O, Mama—Not Obama!
— Posted by Eric (February 12, 2007 at 8:29 am)
On Saturday, February 10, John and I and a caravan of Pro-Life Action League members drove down to Springfield, IL to join other pro-lifers and demonstrate against Barack Obama’s staunch support for abortion. Obama was there with a crowd of as many as 10,000 supporters to launch his presidential campaign.
A group of four Springfield high school and junior high students joined the protest. They’re pictured here (you can click on the picture for a larger version)—(from left) Hilary, Samantha, Jessica and Mark. I hope I’ve got that right—it was so cold that the pen I was using to write down their names didn’t really work, and I might have Jessica and Samantha backwards.
One of the most powerful moments of the entire protest, to my mind, came when Jessica, during an interview with a news reporter, said that abortion was a very personal issue for her. “People told my mom to get an abortion when she was pregnant with me,” she explained. That really says it all.
You can read more about the protest here and Jill Stanek has a post on the protest with lots of pictures here.
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Phil says:
Excellent job! Keep up the heat on Obama while he’s in Illinois, and we’ll make sure to shadow him when he’s in Virginia!
Your fellow agitators,
Rock for Life
Comment posted February 12th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Mark says:
That protest was awesome! I’d never had so much fun as I did there. Could you let me know when the next one is in our area?
Comment posted February 13th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Hilary says:
Hey! this is Hilary, the red-head freezing it off up there in that pic! Just commenting to say thanks for letting us join the protest and we hope to join up with you again the next time you’re in Springfield!!! Good luck!!
Comment posted February 15th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Eric says:
Mark and Hilary—Thanks for dropping by the blog! That was a really fun morning, wasn’t it? I’m so glad that you guys came out. By the way, did I get Jessica and Samantha’s names right? I was afraid I might have them backwards.
What would you think about a Face the Truth Tour in Springfield this summer some time? We could drive down on a Saturday and visit three different sites with our signs—with your help. Take a look at our Face the Truth video to see what it’s all about.
Thanks again for coming Saturday and for visiting the blog. Take a look at the GFL Curriculum while you’re here—might be helpful at your school.
Comment posted February 16th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Quinn says:
Are you going to make the Face The Truth video available on YouTube?
I am working to organize some big events in the Chicago area. Look forward to some HUGE pro-life events in Chicago over the next year. Will let you know the deets.
Comment posted February 16th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Mark says:
I would love to participate in a Face the Truth Tour here in town. I feel pretty confident that my parents would let me do this, because this is a serious issue, and they were proud of me for joining the picket line at the Obama rally, and that would be the only problem, if Mom and Dad won’t let me go. Like I said, that shouldn’t be a problem. Just let me know the date and locations and I’ll get it worked out with my parents.
Comment posted February 18th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Samantha says:
hullo. It’s Samantha i’m the short one NEXT TO the freezing red-head. and just gonna say what hilary said, thnx for letting us join that was really fun.
Comment posted March 8th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Mike Winkley says:
It is so encouraging to see the young people taking a stand for LIFE!!! Keep it up!!!
Comment posted February 19th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Mark says:
Hey, this is Mark again. Sorry I haven’t dropped by the site in so long. I’ve probably missed the Face the Truth 08 Tour, but if there’s gonna be one next year somewhere around our area, is there any way I could get the dates and times? I really want to participate. That cold February morning (my 17th birthday, btw) was pretty amazing.
Thanks,
Mark.
Comment posted November 5th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
John says:
Mark,
Thanks again for dropping by our blog. We don’t have any events planned in Springfield at this point, but I’d recommend you sign up for our new GFL-Wire e-mail list, so if we do plan another event near you, that will be the easiest way for us to let you know.
You can sign up at the top of the left-side menu on this page.
One thing we do have planned for the next few months, though, is our annual pro-life teen conference — TeenSpeak — which will be on January 31. One of the speakers at this year’s conference is going to be Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We’re also sponsoring an essay contest with a first prize of $1,000.
We’re holding it in the Chicago area, so while it’s not exactly in your backyard, we still want to invite you to come, as we’re hoping teens from all over the state will be able to make it.
There’s more information on it here.
Thanks again for checking in. God bless!
Comment posted November 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am