March for Life, Partnered with the California Family Council, Announces Speakers for the 2025 California March for Life

Pro-life Advocates to Address Marchers in Sacramento on March 31, 2025
Sacramento, CA – Today the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, partnered with the California Family Council, announced speakers for the 2025 California March for Life taking place on March 31st in Sacramento. Marchers who gather at the Sacramento Capitol Building to peacefully advocate for pro-life protections will be addressed by notable speakers, including keynote speaker Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO of the Abortion Survivors Network; Dr. John Jackson, President of William Jessup University; Jackie Turner, Minister of Communication and Church Relations at Acres of Hope; Jonathan Keller, President of the California Family Council; Kathleen Jones, President and CEO of Life Choice Pregnancy Center; Hannah Gautsch, State March Program Coordinator at the March for Life; John Gerardi, Executive Director of Right to Life of Central California; and more!
Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund:
“I am thrilled to announce our continued partnership with the California Family Council for this year’s Fifth Annual California March for Life, to be held on March 31st in Sacramento. This event is a crucial opportunity for us to stand united in defense of the sanctity of life in California – a state whose extreme abortion policies are no secret. It is more critical than ever that we make our voices heard on behalf of the unborn and vulnerable mothers. The March for Life looks forward to joining with thousands of joyful and passionate individuals and grassroots organizations to witness for Life in California.”
Jonathan Keller, President, California Family Council:
“We at the California Family Council are thrilled to once again partner with the National March for Life and our amazing local, state, and national allies for the fifth annual California March for Life in Sacramento. Every child in California, whether born or unborn, possess inherent value and dignity that we are called to protect. We warmly invite all Californians to stand with us at the Capitol on Monday, March 31, 2025, for a powerful day of advocacy, prayer, and dedication in the cause of life!”
The California March for Life on Monday March 31, 2025, will start with a rally at the Sacramento State Capitol Building at 12 pm PDT followed by the March at 1 pm PDT.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
– (Keynote) Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO, Abortion Survivors Network
-Dr. John Jackson, President, William Jessup University
-Jackie Turner, Minister of Communication and Church Relations, Acres of Hope
-Jonathan Keller, President, California Family Council
-Kathleen Jones, President and CEO, Life Choice Pregnancy Center
-Hannah Gautsch, State March Program Coordinator, March for Life
-John Gerardi, Executive Director, Right to Life of Central California
-And more!
WHEN:
12:00 pm PDT – March for Life Rally Begins
1:00 pm PDT – March for Life Begins
WHERE:
The rally will be held at 1315 10th and L St, outside the Sacramento Capitol Building in Sacramento, CA Learn more at https://marchforlife.org/california/
CONTACT: Pesch Strategy I Prudence de Bernardo
240-672-2828
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March for Life is a non-sectarian organization that promotes the beauty and dignity of every human life by working to end abortion – uniting, educating, and mobilizing pro-life people in the public square. It hosts the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration in Washington, DC every January.