Benjamin Watson at the March for Life
Thank You for Marching for Life!
Thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank each and every one of you who marched for life on Friday in our nation’s capital, as well as those of you who were watching and supporting us from afar.
Year after year, every January – we travel across this great nation to give a voice to those who don’t have one – the unborn. We’re here in blizzards, subzero temperatures, sleet, snow and rain – and we are here because we know that abortion is the greatest human rights abuse of our time.
The 2017 March for Life was truly historic including an in-person speaking appearance by Vice President Mike Pence, and Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway.
The joyful, loving, peaceful witness of tens of thousands of America’s pro-life youth from across the country spoke to the hearts and minds of those in attendance and watching on screen.
New technology allowed the March for Life rally to be streamed on Facebook, resulting in our message of life and love going “viral” with nearly 2 million views and over 33,000 shares.
You can watch and share the full rally footage from Friday, filled with a powerful lineup of inspiring speakers, below.
Now we begin the hard work of turning our passion and inspiration at the March for Life into year-round, every-day advocacy work to change our culture and our laws for the cause of life.
Will you join us?
We are honored and humbled by your witness for life at the 44th Annual March for Life. Throughout this week, we’ll update you with media coverage, and social media coverage – our voices were heard loud and clear this year!
Thank you!
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The March for Life is invigorating…the crowds, the enthusiasm, and being surrounded by fellow pro-lifers…but we need you to take this energy home and make a difference in our local communities. We want to challenge you to take your passion and inspiration home with you and to take part in AT LEAST one pro-life activity every month! Together, we can build a culture of life across America.
Plus, with the prospect of pro-life legislative gains, we must urge our congressmen and senators to stand strong for life and put an end to abortion extremism.
Together, we can build a culture of life across America.
Rep. Mia Love at the 2017 March for Life
“Every time we kill a child, all of us suffer. We lose a little of ourselves and a whole lot of our future. We strip a child from their God-given potential when we, as a society, accept abortion as health care. My fellow Americans, we cannot accept what might have been. We won’t know what might have been if we allow an organization to convince our pregnant women that they have no choice but to abort the life and the potential within them.”
– Congresswoman Rep. Mia B. Love
Vice President Mike Pence to Speak at the 44th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 27th
PRESS RELEASE: January 26th, 2017
CONTACT: Kate Bryan kbryan@crcpublicrelations.com;
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Pence to make historic appearance as the first Vice President to address the March for Life
Washington, D.C. – The March for Life announced today that Vice President Mike Pence will be the first Vice President or President in history to speak at the March for Life, the world’s largest annual pro-life demonstration, in Washington, D.C. on January 27th, 2017.
Pence will join other prominent pro-life figures, including top-ranking White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson, former Planned Parenthood Director and founder of ‘And Then There Were None’ Abby Johnson, Mexican Telenovela star Karyme Lozano, author and radio host Eric Metaxas, and Bishop Vincent Matthews of the Church of God in Christ, who advocates for adoption in the African-American community, at the March for Life rally on the National Mall on January 27th, 2017.
“We are very pleased to welcome Vice President Mike Pence to speak at this year’s March for Life. His appearance marks a historic moment for the pro-life movement as Vice President Pence will be the first Vice President or President to speak at the March for Life,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life.
“Vice President Pence has been a friend and champion of the pro-life cause his entire career. Pro-life leaders, activists, volunteers and marchers will be thrilled to hear from Vice President Pence and are bound to leave the March for Life even more energized than when they came,” Mancini noted. “Our theme this year is the “Power of One,” highlighting how every individual has the ability to make a difference in the cause of life. As a former Member of Congress, Governor and now Vice President, Mr. Pence has demonstrated throughout his entire career how one person can, indeed, make a difference in the ultimate human right — the right to life.”
Tens of thousands of Americans are set to travel from across the nation to D.C. for this year’s March for Life, which seeks to promote the dignity of every human life and to stand against the greatest human rights violation of our time – abortion-on-demand.
The 44th Annual March for Life
January 27th, 2017
MFL Rally – starts at 11:45am ET
March for Life – starts around 1:00 pm ET (directly after the Rally concludes)
The March for Life and the Rally will begin on the grounds of the National Mall and the MFL will end in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Confirmed Speakers include:
- Mike Pence, Vice President.
- Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor to President Trump.
- Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Rep. Mia Love (R-UT)
- Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City.
- Benjamin Watson, Tight End for the Baltimore Ravens.
- Abby Johnson, Former Planned Parenthood Director and founder of “And Then There Were None”.
- Karyme Lozano, Mexican telenovela star.
- Eric Metaxas, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and host of The Eric Metaxas Show.
- Bishop Vincent Mathews Jr., President at Church of God In Christ World Missions.
Events Preceding the March: January 26th, 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20001
MFL Conference, 9:00AM – 12:00PM ET. Speakers include Syliva Slifko (ICU Mobile), Amy Ford (Embrace Grace), Callie Jett (Talk About Adoption), Dr. Jeff Pauls (Vitae Foundation)
MFL Youth Rally, 2:00PM – 4:00PM ET. Speakers include Ryan Scott Bomberger (The Radiance Foundation), Jeanne Mancini (March for Life), Bryan Kemper (Stand True Pro-Life Outreach), Jess Barfield (Stand for Life Movement), Lauren Merz (Live Action), Amanda Lord (Students for Life of America)
MFL Expo, 9:00AM – 8:00PM ET. Featuring over seventy-five exhibitors
cont’d 8:00AM – 10:30AM and 4:00PM – 7:00PM ET on January 27th
More info at https://marchforlife.org/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/themarchforlife
Twitter: @March_for_Life Instagram: @marchforlife #whywemarch
For press credentials to any and/or all the events listed above, please contact one of the following:
Kate Bryan – kbryan@crcpublicrelations.com; 703.683.5004 x1136
Matille Thebolt – mthebolt@crcpublicrelations.com; 571.501.4067
Mari Buttarazzi – mbuttarazzi@crcpublicrelations.com; 703.683.5004 x1120
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