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Conference Schedule

Students for Life of America Conference Schedule
January 24, 2009

8:00 - 9:00 Check-in and Breakfast (provided)

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome from SFLA

9:30 - 10:45 Finding Common Ground Without Compromise
Steve Wagner, Justice for All

10:45 - 11:00 Claude Allen, Gerard Health Foundation

11:00 - 12:15 Looking Ahead Panel -Pro-Life Strategy for the Next Presidential Administration
Andy Schlafly, Eagle Forum; David Bereit, 40 Days for Life; Marjorie Danefelser, Susan B. Anthony List; Kristen Hansen, Care-Net; Jason Jones, Co-Executive Producer of Bella; Leslee Unruh, Vote for Yes for Life Campaign; Wanda Franz, National Right to Life

12:15 - 2:00 Lunch (provided)

2:00 - 2:50 Breakout session 1:

  • Becky Banks, SFLA, and John-Paul Deddens, Students for Life of Illinois- How to Recruit and Retain Members for Your Group
  • Liz Forest, SFLA, and Brian Reilly, Students for Life at St. Louis University - How to Fundraise for your Group
  • Jill Stanek - New Media Technologies, the Pro-life blogosphere and YouTube
  • Dr. John Bruchalski - Walking the Talk: What It Really Means to Be A Doctor For Life In this “Changing” World
  • Sheri Rendall, Concerned Women for America - Speaking to Legislators Doesn’t Have to be Scary
  • Michael Swartz - History of the Pro-Life Movement

3:00 - 3:50 Breakout session 2:

  • Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link
  • Fletcher Armstrong, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform - How We Can Win! Wilberforce, King, and the Pro-Life Movement
  • Joy Yearout, Susan B. Anthony List - Use the Media to your Advantage
  • Lisa Dudley, Operation Outcry - How Abortion Affects Real Women
  • Marie Smith, Forum for Critical Issues- International Advance of Abortion and Global Human Rights
  • Becky Banks, SFLA, and Clare Girard, Students for Life at Franciscan University - Learn How to Save Lives Through Sidewalk Counseling

3:50 - 4:10 Networking Break

4:10 - 5:00 Breakout session 3:

  • Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council - Myth vs. Fact in the Stem Cell Debate
  • Rev. Arnold Culbreath, Life Issues Institute - Reaching out to African-Americans on college campuses
  • Becky Banks, SFLA, and Sarah Hardin, Students for Life at North Carolina State - Tips for Effective Activism on Your Campus
  • Serrin Foster, Feminists for Life - Women-Centered Solutions Transforms Pro-Choice Campuses
  • Steven Aden, Alliance Defense Fund - Knowing Your Rights on Campus
  • Bryan Kemper, Stand True Ministries - Motivate, Educate, Equip, and Activate Students on Your Campus

5:00 - 5:30 Networking Break

5:30 - 5:50 Remarks from Pro-Life Congressional Leaders

5:50 - 6:00 “Demographic Winter” Movie Trailer

6:00 - 6:30 De-Fund Planned Parenthood Campus Activism Project Presentation

6:30 - 7:05 Keynote Speaker and 2009 Defender of Life Award Recipient

7:05 - 7:20 Presentation of SFLA Conference Awards

7:20 - 9:20 Dinner (provided)

** SFLA will also be hosting a VIP reception (for non-students) from 4:00 - 5:30pm. This will be an opportunity for pro-lifers to network with national pro-life leaders and legislators. There will also be a small presentation about the work and mission of SFLA. Space is still available. All proceeds of the reception will benefit the work of SFLA. If you are interested in attending, please contact Liz Forest at lforest@studentsforlife.org for more information.

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