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Have You Made Travel Plans for the Connecticut March for Life?

This time next week we will be gathering for the first-ever Connecticut March for Life in Hartford, Connecticut!

We are honored to partner with the Connecticut Catholic Conference to organize the inaugural Connecticut March for Life next Wednesday, March 23, 2022. In just one week, we will rally together, building a culture of life in Connecticut – particularly at this pivotal time in history as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance.

As you finalize your travel plans for next week, check out these tips on how to navigate Hartford during this year’s Connecticut March for Life:

Where and when is the CT March for Life Event?

12:00 p.m. – Rally at Capitol Grounds – 210 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106

1:00 p.m.  – March for Life around Bushnell Park. See a map of the march route below!

How can I join a bus trip from my area?

There are many groups from across Connecticut that are bringing buses to the Connecticut March for Life. Click the link HERE and use promo code KOFC2022 for a FREE ride! 550 seats are available courtesy of the Knights of Columbus

For buses leaving from Shelton, Prospect, and South Eastern, CT check out our website FAQ under “Are there buses going to the CT March for Life from my Area – Bus Trips“

For how to use public transportation to get to Hartford, CT check out our website FAQ under “What about using public transportation to get to Hartford for the March“

Where can I park and/or drop off?

Car Parking: Individual parking for cars is available on local streets and at various parking lots in the area. A map of garage and street parking can be found HERE.

Bus Route & Parking:

Enter the State Capitol North Entrance at the Corner of Trinity and Elm Sts.

Unload Marchers on the Capitol North Side (Rally Sight)

Proceed through the Capitol parking lot onto Capitol Avenue

Turn LEFT on Capitol Avenue

Turn LEFT on Main Street

Park Buses at 1215-1219 Main Street Parking Lot. This is on the left, directly across from the Yard Goats – Dunkin Donuts Stadium.

Where can I find restrooms?

There are restrooms in the Capitol Building

The march is an opportunity for Connecticut pro-lifers to unite and have their voices heard by state legislators urging them to craft policies that respect the rights of the unborn. Our marchers will be calling on their lawmakers to bring an end to pro-abortion extremism in the state of Connecticut. 

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Two Weeks Until the Connecticut March for Life

With the Connecticut March for Life just two weeks from today, we are delighted to announce our excellent Rally Speakers who will be joining us on the Capitol Grounds in Hartford, CT on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Be sure to join us to hear from this incredible line-up!

Each of our speakers was chosen for their leadership as a part of the pro-life movement in Connecticut and because they embody the 2022 March for Life theme, “Equality Begins in the Womb.” Speaking at this year’s Connecticut March for Life are:

Archbishop Leonard Blair, Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, CT
Archbishop Leroy Bailey, The First Cathedral
Jeanne Mancini, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund
Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut
CT Rep. Rosa Rebimbus (R-70, Naugatuck)
Lisa Maloney, President, CT Pregnancy Care Center Coalition and Executive Director of Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeastern CT
Christina Bennett, News Correspondent, Live Action

*More speakers to be announced soon!

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The Connecticut March for Life Rally will kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET on the north side of the Capitol Building grounds at 210 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106. Following the rally at 1:00 p.m., attendees will March for Life around Bushnell Park.

We are seeking volunteers to help on the day of the march. If interested, please complete this volunteer form by Monday, March 14th at 12:00 p.m. ET.

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March for Life and Partner, Connecticut Catholic Conference, Announce the 2022 Connecticut March for Life

First Ever Connecticut March for Life will take place in Hartford, March 23rd

 

HARTFORD, CT – The March for Life, partnered with the Connecticut Catholic Conference will host the first ever Connecticut State March for Life on March 23rd, 2022, in Hartford. Marchers will rally at the state capitol to call for life-affirming laws and for an end to the continued expansion of extreme abortion policies in Connecticut.

“We are delighted to partner with the Connecticut Catholic Conference, an organization so focused on advancing life-affirming public policy in the state. This is an opportunity for Connecticut pro-lifers to come together and remind elected officials that Connecticut stands for the rights of the unborn,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life Defense and Education Fund. “Every human life is precious and should be protected under the law.”

“It’s a first. It’s going to be a historic event for the pro-life movement in Connecticut. I think it will speak well of the pro-life movement in Connecticut, which is stronger than anyone knows, and will assist in countering the strong pro-abortion forces in our state,” said Christopher Healy, Executive Director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference (CCC), the statewide organization representing the Catholic Bishops of Connecticut.

“Thousands of Connecticut citizens travel to Washington every year for the March for Life. Now, for the first time, the Family Institute of Connecticut is participating in the inaugural Connecticut March for Life, bringing the March home. On March 23rd, we will make our voice heard in Hartford, that every unborn child should be welcomed in life and protected in law,” said rally speaker Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut.

WHO:

Speakers and participants in the rally will include:

+ Archbishop Leonard Blair, Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, CT

+ Archbishop Leroy Bailey, The First Cathedral (nondenominational)

+ Jeanne Mancini, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund

+ Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director of the Family Institute of Connecticut

+ CT Rep. Rosa Rebimbus (R-70, Naugatuck)

+ Lisa Maloney, President, CT Pregnancy Care Center Coalition and Executive Director of Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeastern CT

+ Christina Bennett, Live Action

More speakers will be announced closer to the date of the march.

 

WHEN:

12:00 pm – Rally at Capitol

1:00 pm – March for Life around Bushnell Park

 

WHERE:

The Rally will take place in front of the Capitol building (North side) located on the Capitol Grounds at 210 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106.

Learn more and RSVP at ct.marchforlife.org