Saturday, January 24, 2009

For Chicago Pro-lifers

The 2009 Speak Out Illinois Conference Theme Calls Pro-Life Activists to "Rekindle the Fire": 2009 Leadership Award to Phyllis Schlafly
1/1/2009 9:35:00 PM

The 2009 Speak Out Illinois Conference, "Rekindle the Fire", will be held Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL. 60148. Parking is free.

See Conference web site http://speakoutillinois.org for flyers and registration forms. Conference Registration is $50.00 per person if postmarked by January 19, 2008, $60.00 per person thereafter. Phone the Illinois Right to Life Committee for additional information 312/422-9300.

The program will feature talks by Fr. Thomas Euteneuer and Dr. Alveda King, plus a presentation of the "Henry Hyde Leadership Award" to Phyllis Schlafly. Sandy Rios, President of Culture Campaign, and WYLL talk show host will act as Master of Ceremonies.

At 9:30 a.m., Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, President, Human Life International www.hli.org will present "The Fight for Life around the World."

At 10:45 a.m., Dr. Alveda King will present "The Pro-Life Movement Needs You."

Dr. King is the director of African American Outreach for Gospel of Life, a branch of Priests for Life http://www.priestsforlife.org/africanamerican/ She is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King and daughter of civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King.

During the luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Phyllis Schlafly, Founder and President of the Eagle Forum http://eagleforum.org/ will be presented with the "Henry Hyde Life Leadership Award." Mrs. Schlafly is a lawyer, author, and is an articulate and successful opponent of the radical feminist movement, appearing in debates on college campuses. Her talk will be entitled, "State of Our Nation."

Teen Speak: presented by Generations for Life. This year's conference program will again feature a concurrent program for high school teens entitled "Reclaiming Our Generation for Life." See: http://speakoutillinois.org/teenspeak.php for flyers and reservations. Registration is $25 per student, including lunch and materials.

- "Social Justice Begins in the Womb-But It Doesn't End with a T-Shirt" will be presented by Bryan Kemper, the Director of Stand True Ministries.

- Dr. Alveda King, will present the talk "Can You Hear Me Now?"

A pro-life essay contest is offered with scholarship prizes for first place $1000 and second prize $500. The theme: "How would you convince a pro-life friend to become more actively involved in the fight against abortion?

A "Memorial for the Unborn" will close the Conference.

LIST OF SPONSORS: http://speakoutillinois.org/sponsors.php


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