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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

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

4:50 - 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)

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