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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
Invited: Steve Wagner, Stand to Reason

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

11:00 - 12:15 After Roe Panel -Life Amendments, Referendums, Judicial Crisis, and the Grassroots
Invited: Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum; David Bereit, 40 Days for Life; Marjorie Danefelser, Susan B. Anthony List; Kristen Hansen, Care-Net

12:15 - 2:00 Lunch (provided)

2:00 - 2:50 Breakout session 1:

  • Becky Banks, SFLA - How to Recruit and Retain Members for Your Group
  • Dr. John Bruchalski  -  Pro-Life in Practice
  • Sheri Rendall, CWA (invited) - Speaking to Legislators Doesn’t Have to be Scary
  • Joy Yearout, Susan B. Anthony List (invited) - Use the Media to your Advantage
  • Steven Aden, Alliance Defense Fund - Knowing Your Rights on Campus
  • 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
  • SFLA - Why to Stay Focused on Your Mission
  • John-Paul DeGance, Koch Industries - How to Fundraise for your Group
  • Operation Outcry - How Abortion Affects Real Women
  • Marie Smith, Forum for Critical Issues (invited) - International Pro-Life Update
  • Becky Banks, SFLA - Learn How to Save Lives Through Sidewalk Counseling

4:00 - 4:30 Break

4:30 - 5:20 Breakout session 3:

  • Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council (invited) - Myth vs. Fact in the Stem Cell Debate
  • Day Garnder, National Black Pro-Life Union; Rev. Arnold Culbreath, Life Issues Institute (invited) - Reaching out to African-Americans on college campuses
  • Becky Banks, SFLA - Activities You Can Do on Campus
  • Cayce Utley, Feminists for Life - Feminists for Life of America
  • Jill Stanek - New Media Technologies, the Pro-life blogosphere and youTube
  • Bryan Kemper, Stand True Ministries - Motivate, Educate, Equip, and Activate Students on Your Campus

5:30 - 6:15 Remarks from Pro-Life Congressional Leaders

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

7:15 - 9:00 Dinner (provided)

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