Tomorrow’s March for Life in Dublin will be the last large outdoor pro-life gathering of 2022. At the March, we will be uniting with pro-life Oireachtas members to demand that the Government address Ireland’s spiralling abortion rate and stop standing in the way of positive alternatives to abortion being promoted.
We hope you plan on joining us for the March and urge you to continue today, if at all possible, to spread the word to family and friends to also come along.
Looking forward to seeing at 2.30pm at St Stephen’s Green (University Church side)!
The guest speakers at tomorrow’s March include Autumn Lindsay from Students for Life of America, Rachel MacKensie, Dr Brendan Crowley, Jessica Tear, Carol Nolan TD and Peadar Tóibín TD. Other pro-life members of the Oireachtas will aslo be in attendance.
There is a special social event planned for students immediately after the March for Life on the 17th of September. It will be super opportunity for young pro-life volunteers to get together and a chance to meet with the keynote speaker at the March, Autumn Lindsey, spokesperson for Students for Life of America.
We are also encouraging younger members of the movement to volunteer on the day of the March to help out and ensure everything runs smoothly. If you are a student or young volunteer in the movement and would like to help on the day and attend the social event afterwards, take a minute to sign up here.
If you are the parent, relative or friend of a young person that might be interested in helping out and attending the social event after the March, please let him or her know and point them to where they can sign up.
Tomorrow’s March for Life will be a friendly friendly event so we encourage you to spread the word about this to families with young children. There will be face painting, an ice-cream van and goodie bags for kids among the attractions!!
We are emailing to invite you become part of the next generation of pro-life leaders in Ireland!
Applications are now open for the ninth course of the Future Leaders Programme, commencingon Monday 26th September at 7pm. There will be a combination of online and in person events, a day-long studio programme in Dublin, and a trip to Leinster House.
The course is designed specifically for the next generation of pro-life leaders, and students/young adults can apply for a free place on the 8 week course here (deadline is Friday 16th September).
If you are aged between 18-35 and wish to apply to participate, please complete this application form by Friday 16th September, and we will get back to you. If you know someone who might benefit from this course please forward this email to them.
There are 15 sponsored places available for suitable participants.
After a two year break, the sixth annual Ceiliúradh Cois Life dinner for pro-life education (co-hosted with Senator Rónán Mullen) will take place in the RDS Concert Hall, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 on Friday, 7th October at 7pm.
Our guest speaker this year is Professor Emeritus William Binchy of Trinity College Dublin. As well as being Regius Professor of Laws in TCD until 2012, William is an author of numerous legal textbooks, a former member of the Irish Human Rights Commission, a practising barrister and one of the leading voices in defence of the right to life of unborn children in Ireland since 1983.
The proceeds of the dinner will ensure the vital education and support work of the Pro Life Campaign can continue — assisting new mothers and those with unplanned pregnancy, and running educational programmes for young people in the pro-life movement on college campuses and through the Future Leaders Programme.
Due to an increase in costs (beyond our control), the price of a table of ten this year is €1,500. Individual tickets are €150 each. If you would like to join us on the evening, please emailto book a table or individual ticket.
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is expected to make a decision very soon on whether to end or sanction the continuation of telemedicine home abortions.
In a very distrubing new finding, 15% of women in the UK said they experienced pressure to go though with an abortion they didn't want to have.*
The HSE in Ireland recently acknowledged** that coercion is MORE likely to occur when abortions happen remotely.
Telemedicine abortion is anti-woman as well as anti-baby.
Take one minute to send an INSTANT message to your TDs asking them to urge the Minister for Health to immediately STOP telemedicine abortion now that Covid 19 measures have been eased in every other area.
Would you like to experience working with a pro-active Human Rights organisation?
If you would like, APPLY HERE to our exciting virtual intern programme for students!
Participants on the programme will have an opportunity to network with other young people and develop skills in advocacy, campaign management and project planning.
Internships run for one-week periods and are suitable for second level (Transition year or older) and third level students.
Each intern will do 4 hours supervised work each day and will be working on areas such as social media, contact with members of the movement nationwide, project planning and contributing to support work for women and their babies.
Internships are not paid, however expenses will be covered.
If you or a family member is interested, please complete the below form and we will be in touch with you presently. Placements are subject to availability.
Vital Signs is the e-newsletter of the Pro Life Campaign. We hope you and your families are keeping well in these unusual times. This email is to update you on what we have been working on recently, including news stories, project updates, and details of upcoming events. If you want to get in touch with us please do so by emailing [email protected]
