Fordham's respect Life group has been having it's annual respect Life week on the campus this week. We will be speaking on Wednesday.
Sunday:
Look out for Lifers handing out fliers at the 9 pm MassMonday:
Jill Stanek, pro-life activist and speaker, 8:00 pm, Tognino Hall (Duane Library, 2nd Floor). Ms. Stanek was a nurse in the Labor and Delivery Department at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL. Not only were abortions being performed there, but babies who survived abortions were left to die without medical care. When hospital administrators would not stop the atrocities, she went public and became a leading national advocate for the protection of both born and pre-born infants. Please visit her website at www.jillstanek.com.
Tuesday:
Presentation of the 3rd Annual Robert Byrne Award to Fordham Grad Fr. Pete Pilsner, 7:30 in Flom Auditorium (Basement of the Library). Light reception to follow.
Candlelight Prayer Vigil, led by Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ, 9:00 pm, Alpha House Lawn
Wednesday:
Silent No More Awareness Campaign, 7:00 pm in Keating 109. "Silent No More Awareness is a Campaign whereby Christians make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women and men. The campaign seeks to expose and heal the secrecy and silence surrounding the emotional and physical pain of abortion." Please visit their website at www.silentnomoreawareness.org.
Thursday:
Feminists for Life, 7:00 pm, Keating 3rd Floor Auditorium. Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life, will be giving her landmark speech titled "The Feminist Case Against Abortion," which has been recognized as one of the "great speeches in history" in an anthology called "Women's Rights."
FFL's honorary co-chair Margaret Colin will also be on hand to deliver her speech "Remember the Woman." Ms. Colin has appeared in numerous film, television and theatre productions, including "Independence Day," "Three Men and a Baby" and "The Devil's Own" (film), Law and Order: SVU and Law and Order: CI (television), and "Jackie: An American Life" (theatre).
For more information about FFL and their speakers, please visit www.feministsforlife.org.
Friday:
Look out for us in the McGinley Center Lobby. Fill out a survey, receive a lollipop.
Saturday:
Have the perfect ending to Respect for Life Week by joining us at Dr. Emily's abortion clinic in the South Bronx for peaceful prayer, witness and counseling.
