Posted on 04/05/2005 9:27:05 PM PDT by Coleus
Rock for Life Report 04.05.05
Terri Schiavo
Pope John Paul II
D.C. Planned Parenthood Conference
RFL Stage at Cornerstone
New Chapters
National Pro-life T-shirt Day
Events coming up
Terri Schiavo
It is with great sadness that I report that Terri passed away last Thursday, March 31. She was the victim of a heinous crime, unjustly sentenced to death via starvation and dehydration.
We are outraged at the deplorable actions that led to Terri's death. We hope you are outraged too because her rights were trampled upon while she was treated with less dignity than an animal or a criminal on death row.
We pray that this very unfortunate outcome will not be in vain and that America will wake up and change its ways before more disabled persons are sent to their death by their spouses, family members, the courts or even their representatives.
Terri, we will never forget.
Terri's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler have asked that cards or donations instead of flowers be sent to the address below. The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation will continue to operate for a while. Their work is not yet done. The Schindlers also send their deepest appreciation for all the prayers and support that have poured in nationwide and worldwide.
Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation
C/o Bob & Mary Schindler
4615 Gulf Blvd #104-103
St. Petersburg Beach FL 33706
I urge you to continue praying for Terri’s family and our nation. For more information click here.
Pope John Paul II
We also mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, who has been such a huge inspiration to us as a leader in battling the Culture of Death. His challenge to usher in a Culture of Life through all means possible is one we most willingly accept. Pope John Paul II, we thank you for the example you gave and the legacy you have left us.
Let’s pray that God blesses us with holy leaders to help us create a culture of life and to show the world the love of Christ.
D.C. Planned Parenthood Conference
Did you know that Planned Parenthood has surgically killed 3.5 million babies since 1970? Did you know that Planned Parenthood brought in over $104 million from its surgical abortion business? Did you know that the Planned Parenthood’s 2003-2004 annual report shows our elected officials gave them $265.2 million taxpayer dollars? Finally, did you know that Planned Parenthood continues to sell the abortion drug regimen RU-486 (over 95,000) even after 18-year-old Holly Patterson was killed by complications from it?
If you’re nearly as outraged as we are, then join us! From April 13-16 Planned Parenthood will be hosting their annual conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. In response we’ll be hosting a few of our own events to expose the truth about Planned Parenthood.
Wednesday April 13
Press Conference
David Bereit, the new National Director of American Life League’s STOPP International, will unveil his plans of defeating Planned Parenthood
Marriott Courtyard Washington Northwest 1900 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20009 2 PM
Wednesday April 13
Prayer Vigil for Catholics and other religious folk who work with and within Planned Parenthood
Hilton Washington (location of Planned Parenthood’s conference)
1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20009 8 PM
This prayer vigil will be held on the public sidewalk in front of the Hilton Washington, where the next morning Planned Parenthood will be hosting a “prayer breakfast.”
Saturday April 16
Pro-Life Street Evangelism efforts
Hilton Washington (location of Planned Parenthood’s conference)
1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
5:30 PM
These pro-life street evangelism efforts will be held on the public sidewalk in front of the Hilton Washington, where Planned Parenthood will be hosting their annual “Margaret Sanger Awards.” This is an opportunity to show the community and attendees the truth about Planned Parenthood.
If interested in attending any one of these events, send us an e-mail here.
RFL Stage at Cornerstone
We have booked our stage for Cornerstone this year. As always, it’s going to rock the house. Click here for the full schedule.
June 30 – July 3
Rock for Life stage at Cornerstone Music Festival in Bushnell, Illinois
Featuring; LA Symphony, Still Remains, xLooking Forwardx, Haste the Day, Kids in the Way, Anam Cara, Bloodlined Caligraphy and many more.
Educational Seminars will be offered throughout the day as well
New Chapters
We are proud to introduce three new Rock for Life chapters:
Lancaster, California Ann Arbor, Michigan Hendersonville, Tennessee
If you live in one of these areas, make sure to send them an e-mail and get involved. Click here to see if there is a Rock for Life chapter in your area.
National Pro-life T-shirt Day
American Life League's National Pro-Life T-shirt Day is Tuesday, April 26, only three weeks away.
The last day to order shirts through normal delivery methods is April 18, less than two weeks away. You may also order shirts after up until April 22, if you are willing to pay extra for rush shipping to get your shirts on time.
Click here to order your shirt. It’s only $5 plus shipping and handling.
Make sure to go to www.NationalProLifeTshirtDay.com for info on the event, on promoting, on what to do if harassed, and all sorts of other info.
Events coming up
April 15
Rock for Life Concert featuring:
Chasing Victory, The Fold, House of Heroes, The Retail Age, Listed MIA
The Chapel Coffee House
1355 E. 2nd Street
Springboro, Ohio
$8 at the door
Doors open at 7 PM
April 19
Rock for Life Concert featuring:
Foreknown, Anam Cara, Every New Day,
Thyne Scabbard, The Dog and Pony Show
New Song Community Church
3985 Mission Ave.
Oceanside, Calif.
$10 at the door
Doors open at 5:30 PM
April 21–23
Wilmore, Ky.
Rock for Life will have a booth at Ichthus 2005. We encourage you to stop by, pick up some free literature and some cool pro-life merchandise and chat. Bring your friends, especially if they’re not pro-life. See you there!
For our generation, Erik, Mickey & Shannon
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
540-659-4171
703-690-2510, Metro D.C.
info@rockforlife.org
www.rockforlife.org
Rock for Life’s xanga
Rock for Life’s myspace
AOL IM =
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
MSN Messenger = info@rockforlife.org
Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? Call 800-395-HELP or click here
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here
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Rock for Life Report 6.15.05
We need your input
Vote for “Can I Live?”
RFL stage at Cornerstone
Partner with RFL this summer
Upcoming events
We need your input
American Life League’s third annual National Pro-life T-shirt Day was a smashing success. The pro-life message was out in force, especially at public high schools where sex ed is taught and teen pregnancy is the consequence. Thousands upon thousands of shirts were worn on April 26, stirring up countless conversations, changing hearts and minds to the truth.
Next year’s T-shirt day will be April 25, 2006 and we expect this one to be bigger than ever — but we need your help! Please send your ideas, comments and suggestions our way. Do you have a T-shirt design or a slogan idea? Do you have suggestions on how to get the word out? We’re interested, so write to us at info@RockForLife.org or click here. Thanks for your help!"
Vote for “Can I Live?”
Last week we told you about the song “Can I Live?” by Nick Cannon. For those of you not familiar with it yet, it’s based on the true story about his mom, who was pregnant with Nick when she was only 17. She was considering abortion, even going so far as to the abortion mill. Thank God for Nick and everyone else, she chose life.
The video gives the song an extra edge, seeing the coldness of an abortion clinic inter-cut with singing children. It’s very moving when Nick hugs his mom at the end. You can check out the song and the video by clicking here.
“Can I Live?” is getting some airplay on MTV and BET. Consider voting for “Can I Live?” so they will air it more often. You never know, maybe we can get that video on MTV’s TRL or BET’s 106 & Park: Top Ten Live! Click here to vote for it on BET. Click here to vote for it on MTV. Scroll down nearly to the bottom, click on "other" and enter the fields. Let's help get this video more airplay and get the message to more people that need to hear it!
RFL stage at Cornerstone
.30.05 Thursday 7:15 p.m. Ezekiel’s Eye 8:00 p.m. Benjamin del Shreve 9:00 p.m. Mercury Radio Theatre 10:00 p.m. the Mint 11:00 p.m. Ten33
7.01.05 Friday
11:00 a.m. Peaceful, Effective Sidewalk Counseling by Melissa Powell & Daniel Hunter of Saving Arrows
2:00 p.m. xLooking Forwardx
2:45 p.m. Once for All 3:30 p.m. Brutal Fight 4:15 p.m. In Due Time 5:00 p.m. Inked In Blood 5:45 p.m. Bloodlined Calligraphy 6:30 p.m. Foreknown
7:15 p.m. Anam Cara 8:00 p.m. Life In Your Way 9:00 p.m. Blood of the Martyr 10:00 p.m. Blessed by a Broken Heart 11:00 p.m. Haste the Day
7.02.05 Saturday
11:00 a.m. Birth Control? by Melissa Powell of Saving Arrows
1:00 p.m. Backporch Pilgrims
2:00 p.m. Apologetix 2:45 p.m. Ezekiel's Eye 3:30 p.m. Far And Fading 4:15 p.m. Torn From Red 5:00 p.m. Sides of the North 8:00 p.m. RedCloud & DJ Wise 9:00 p.m. Fiti Futuristic 10:00 p.m. L.A. Symphony 11:00 p.m. Staple
7.03.05 Sunday"
12:00 p.m. Music and the Pro-life Movement by Jeff Tragedy of VinylTragedy.com 1:00 p.m. The Wayside
2:00 p.m. Black Tie Suicides 2:45 p.m. Celestial Static 3:30 p.m. Fire Flight 4:15 p.m. Mourning September 5:00 p.m. The Roosevelts
5:45 p.m. In the Face of War 6:30 p.m. Still Remains 7:15 p.m. Kids In The Way 8:00 p.m. Gates Called Beautiful 9:00 p.m. Overflow
10:00 p.m. Adelaide 11:00 p.m. The Myrid
Donate. Without the financial assistance from supporters like you, we could not do it. Click here to make a donation to Rock for Life
Upcoming events
June 22–25 Alive Festival Canal Fulton, Ohio
June 29–July 2 Creation East The Agape Farm Mt. Union, Pa.
June 30–July 3 Cornerstone Festival Cornerstone Farm Bushnell, Ill.
July 7–10 Lifest Sunnyview Fairgrounds Oshkosh, Wis.
July 14–16 SonShine Festival Willmar, Minn.
Rock for Life will have booths at Alive Festival, Creation East, Cornerstone, Lifest and SonShine. We encourage you to stop by, pick up some free literature, check out our cool pro-life wear and chat. Bring your friends, especially if they’re not pro-life!
Ø Jeff Tragedy, for booking bands and managing the stage
Ø Volunteers: Kortney Blythe, Jessica Corrill, Melissa Powell, Daniel Hunter, Sam Hammer, Mike Frazier
Ø All of the bands that played our stage, visit RockForLife.org/Cstone2005.html for a list
Ø Roll Call Crew, for keeping it real
Ø All of the dirty hippies and hxc kids who slept on the stage at night to keep it "safe"
Ø Donors, who gave us prepared meals, food and gas cards!
We’ve spent a lot of time talking to people, particularly many who were not very supportive of Rock for Life or the pro-life message.
Sadly, a lot of misconceptions have spread (like "Rock for Life is a political front group" or "Rock for Life doesn't care about the women"). But we corrected that. Since Rock for Life is not a political organization, people from all backgrounds are able and encouraged to unite in the same message of life — with no exceptions, no compromise and no apologies.
This past weekend we were at Lifest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A number of bands supported us there by letting us throw out shirts after a brief pro-life speech, or they did it themselves! Special thanks to Superchic[k], Poor Man's Riches, Kids in the Way, Spoken, Flatfoot 56, Silverline, The Fold, The Wedding, Seventh Day Slumber, Deju Normal and Edi.
We are stoked to be out talking to everyone, encouraging our generation to take a stand for life. I write to you from Waukesha, Wisconsin as we prepare for tonight’s a Rock for Life show. Tomorrow we'll be traveling to Oakdale, Minnesota for another Rock for Life concert and details are below.
After that it's SonShine Festival (July 14-16) in Willmar, Minnesota and Shine Fest (July 17) in Bourbonnais, Illinois. If you attend one of these festivals, make sure to stop by, hit us up and find out how you can make a difference.
Upcoming shows
Tonight July 11 - 7 p.m. Sides of the North The Roosevelts No Longer Micah Asherstreets
High Grounds Cafe at Waukesha Assembly of God 1314 S. Grand Ave. Waukesha, Wisc.
$5 at the door $4 with a baby item to be donated to a local pregnancy help center
Portions of the proceeds will benefit a local pregnancy help center and Rock for Life's 2005 Summer Tour
Rock for Life director Erik Whittington will be speaking at this event
Tuesday July 12 - 6 p.m. Sides of the North The Roosevelts
Cornerstone Church 3000 Hadley Ave. North Oakdale, Minn.
$5 at the door $4 with a baby item to be donated to Women's Life Care Center of North Saint Paul
Portions of the proceeds will benefit Women's Life Care Center of North Saint Paul and Rock for Life's 2005 Summer Tour Rock for Life director Erik Whittington will be speaking at this event
New addition
Rock for Life is proud to announce that Phil Eddy is the newest addition to our family at American Life League. Phil’s been a longtime Rock for Life leader and friend. He directed chapters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Albany (SUNY), New York. He also volunteered on several of our Summer Tours. Phil specializes in pro-life mobilization and college campus activism — and he’s a powerful force able to lift heavy boxes!
We are so excited to have Phil — his talents and skills are fine contribution to the Rock for Life mission. Welcome Phil!
For our generation,
Erik, Mickey, Shannon and Phil
P.O. Box 1350 Stafford, VA 22555 540-659-4171 703-690-2510, Metro D.C. info@RockForLife.org www.RockForLife.org Rock for Life’s xanga Rock for Life’s myspace AOL IM = Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA MSN Messenger = info@RockForLife.org
Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? Call 800-395-HELP or click here
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here
Rock for Life spreads pro-life message at Festival inOrlando
Rock for Life Report 7.25.05
Summer tour
Supreme Court
D.C. alert
Pro-life Memorial Day
Dallas alert
Purple Door festival
New shirt
Upcoming events
Summer tour
No sooner do we arrive safely home from our summer tour travels than we need to prepare and leave for our next batch of festivals. We have five festivals to attend in the next three weeks, as well as our own stage at Purple Door. That’s over 7500 miles! Your prayers for safety, lives saved and hearts and minds converted are definitely needed. If you’re looking for other ways to help out Rock for Life, click here. Check out the schedule near the bottom of this report.
Also, we’ve posted some pictures from our summer tour travels. You can view them by clicking here. Also, eMotion Web Design has posted pictures from our stage at Cornerstone. You can view those by clicking here. Let us know what you think.
Supreme Court
Presumably, most of you are aware that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, critical swing voter on many decisions, announced her retirement effective upon the confirmation of her replacement to the bench. Since then President George W. Bush has nominated Judge John Roberts to replace her in our nation’s highest court.
This announcement has led to a flurry of activity from both pro-abortion and pro-life forces. Although Roberts’ personal views on abortion are not clear, he is known as a strict Constitutional Constructionist. Since the U.S Constitution does not give anyone the right to kill an innocent human being by abortion or any other means, most believe Roberts is pro-life. We remain cautiously optimistic.
In light of all of this, we:
1. Ask all people of faith to pray that God’s will be done
2. Ask the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to conduct fair and civilized hearings, and to reject the extreme messages from the pro-abortion advocacy groups who want only justices who support abortion on the bench
3. If the hearings find that Judge Roberts will serve our country by strictly following the Constitution, and not by legislating from the bench, then we ask the entire Senate to vote “yes”
4. Ask Judge Roberts to faithfully ensure justice for every person in America , both before and after birth until his or natural death
D.C. Alert
Tuesday (tomorrow) July 26
Prayer Vigil
U.S. Supreme Court 1st St. NE & Maryland Ave NE 11 a.m.
Rock for Life will be joining the Crusade for Life walkers to pray for justice for all, both born and preborn
Wednesday, July 27
Prayer vigil and peaceful protest of pro-abortion Catholics in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate Offices, Dirksen building 1st St. NE & Constitution 12 Noon
The Crusade for Life walkers will be educating Senators Kennedy, Durbin and Leahy — Senate Judicial Committee members — that you can’t be Catholic and pro-abortion
Thursday, July 28
Prayer and peaceful protests outside pro-abortion advocacy groups Planned Parenthood, NARAL, NOW and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Check back at RockForLife.org for times and locations
These groups have been the most vocal against the nomination of Judge Roberts and will put the most pressure on senators to vote against him.
If interested in attending any of these events let us know or we’ll see you there. Tell all of your pro-life friends!
Pro-life Memorial Day
On October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court returns from its summer recess. Join us for American Life League's first Pro-life Memorial Day by praying for the victims of America 's hidden holocaust and wearing a T-shirt to educate your community. The shirts are available for only $6.95 plus shipping and handling. You can view and order shirts here.
Stay tuned as I'll keep you posted on ways to spread the word, ideas for activism and all our plans as the date gets closer.
Dallas alert
Planned Parenthood is hosting a “Teen Savvy” event next Thursday, July 28 at North Dallas High School in Dallas , Texas . The event is aimed at exposing “at risk” children to Planned Parenthood’s philosophies. This can’t be good, since Planned Parenthood is a business that makes money off kids by getting them hooked on sexual immorality, then selling them birth control and abortions. In other words, Planned Parenthood puts children at risk – born and preborn!
In response, a peaceful, prayerful presence has been organized to teach the attendees the truth about Planned Parenthood. If you are interested in attending, contact us for details.
July 28 Sidewalk in front of North Dallas High School Dallas , Texas 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Purple Door festival
Our lineup is confirmed at Purple Door.
Saturday, August 20
9:45 a.m. - Blessed by a Broken Heart
11:45 a.m. – House of Heroes
12:30 p.m. – Still Remains
5:00 p.m. – xLooking Forwardx
We’ll also be hosting workshops. Stay tuned for more info.
Don’t forget to bring our Purple Door program ad to the Rock for Life booth for a free guitar pick or sticker.
Upcoming events
July 27 – 30
Creation West
The Gorge Amphitheater
George , Washington
July 31 – August 3
Kingdom Bound
Six Flags Darien Lake
Darien Center , New York
August 3 – 7
SOULFEST
Gunstock Ski Area
Gilford , New Hampshire
August 4 – 8
TOM Fest Lacamas Conference Center Camas, Washington
TOM Festival 2005!! August 4-6th 2005 . www.TomFest.com
The 10th annual northwest U.S. indie Christian music festival with 60 bands, 4 stages, 3 1/2 days, camping, swimming, showers, vendors, concessions, paintball, film, art, karaoke, fully wireless internet, p.c. and console gaming, skate park, podcasting by podcast media for those that can't make it, childcare, and soooooo much more. Check out the web site. Please pray for a smooth event. Spread the word about TOM Fest. They love Rock for Life and we love them!
August 19 – 20
Purple Door Ski Roundtop Lewisberry , Pennsylvania
Rock for Life will have booths at Creation West, Kingdom Bound, SOULFEST and TOM Fest, as well as a stage at Purple Door. We encourage you to stop by, pick up some free literature, check out our cool pro-life wear and chat. Bring your friends, especially if they’re not pro-life!
After the summer tour is over we are raffling off an iPod mini. Make sure to visit our booth to see about participating.
For our generation,
Erik, Mickey, Shannon and Phil P.O. Box 1350 Stafford , VA 22555, 540-659-4171, 703-690-2510, Metro D.C.
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Rock for Life is a project of American Life League.
D.C. Alert
Tuesday (tomorrow) July 26
Prayer Vigil
U.S. Supreme Court 1st St. NE & Maryland Ave NE 11 a.m.
Rock for Life will be joining the Crusade for Life walkers to pray for justice for all, both born and preborn
Wednesday, July 27
Prayer vigil and peaceful protest of pro-abortion Catholics in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate Offices, Dirksen building 1st St. NE & Constitution 12 Noon
The Crusade for Life walkers will be educating Senators Kennedy, Durbin and Leahy — Senate Judicial Committee members — that you can’t be Catholic and pro-abortion
Thursday, July 28
Prayer and peaceful protests outside pro-abortion advocacy groups Planned Parenthood, NARAL, NOW and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Check back at RockForLife.org for times and locations
These groups have been the most vocal against the nomination of Judge Roberts and will put the most pressure on senators to vote against him.
If interested in attending any of these events let us know or we’ll see you there. Tell all of your pro-life friends!
You have been busy!
Rock for Life Report 1.12.06
Approve Alito
Training weekend
Planned Parenthood condom key chains
March for Life
Pro-life gear
Approve Alito
On Monday, several RFLers were out in front of the US Supreme Court during the Alito hearings with a message of “Justice for All – born and preborn” and “Roe has been saved! She’s now pro-life.”
At 9 a.m. we joined a news conference that was already underway. At this event several post-abortive women from Silent No More and Operation Outcry were speaking about their abortions, and how they regret them. A small group of vocal abortion supporters was present and repeatedly taunted these women, saying things like “You lie!” and making ridiculous statements accusing the women of being racists. Interestingly, the most from that group were men. Near the end of the news conference, the group stormed the event, getting in front of the cameras, and even being physically abusive towards some attendees. After a minute of commotion, the police escorted the members of the group away from the cameras.
After the event, dialogue began between the two opposing groups. Some of the abortion supporters were open to discussing their views, but others were more content to just yell rude and ignorant statements. Sadly, the problem with many of them was that they were staunch believers of false rhetoric that has been put forth by big abortion groups for decades. Calling people who oppose abortion “racist” or “sexist” is not making a case for your point of view – it's name calling, plain and simple, and is better left for schoolyard bullies, not political activists at the Supreme Court.
Noticeably absent from the Supreme Court on Monday was anyone from Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women, NARAL, or the Feminist Majority Foundation. They attempted to bring huge numbers of people from all across the country to their anti-Roberts protests (while he was still being considered for the Supreme Court), but they were only able to gather a few dozen. This was a big letdown for them, and we suspect is the reason they did not show up this past Monday.
Thanks to all who joined us!
Training weekend
The Rock for Life Training Weekend (Jan. 20-23) is quickly approaching. We are excited at the opportunity to hit the streets of Washington, D.C. with you and be a visible witness for life.
Thanks to all who have registered! We have a few spots open so if you’re still interested click here http://www.rockforlife.org/archives/trainingweekend2006_registration.pdf to download the registration form and send it back to us. Contact us if you plan on attending but haven’t paid or registered yet.
***If you can’t afford it, but still would like to attend, contact us, and we’ll try to work something out.
Training Weekend Schedule of Events
Friday, Jan. 20
3 p.m. Earliest check-in at hotel
3–9 p.m. Sign making, checking into rooms, hang out
9 p.m. Kick-off meeting (Congressional Room)
Holiday Inn on The Hill
415 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, Jan. 21
9 a.m. Prayer at abortion mill
Planned Parenthood 1108 16th Street NW Washington, D.C.
10:30 a.m. Memorial March
Assembling at Planned Parenthood immediately following the previous event
1 p.m. Lunch
Holiday Inn on the Hill (Congressional Room)
2 p.m. Break-out Pro-life Outreach Sessions
Go out into D.C. in small groups spreading the pro-life message
***At 2 p.m. Erik will be speaking at the American Collegians for Life Conference at Catholic University of America
Sunday, Jan. 22
9:30 a.m. Pro-Life Vigil
Prayer and visible witness for life on the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court
11 a.m. Pro-Life Visibility
Break into groups, pass out literature, and be a visible witness for life at several local D.C. churches
1 p.m. Lunch
Holiday Inn on the Hill (Congressional Room)
2–4 p.m. Workshops & Education Blitz
Holiday Inn on the Hill (Congressional Room)
5 p.m. Pro-Life Visibility
The National Organization of Women will be holding a candlelight vigil to honor Roe v Wade. We will be there to be a peaceful, visible witness for life
U.S. Supreme Court
6 p.m. Mass at the Basilica
8 p.m. Meeting (prayer, praise and worship, fellowship)
Holiday Inn on the Hill (Congressional Room)
Monday, Jan. 23
11 a.m. meeting for the March for Life
Madison Dr. & 7th St. (southwest corner)
4 p.m. Pro-life Activism
Attendance and active support at Silent No More speak-out event for women and men negatively affected by abortion
U.S. Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood condom key chains
In its continuing cycle of offensive behavior, Planned Parenthood has just released a new line of condom key chains. The most offensive keychain takes the famous Michelangelo painting in the Sistine Chapel of Adam reaching out to God. In Planned Parenthood’s version, God is giving Adam a condom. You can view these lines of key chains by clicking here http://www.ppct.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ppct&Category_Code=KEYC .
***While we were preparing this report we just heard that Planned Parenthood's web site for these key chains was overloaded after the Drudge Report picked up our newsletter! For much of the afternoon, Planned Parenthood of Connecticut hasn't been able to sell key chains — or anything else — online.
March for Life
Are you going to the March for Life this year and need hotel rooms for just a night or two? Of course we'd love to have you stay with us and attend our Training Weekend. If you can't, we understand. Here are some hotel alternatives at decent prices and nearby.
· Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport
1480 Crystal Dr., Arlington, Va.
$119 per night plus tax (special Rock for Life rate)
Click here http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/CP/1/en/rates/WASNA?groupBookingCode=ALL to book your room.
· Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City
2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.
$99 per night plus tax (special Rock for Life rate)
Click here http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/HI/1/en/rates/WASDC?groupBookingCode=ALL to book your room.
Pro-life gear
Our red “I survived” hoodie is on sale for only $19.95. Click here http://stores.yahoo.com/americanlifeleague/isursweat.html to place your order.
Please consider helping Rock for Life. You may donate online https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/W4QZgNyMVtk , by credit card over the phone at 888-546-2580, or by mail at the address listed below.
Much love,
Rock for Life
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
info@RockForLife.org
http://www.rockforlife.org/
Rock for Life's myspace http://www.myspace.com/RockForLife
Rock for Life's myspace group http://groups.myspace.com/rockforlife
Rock for Life's xanga http://www.xanga.com/RockForLifeUSA
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA aim:goim?screenname=RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
Pregnant? Don't know what to do? Call 800-395-HELP or click here http://www.optionline.org/
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
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Training weekend
The Rock for Life Training Weekend (Jan. 20-23) is finally upon us. We are excited about the opportunity to hit the streets of DC with you and be a visible witness for life.
Training Weekend Schedule of Events
Saturday, Jan. 21
9 a.m. Prayer at abortion mill
Planned Parenthood
1108 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
10:30 a.m. Memorial march
L St. westward to Connecticut Ave., Northbound to DuPont Circle., Eastward on Massachusetts Ave. to Union Station
2 p.m. Small group pro-life outreach
Go out into DC in small groups spreading the pro-life message
Sunday, Jan. 22
9:30 a.m. Pro-life vigil
Prayer and visible witness for life on the 33rd anniversary of Roe v Wade
U.S. Supreme Court
10:30 a.m. Pro-life visibility
Break into groups, pass out literature, and be a visible witness for life at several local DC churches
2–4 p.m. Pro-life education blitz
Holiday Inn on The Hill (Congressional Room)
5 p.m. Pro-life visibility
The National Organization of Women will be holding a candlelight vigil to honor Roe v Wade. We will be there to be a peaceful, visible witness for life, U.S. Supreme Court
8 p.m. Meeting (prayer, praise and worship, fellowship)
Holiday Inn on The Hill (Congressional Room)
Monday, Jan. 23
11 a.m. Meeting for the March for Life
Madison Dr. & 7th St. NW
4 p.m. Pro-life rally
Attendance and active support at Silent No More speak-out event for women and men negatively affected by abortion
U.S. Supreme Court
Approve Alito
The Senate Judiciary Committee has rescheduled its vote on Judge Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination to Tuesday, January 24. That gives us some extra days to get more Approve Alito petitions signed and delivered to the committee. If you haven’t signed the “Approve Alito” petition, go to www.ApproveAlito.com http://www.approvealito.com/ and please do so. If you haven't already done so, please forward the web site to all your friends and family.
Assisted suicide
We are deeply saddened by the Supreme Court's ruling that Oregon doctors can assist in the killing of their patients. All human beings are persons with the right to live. Oregon’s assisted suicide law violates human dignity and should be struck down. The Supreme Court had an opportunity to stand up and do the right thing. Unfortunately, the court failed us.
This ruling simply greases the slippery slope towards decriminalizing euthanasia in all 50 states – more reason to do all that we can to get Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood received a stunning defeat yesterday in their efforts to drive a wedge between parents and their children in New Hampshire. Planned Parenthood challenged a state law requiring parents to be notified before their minor children abort their own children. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court, which ruled that the lower court could not strike down the parental notification law. That was nice, but unfortunately the case was sent back down to the same court for further consideration.
Stay tuned as we announce some new exciting efforts to battle the efforts and effects of Planned Parenthood.
National Pro-life T-shirt Day
If you:
1. Are attending Rock for Life’s Training Weekend
2. Stop by the American Life League display at the Holiday Inn on The Hill (Congressional Room) – it's across the street from the Hyatt
3. Attend the American Collegians for Life conference at Catholic University (where Rock for Life will have a booth and Erik will give a presentation at 2:00 PM Saturday)
… you’ll have an opportunity to be one of the first to purchase the official National Pro-life T-Shirt Day 2006 t-shirt. If you miss out, you can catch a glimpse in the next Rock for Life Report. Or simply check out www.ProLifeGear.com http://www.prolifegear.com/ early next week.
Speaking of T-shirts
Last month a federal judge ordered Fillmore High School in New York to permit students to wear pro-life T-shirts. Last year, a student was harassed for wearing an Abortion Is Homicide T-shirt to school. The Thomas More Law Center tried convincing the school to allow the pro-life speech, but the school refused. TMLC filed a lawsuit and won.
March for Life
Are you going to the March for Life this year and need last minute hotel rooms? Here are some nearby hotel alternatives at decent prices:
· Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport
1480 Crystal Dr., Arlington, Va.
$119 per night plus tax (special Rock for Life rate)
Click here http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/CP/1/en/rates/WASNA?groupBookingCode=ALL to book your room.
· Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City
2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.
$99 per night plus tax (special Rock for Life rate)
Click here http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/HI/1/en/rates/WASDC?groupBookingCode=ALL to book your room.
Pro-life gear
Check out our Rock for Life knit cap. They’re only $12.50. Click here http://stores.yahoo.com/americanlifeleague/rocforlifkni1.html to place your order.
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Please consider helping Rock for Life. You may donate online https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/W4QZgNyMVtk , by credit card over the phone at 888-546-2580, or by mail at the address listed below.
Much love,
Rock for Life
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
info@RockForLife.org mailto:info@RockForLife.org
www.RockForLife.org http://www.rockforlife.org/
Rock for Life's myspace http://www.myspace.com/RockForLife
Rock for Life's myspace group http://groups.myspace.com/rockforlife
Rock for Life's xanga http://www.xanga.com/RockForLifeUSA
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA aim:goim?screenname=RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
Pregnant? Don't know what to do? Call 800-395-HELP or click here http://www.optionline.org/
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
©2006 American Life League, Inc.
Rock for Life is a project of American Life League http://www.all.org/.
Rock for Life Report 1.30.06
Training weekend recap
We had an incredible time hitting the streets of DC with so many of you. Instead of us rambling on and on about it, we’ve decided to let YOU write the recap. With that in mind, this is what YOU’VE told us:
Rock for Life training weekend was awesome. It was my first time going and I definitely am going again next year. DC is a very liberal place and it felt so good to get out there and let people know the truth about abortion and our Savior Jesus Christ. My favorite part was sidewalk chalking NOW's route to the U.S. Supreme Court. The whole street was filled and they heard our message loud and clear! -Katie, Toledo
I loved our prayer presence at the pro-abortion rally Sunday evening and seeing about four times as many pro-lifers there as abortion supporters. Another cool thing was not being able to get into the youth Mass at the MCI Center because it was already filled with 22,000 young people. We were directed to a parish a few blocks away, which was also overflowing. What a wonderful problem to have when there are so many pro-lifers! -Mary T
This weekend was so amazing. I thought last year was awesome, but this year definitely topped it. I loved how we had so many opportunities to actually go out and do stuff like talk to people on the streets while handing out literature, sing in front of the Supreme Court and Planned Parenthood, and just totally be a witness for Christ. It was such an uplifting yet humbling weekend. I got the spiritual fix that I needed but at the same time I was humbled and grateful for the life that I was given. Thank you so much for all your hard work, you guys rock my world :) -Nadyne Z
It was great to see such a great turnout at this years march for life. My sincerest hope is that there won't be another march and that this country (and everyone around the globe) will come to understand the sanctity of human life. Thanks to all those who came. You'll be in my prayers. -Matthew S
Thank you for joining us. We are so blessed to work with all of you.
A major emphasis we placed on the weekend was being a visible witness for life on the streets of DC. If the media is any gauge of our success, I think we did a fairly decent job. With that in mind, here are a few links to some online news media showing our efforts.
Anti-Abortion Activists Gather for Annual March for Life, ABC 7 News. http://www.wjla.com/abc7videopop.hrb?a=f&n=s&s=296027&file=http://video.wjla.com/wjla/abortion0121.wmv',690,410,0,0,0,'video' to view the eVideo
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060121/480/dcsw10101211545 to view an Associated Press photo of our prayer and visible witness for life event at Planned Parenthood’s Washington, D.C., facility.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060123/480/dccd10101232050 to view an Associated Press photo of our StopPlannedParenthoodTaxFunding.com banner near the front of the March for Life.
Next year’s Training Weekend will be Jan. 19-22. Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for another amazing weekend hitting the streets of Washington, DC being an effective visible witness for life.
We’ve uploaded some pics from the Training Weekend. http://www.rockforlife.org/archives/photoalbum_2006_01_trainingweekend.htm l to check them out.
Alito update
Tuesday morning (Jan. 24) we delivered thousands of our Approve Alito petitions to Senator Arlene Spector’s office. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.
I was joined by Erin and Daniel from Phoenix RFL, as well as Jeni from Michigan and Dwain from the American Life League offices.
That morning Judge Alito's nomination was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, so thanks for signing and promoting the petition. Your efforts certainly made a huge difference.
Now Alito must face a full Senate vote. Right now senators are debating whether to approve Alito or not. Most believe his approval is pretty much guaranteed but I don’t think it’s a done deal. You never know what the abortion supporters will do as a last ditch effort to derail the process. So keep calling, email and faxing your support for Alito to your U.S. senator.
Stop Planned Parenthood Tax Funding
Did you know:
1. Planned Parenthood Is the largest abortion chain in America and has killed more that 3 million innocent children at its facilities
2. Planned Parenthood’s top goal for the next 25 years is to push its agenda of promiscuous sex everywhere in our society
3. Planned Parenthood puts minors on birth control without parents’ knowledge or involvement
4. Planned Parenthood has demonstrated a willingness to cover up for rapists and child predators
5. Planned Parenthood pushes pornography onto children with shocking and offensive websites, books, and literature
6. Planned Parenthood is openly hostile to Christianity, and regularly mocks people of faith
7. Planned Parenthood hurts women with misleading and dishonest medical information
8. And Planned Parenthood does all of this with over $265 million dollars a year of your tax money
If you’re like many of us who are fed up with this insanity, then take a stand. Tell your elected officials that you do not want your tax dollars going to this organization. Start by signing the petition at www.StopPlannedParenthoodTaxFunding.com http://www.stopplannedparenthoodtaxfunding.com/ . After you’ve signed it, tell your your friends.
National Pro-life T-Shirt Day
The official National Pro-life T-Shirt Day t-shirt is now available.
FRONT: Help cure abortion
BACK: Abortion: The number one cause of death in America, 1,200,000 every year
Orders must be placed by April 17 to guarantee delivery in time for the event (April 25).
Shirts are only $5 plus shipping & handling. Not only are these available in adult sizes S-XXL, but youth sizes S-L as well.
http://stores.yahoo.com/americanlifeleague/natproltshir.html to place your order.
Are you participating in National Pro-life T-Shirt Day? Let us know! We are keeping track of all the high schools and colleges that will be represented on this day. Simply reply to this message and let us know!
Please consider helping Rock for Life. You may donate online https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/W4QZgNyMVtk , by credit card over the phone at 888-546-2580, or by mail at the address listed below.
Much love, Rock for Life
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
info@RockForLife.org
info@RockForLife.org
www.RockForLife.org http://www.rockforlife.org/
Rock for Life's myspace http://www.myspace.com/RockForLife
Rock for Life's myspace group http://groups.myspace.com/rockforlife
Rock for Life's xanga http://www.xanga.com/RockForLifeUSA
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA aim:goim?screenname=RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
Pregnant? Don't know what to do? Call 888-550-7577 or http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
©2006 American Life League, Inc.
Rock for Life is a project of American Life League http://www.all.org
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