Events and Opportunities

On the 21st of July in Lawnton, Brisbane there will be a one day  Pro-life Convergence Conference for those interested in strategic networking for the Pro-life cause. The main goal is to converge the front line warriors [like Joshua on the battle field] with the supporting prayer warriors and intercessors [like Moses, Aaron and Hur up on the mountain of intercession].

The Conference features strategic and motivating challenges and messages. Representatives from several Pro-life organisations, Cherish Life, Australian Family Foundation, 40 days for life, Australian Christian Lobby and Emily’s Voice, will come set up a table and will share with us strategic & practical information in regards to what we can do to advance the Pro-life agenda and defeat the pro-abortion agenda. There are also a number of pro-life Medical professionals, Pastors, Prophets, Intercessors, Lawyers, Teachers, Business people etc who have said they are interested in coming. Folk travelling from Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne and from up North Queensland are expected.

Those who represent different pro-life/pro-family groups are welcome to bring info/booklets/advertising etc and put it on tables during the event. For those groups wishing to set up a table please bring a table and some spare chairs, if you can. Some tables will be provided but the folk from out of town will be given preference to use those.

If you are interested in coming or know people interested in coming please contact Glen Vines on prolifearmy@yahoo.com.au  

When? The 21st of July 2012 from 9am-5pm.
Location: Waterbrook Church , 1/709 Gympie Road , Lawnton QLD 4501
Tea Coffee & Biscuits will be provided. There will be a coffee van outside for those who want more quality coffee.

Subway Platers for lunch about $6 per person will be ordered. If you want to have Subway for lunch please let Glen know for a basic idea of numbers. [The benefit of having a Subway lunch with us is that you can spend more of your lunch time fellowshipping and Network with other Pro-life Warriors rather than driving around all over the place.) There are many places in the local area for lunch for those who don’t want Subway.
 
There will be no set conference fee rather a free will offering will be taken up to cover both the costs of the conference and put towards other such future events.

 "Jill Stanek is a nurse turned prolife activist, blogger and speaker who is a national figure in the USA in the effort to protect both preborn and post born innocent human life.  As a registered nurse she discovered not only that abortions were done but that babies were being aborted live to die without medical care.

When hospital leaders said that they would not stop, Jill went public and has become a national figure in the effort to protect both born and pre-born infants".

The Jill Stanek website describes Jill's achievements, including:

"Testifying twice before the Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives and in several state legislatures.

Jill’s written testimony has been read several times in key U.S. Congressional debates on the Partial Birth Abortion Ban and Born Alive Infants Protection Act.

Jill remained at the hospital fighting the fight from the inside, until she was terminated in 2001 for reasons related to her public outspokenness to its abortion practices.

On August 5, 2002, President George W. Bush invited Jill to his signing of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, which protects live aborted children from infanticide. Jill was honored to be publicly thanked for her help with the bill by the President during his speech.

In January 2003, World magazine named Jill as one of the 30 most prominent pro-life leaders in the movement over the past 30 years.

On November 5, 2003, President Bush invited Jill to his signing of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, which protects partially delivered babies from being killed by abortion.

In January 2009, Jill was recipient of the prestigious Life Prizes Award by the Gerard Foundation.

For her pro-life writing MSNBC’s liberal commentator Keith Olbermann named Jill as the “Worst Person in the World!,” on June 4, 2009, a badge of honor she proudly wears. In 2011 News Real Blog named Jill one of the “Top Ten Enemies the Pro-Abortion Left Fears.”

Jill is a member of Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, IL. She is wife to Rich, mother to three children, and grandmother to eight grandsons. She has addressed many groups at the local, regional, and national levels sharing her testimony and giving an insider’s view to the atrocity of abortion."

Jill's story is particularly relevant to Australia where partial birth abortion has not been banned. An amendment to ban the practice in Victoria was rejected by the former Brumby Government and remains unchanged by the Baillieu Government. While confronting, this is a powerful opportunity to hear from a nurse who stood up, refused to be complicit in abortion and has had a powerful impact in advocating for the unborn. Not to be missed.

Jill Stanek will be the key speaker at this year's annual Right to Life Australia conference, to be held on July 6 (opening dinner), 7 & 8 (conference). More details here (scroll down).

Jill will be speaking in Perth on Monday July 9: Presentation and supper
University Club of Western Australia, University of WA Crawley.
Ground floor seminar room 1.
7:15 pm refreshments, 8 pm start

Jill will also be speaking in Brisbane and Cairns on the 11 and 12th July 2012.

Download the Brisbane Flyer from here

Download the Cairns Flyer from here 

For any further enquiries please contact Mary Collier,
 Phone (03) 9385 0111
 Fax (03) 9384 6811
 www.righttolife.com.au

Info from Salt Shakers.

The Life Dinner will be held on Saturday 23 June, 2012.
 
The Life Dinner is organised by Life Coalition and is a network of pro life groups in Victoria. It was initially formed during the fight against Victoria's Abortion Law Reform Act, which was passed in 2008.
 
The Life Dinner has been held for the past few years - usually with between 400 and 600 people attending. This year the Life Dinner will be held on Saturday 23 June - at Melrose Receptions in Tullamarine (it's hard to get a venue that is large enough to accommodate all those who want to attend!). Pre-dinner drinks are at 6.30 pm - the Dinner begins at 7 pm.
 
The Dinner is a fund-raiser to help raise money to combat anti-life legislation. There is an auction on the night - as well as a silent auction. All in all, it is a great night.

The cost is $80 for a 3 course meal, including drinks ($60 for students).

This year the Guest Speaker is Mr Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Council of Canada. His topic is: To care not kill - supporting a culture of life.

Emily’s Voice is bringing two experts to Toowoomba to speak on the psychological effects of abortion on men and women. Dr Priscilla Coleman and Mr Greg Hasek, both from the USA, will speak at the free seminar on Wednesday, May 23, at Rangeville Community Church, 362 Mackenzie Street, from 7pm-9.30pm.

Dr Coleman is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She has published more peer-reviewed articles on the mental health implications of abortion than any other researcher. She recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry her alarming findings of a meta-analysis of 22 international studies on abortion.

She concluded that 20-30% of women who had an abortion suffered from serious, prolonged negative consequences.

Gregory Hasek is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Portland, Oregon and a professor in the graduate counseling program at George Fox University. He is also the executive director of a Christian non-profit agency called Misty Mountain Family Counseling Center. Mr. Hasek has spoken at numerous conferences and has provided training on how to understand and treat the unique symptoms of men wounded by “Lost Fatherhood” due to an abortion decision.

To register for the seminar, simply email Emily’s Voice at info@emilysvoice.com.

You are invited to the Pregnant Alternatives 2012 “Voice for the voiceless” Fundraiser Gala Dinner.

When: 19th May (Saturday) 2012

Where: “The Grand Ballroom”, The Epping Club, 45 Rawson Street, Epping

Time: 6:30 pm – 10:30pm (6:30 – 7:00 Pre-dinner hot canapes & drinks in the foyer)

Dress: Semi – formal

The night will in include 3 course meal, live entertainment, auctions and prizes.

The Priceless Life Centre invites you to attend a seminar
with Dr Priscilla Coleman
Topic: The Psychology of Abortion: Knowledge to Practice

This presentation will provide an overview of the most defensible scientific evidence geared toward answering three basic questions:
Who is most at risk for psychological harm following abortion?
What are common negative post-abortion psychological responses?
How strong is the evidence in 2012?

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
1:00pm-2:30pm
Parliament House Annexe - Undumbi Room
(Cnr George & Alice Streets, Brisbane City)
$10 (includes tea or coffee)

TO REGISTER
RSVP 22 May 2012
For further information please contact Priceless Life Centre
P: 3856 3007
E: info@pricelesslifecentre.org.au

Dr Coleman is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She has published more peer-reviewed articles on the mental health implications of abortion than any other researcher. She recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry her alarming findings of a meta-analysis of 22 international studies on abortion. She concluded that 20-30% of women who had an abortion suffered from serious, prolonged negative consequences including depression, anxiety and substance abuse.

We look forward to hearing from you.
The Priceless Life Events Team

Teresa Martin, President of Cherish Life Qld, has appealed for supporters to write and object to Graham Preston's jail sentence. Graham has been jailed for refusing to pay fines imposed for non-violently blocking the doorway of abortion clinics in Brisbane.

"Many of you may know that Graham Preston is currently serving time for not paying accumulated fines imposed on him due to his direct action. It seems that Graham is being made an example of and the question has to be asked, would any other person be sent to jail for non-payment of $8000 of fines?  Has any other person been so punished in this way for a non-violent action ie non-payment?  If not, then why is Graham being punished in this way?  Note that we are not endorsing non-payment of fines, nor that anyone should break the law nor disobey a police officer, merely that it seems unfair that he should go to jail when there is over $1million in outstanding fines, some of which would be over the $8000 mark.   Whether you agree or disagree with Graham’s actions, we are encouraging you to write respectfully to the Attorney General & Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie (pronounced Bley-ee) and pose those questions and make those points.  It is important that pro-lifers support each other.

Contact details:
Hon Jarrod Bleijie
PO Box 1200
BUDDINA  Q  4575
Email:  kawana@parliament.qld.gov.au
Ph:    07 5478 1189
Fax:    07 5478 1815

Or go to the website and fill in the form.

The ‘Helpers of God’s Precious Infants’ are coordinating a fantastic initiative that I ask everyone to support. More and more people will be needed (as the year goes on) to join this peaceful campaign, which has the potential to directly influence Victorian politicians to change the abortion laws.

This campaign has already drawn some attention from the public who have commented that they had no idea that so many abortions were taking place in victoria.  

Learn about the campaign here:

Parliament House Protest flyer

I urge you to please get in touch with the coordinators of this campaign to find out when you might be able to help out.  We hope to see you there.

Parliamentary Sitting Dates (to display the banner):

March 27- 29

April 17-19

May 1-3, 22-24

June 7-9, 19-21

August 14-16, 28-30

September 6 Assembly in Ballarat, Council in Bendigo - will update where banner will be.

September 11-13 in Melbourne

October 9-11, 23-25

November 13-15, 27-29

December 11-13.