-baby-killing). Would I be welcome? Would an avowed protestant, or even a pro-life atheist, for that matter, feel comfortableattending? 'Cause it sounds more like a Catholic pep rally than a pro-life protest . . .

[cpforlife.org]

From: Colleen Parro, Executive Director
Republican National Coalition for Life
http://www.rnclife.org/

To: Friends of RNC/Life

Today, at the opening session of the 2004 Republican National Convention, the Delegates voted to accept the report of the Permanent Committee on Resolutions (Platform Committee) by acclamation.

Phyllis and I have spent the past week working to ensure that the pro-life plank remains strong and unchanged and we were successful once again.

Family Research Council had a very strong presence here in New York as well, and contributed to the outcome of the plank dealing with the issue of homosexual marriage as well as the life issues.

Gary Bauer also came in to do media interviews and assist with the Platform work.

The 2004 Platform carries the unequivocal support of the Republican Party to the policy that marriage in the United States is a contract between one man and one woman.

It is clear that the powers-that-be in the Republican Party understands and recognizes that a successful outcome in November depends on the Party's firm commitment to efforts to secure legal protection for the unborn and to a constitutional amendment stating that marriage is between a man and a woman.

However, the language dealing with embryonic stem cell research is not satisfactory. In fact, an amendment calling for a ban on research that involves the killing of human embryos was prevented from coming to a vote, and Platform Committee Chairman Senator Bill Frist made a lengthy speech about why embryonic research must, in his opinion, continue.

So, from the perspective of the fate of the human embryo and efforts to make the platform consistent with respect to the fundamental right to life, we still have a lot of work and education to do!

Here in New York and indeed, on the talking-head shows during the past few days, we have been bombarded with suggestions that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani may be the Republican nominee in 2008. Others are suggesting NY Governor George Pataki. Both of these men are strongly pro-abortion and, as such, they cannot achieve the presidential nomination of the Republican Party, as their pro-abortion predecessors former Gov. Pete Wilson and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter discovered in 1996.


THE LIFE OF THE PARTY PARTY
Our party is oversold by nearly 200 people! Once again, the pro-life event will be one of the best and most popular parties of Convention week. Tavern on the Green has opened two more rooms to accommodate our nearly 600-person crowd and we will be installing a video feed in order that the overflow crowd will be able to view the program and hear the band. As as always, we are thrilled to be able to present to the world an event that showcases the popularity for the pro-life cause within the Republican Party. Many media outlets will be covering THE LIFE OF THE PARTY PARTY, so watch for it in your local newspaper!

[TOUGH STOUGH]

I would love to go. I can't.

I have already had the honor of meeting Ann, but would love to meet her again.

I'd say with the attempted inclusion of Planned Parenthood into the Republican Party, the tent is getting FAR too big for my taste.

Do we have to include the whole freakin' universe including the freakin' freaks?

[TOUGH STOUGH]

I am vehemently pro-life and Catholic. I am also very sensitive to making non-Catholics and the non-religious feel excluded. This sounds like it would be a FUN event and I bet there are Catholics and non-Catholics attending who would make you feel most welcome.

[Coleus]

Well, an observant Jewish Freeper will be at the RNC for life Event to see Ann Coulter.

Are Ann Coulter, Colleen Parro of RNC for Life and Phyllis Shafley of Eagle Forum Catholic, I don't know?

Randall Terry of Operation Witness is Protestant.

There were many people of all faiths at the Beacon Theater last night protesting the planned parenthood supporters and movie stars. Nobody really asked what religions the people were, I know a Jewish Freeper was there as well as some Black Protestants. And one pro life protestant went inside to disrupt the planned parenthood party.

Where did you get the notion that these are Catholic Events?

I thought the title of the thread was "pro life events" not Pro life Catholc Events

[Coleus]

So . . . I'm not Catholic, but I'm vehemently pro-life (anti-baby-killing). Would I be welcome? Would an avowed protestant, or even a pro-life atheist, for that matter, feel comfortableattending? 'Cause it sounds more like a Catholic pep rally than a pro-life protest . . .


Ziva, you're Catholic now?

[Askel5]

=== So, from the perspective of the fate of the human embryo and efforts to make the platform consistent with respect to the fundamental right to life, we still have a lot of work and education to do!

Expectation of consistency in the actions of Key Republican Leaders might be a step in the right direction.

Anyone know what in the world "forced" George Bush to pull the trigger on legitimizing ESCR?

[cpforlife.org]

"Expectation of consistency in the actions of Key Republican Leaders might be a step in the right direction.

ABSOLUTLY!

"Anyone know what in the world "forced" George Bush to pull the trigger on legitimizing ESCR?"

For starters Pragmatic Secular Humanism.

[Bellflower]

Glad you are doing this. Keep up the good work!

[Coleus]

This list will be updated, check for changes before you go.

 

Wednesday Morning, September 1, 8:00 am -  9:00 am
Counter Demo to "Wish List" Fundraising Breakfast honoring Sue Kelly and Nancy Johnson, Congresswoman at Sheraton New York Hotel, 811 7th Ave. . Between 52nd & 53rd.

Wednesday, September 1, 11 am - 1pm, Debate begins at 11:15.  The Federalist Society Debate: Up for Grabs: The Supreme Court and the 2004 Elections Debate.   Please join the Alliance for Justice and the Committee for Justice as they present a debate on the battle for the federal judiciary, featuring Elizabeth Cavendish, Interim President of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Victoria Toensing, Chief  Counsel to Senate Intelligence Committee.  Marriott Marquis Hotel, west side of Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets.  Refreshments, No RSVP, Free

Wednesday, September 1, 4 pm  Catholic Mass
Fr. Frank Pavone, Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 West 37th Street Between Broadway & 8th Ave

Wednesday, Evening, September 1, 6:30pm - 7:30pm  Counter Demonstration to the NOW Pro-Abortion, Anti-Bush Protest in Central Park.  We will meet at the entrance to the park at 5th Ave. & 90th Street.  Make and bring signs if you can.

Thursday morning, September 2nd 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Republican National Convention Catholic Outreach Event on at the Westin Hotel Times Square, Ballroom 3rd Fl. Featuring RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie, Sean Hannity, and various Catholic legislators RSVP to Catholics@GOPTeamLeader.com or call (866) 743-3428. (Photo ID Required. No large bags allowed)

Thursday, late afternoon, September 2nd, 4PM Mass, Fr. Frank Pavone, Celebrant, Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 West 37th Street Between Broadway & 8th Ave.

Thursday Evening, September 2nd, 8-11 pm
Tribute to Ronald Reagan- Life Convention Feed at New Yorker Hotel on 8th Ave. and 34th St. 3rd. Floor Herald Square Suite. RSVP (405) 640-9219

[firebrand]

Good work!