March for Life

Investing Hope: The Power of One

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Investing Hope: The Power of One

 

Why do we march? That’s a question we encourage every March for Life participant and supporter to share. We love seeing your #WhyWeMarch tweets, videos, and Instagram posts all with unique stories, and aspects of the pro-life cause.

Ultimately the thread that unites “why we march,” and that is at the heart of what we do, is love. We march because we love people. We love babies and believe that each and every one should be protected, starting when they are most vulnerable, in the womb. All children, no matter the circumstances that they are born into, have inherent dignity and value.

A huge part of the pro-life movement that puts these values into action is the pregnancy care movement. Thousands of pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) across the country offer free services, parenting classes, and material resources. These centers offer life-affirming, holistic care for women and babies – before and after pregnancy.

Every PRC embodies the “power of one,” our 2017 March for Life theme. Each one of these centers impacts and saves lives. For example, Hope Resource Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since 1997, Hope Resource Center has offered life-affirming choices to over 25,000 women and their babies. Their message to each and every woman that comes through their doors is: you are valuable.

Like every PRC, Hope Resource Center is supported by individuals, churches, and volunteers. Every person can make a difference in their life-saving efforts. As Hope Executive Director shares, “we are the life celebrators.”

WATCH the inside story of Hope Resource Center, a beautiful example of the life-saving working of PRCs across the country. This is the “power of one” in so many ways!

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Not Able to Attend the March for Life? Here’s What You Can Do

 

Even if you are not able to attend the 44th Annual March for Life on Friday, January 27, your voice is still important!

Here are a few things that you can do:

  1. Show your support on social media.
    • Support the March for Life and the pro-life cause on Friday using #whywemarch (and #marchforlife).
    • Check out our Tweetfest on Facebook >>> #WhyWeMarch Tweetfest
    • We want our friends, family, and the world to know why we are marching.
    • All of your #whywemarch and #marchforlife posts will be compiled at WhyWeMarch.org.
    • This is how we change our culture, with the truth and love of our advocacy.

  2. Send your lawmakers a pro-life message.
    • We need every March for Life participant to send a message to their Congressman and Senators asking them to prioritize pro-life policies in the new Congress.
    • Simply text MARCH4LIFE to 99-000 and you’ll receive a text back with a link to send a quick pro-life message to your lawmakers.
    • OR go to the March for Life Action Center and send a message directly from that page.

  3. Change your profile picture to say “I march for life”
  4. Facebook Live videos
  5. Stay connected with the March for Life
    • While we march on January 27, our important pro-life work happens all year-round.
    • Our theme this year is “the power of one” – each and every one of us is needed to make a difference for the pro-life cause in our communities and culture.
    • Sign up for emails so we can send you advocacy and volunteer ideas!
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An Historic Day

 

Today is Inauguration Day, and I am reminded of how blessed we are to live in the United States of America and witness the peaceful transition of government from one Administration to the next.

Under the Obama Administration, our nation saw an unprecedented expansion of government abortion funding, and the prosecution of pro-life Americans – like the Little Sisters of the Poor and the staff at the March for Life! – because of our pro-life beliefs.

I am hopeful about the incoming Administration. I am optimistic that in these next 100 days, and coming years, we can see a reversal of pro-abortion policies in our government. The new Congress presents the pro-life movement with many opportunities to pass pro-life legislation and advance a culture of life.

President-Elect Trump has made pro-life promises and has assembled a team of personnel with incredible pro-life convictions, and qualifications, starting with Vice-President Elect Pence. (In fact, senior advisor to the incoming president, Kellyanne Conway, will be speaking at the March for Life one week from today. In a recent interview, she referred to herself as “one of the pro-life rank and file.”)

But this won’t happen unless our voices are heard. Pro-life Americans cannot sit back and expect Washington, D.C. to do the work. We must hold our elected officials accountable and demand an end to abortion extremism.

Our pro-life priorities for 2017 include:

  • H.R. 7, The No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act, codifying the Hyde amendment and federal funding of abortion.
  • Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, restricting abortion after 5 months of pregnancy, at which point babies can feel pain.
  • Legislation defunding Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.

Will you write to your elected officials in Washington and encourage them to prioritize pro-life legislation? (Click the Take Action button below to do so – every voice matters!)

I also want you to know that, on behalf of all marchers, March for Life Action will be working tirelessly in the coming months to make sure these priorities are passed and signed into law,

Furthermore, earlier this month, March for Life Action announced the launch of a new and comprehensive “Pro-Life Scorecard” to identify and measure national pro-life legislation to keep you informed and hold elected representatives accountable.

>>>> See March for Life Action’s announcement on a comprehensive pro-life congressional scorecard.

Just days before we march for life, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act. Do not delay, in sending this important pro-life message to your congressman and senators.

Thank you for all you do for the cause of life. We are grateful for you and look forward to seeing you one week from today in D.C. for the March for Life!

Visit our ACTION CENTER to send a pro-life message to your lawmakers!

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Student’s Guide for Participating in the March for Life

 

Get ready to make thousands of new friends with your fellow pro-life students! We want to make sure that you have a meaningful March for Life experience, and that we are a unified movement to impact our friends, culture, and our representatives in government.

Below are a few tips!

  1. Connect with the March for Life
    • Follow us on social media – this is the best way to stay connected and engaged with what’s happening.
    • Download the 2017 March for Life app – great guide with content and information on the March for Life and pro-life activism – perfect for a long bus ride! The app is available for Apple and Android devices. Text MFL2017 to 99-000 to get the download link.
  2. Hashtags
    • We want our friends, family, and the world to know why we are marching.
    • Our primary hashtag is #WhyWeMarch. Use this in all your posts, and share why you are marching.
    • On Instagram, you can also use #marchforlife, #prolife, #prolifegen, #standforlife, #powerofone #prolifeprowoman, or perhaps your group has a specific hashtag – be creative!
    • All of your #whywemarch and #marchforlife posts will be compiled at WhyWeMarch.org.
    • This is how we change our culture, with the truth and love of our advocacy.
  3. Pictures and videos
    • You can be a “citizen journalist” at the March for Life – upload your pictures and videos with #whywemarch to show the truth of the beauty –and size of the crowd! – at the March for Life.
    • Tag your local news station on Twitter/Facebook, or national news stations as well.
    • Post a video or email to info@marchforlife.org of you or your group sharing #WhyWeMarch.
  4. Facebook Live
    • This is a new tool that allows Facebook users to livestream events, and these videos reach a much larger group of people than regular Facebook posts – this is a great opportunity to show the truth of the March for Life!
  5. Pro-life policy
    • Now more than ever, it is important that our lawmakers hear from pro-life Americans – especially young people! In addition to social media messages, we need every March for Life participant to send a message to their Congressman and Senators asking them to prioritize pro-life policies in the new Congress.
    • Simply text MARCH4LIFE to 99-000 and you’ll receive a text back with a link to send a quick pro-life message to your lawmakers.
  6. Other random tips
    • Consider wearing gloves that have screen sensitive finger tips!
    • Bring an extra battery charger for your devices!
    • Don’t forget your pro-life signs!

The March for Life is an incredible experience, and we know that you will be inspired and encouraged in your pro-life convictions. Our theme this year is “the power of one.” Your voice can make a difference, during the March for Life and throughout the year.

Together, we can change our culture for life!