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Pray daily: Pray every day for an end to abortion, for abortionists and their aides, for legislators, clergy, pro-life activists, and those who are not aware of the tragedy of abortion. Cemetery of the innocents: Great on campus! Use small crosses to represent babies killed in your town, or in the country in a given period of time -- Don't forget to post explanatory signs. Corner Revealing: Two or more students walk through the campus or community, one holding a large picture of an aborted baby, the other passing out literature. Literature Distribution/Drops: Place pro-life literature in public places, in magazines at offices, or go door-to-door and distribute. Put info on cars in parking lots. Pass out literature at sports events ( such as football games). Carry literature with you at all times! Tables: Set up tables in your student union. Use tables to recruit new members, and get them to sign up for an activity immediately. Hand out posters, tracts, postcards,, etc., and try to set up an eye-catching display. Picket or hold vigils at: Sidewalk Counseling: Karen Black's method is very effective. See the pamphlet You Can Sidewalk Counsel or contact CALL for more information on training. Set up times to be at the local mill to pray and sidewalk counsel. Use those times to train new counselors and convict new students. Speaking at churches: Contact local pastors and ask to give the pro-life message to them. Help churches to start groups focusing on prayerful activism. Pastors' Luncheons: Invite local pastors and priests to a luncheon and present a speaker or the Hard Truth, ask them to get their churches involved with picketing and sidewalk counseling at the local mill. Truth Teams: Two women or a man and woman enter a clinic (with or without an appointment) and discuss abortion in the waiting room. One student talks the other out of abortion, using convincing arguments. Spiritually adopt an abortionist or nurse: Pray for him or her often, write letters, and try to meet. It is important to be polite and compassionate, yet firm. Be aware of the stalking laws in your city! Spiritually adopt a child: Pray for an unborn child every day, and offer up sacrifices so that he/she will be spared abortion. Canvassing: Distribute literature in the neighborhoods o persons responsible for killing babies. Writing letters to neighbors is also a possibility. Hold a Dorm forum: Show a video or give a presentation to encourage discussion. Spread the Truth: Show the 'Hard Truth' video or other pro-life videos in the union or other busy places. Pro-Choice Challenge: Play the 'Hard Truth' video and challenge "pro-choice" students walking by to watch what their "choice" really is. Address high school students: Arrange to give a speech, distribute literature and/or show a video to local high school classes or youth groups. Collect items for CPC or maternity home: Get students to gather baby clothes, food, finances, etc. for mothers in crisis. Give the project a theme so that other groups may join in the donation. Hold a 'baby shower' at the end of the donation drive to collect all the materials and thank those who gave. Memorial for Mothers: find out names of women who have died from legal abortion and construct card board tomb stones in memorial. Explain the tomb stones with signs and literature. Letter to the editor: Write your school, local, state and national papers. It is essential to keep pro-life dialogue in the media! Letters/Calls to Congressmen: Write to your Senators, Representatives, and other officials in support of or in opposition to their positions. Be respectful, include literature. Challenge pro-aborts to debate: Invite nationally known debaters and hold the debate before a large audience. Enhance your library: Obtain, update, or multiply pro-life resources in your school library. Ask at the library for the procedure on requesting books to be ordered. Make appointments/phone calls to mills: Schedule false abortion appointments at local mill. this provides you with useful information regarding the clinic and fills up appointments so that other women cannot schedule abortions as easily. Rallies, Speakers: Bring in nationally known speakers to speak at your campus. Joint Activism: Arrange activism and invite students from neighboring schools to take part. Contact CALL for information on pro-life groups at schools near you. Counter-demonstrations: Picket pro-abortion rallies, speeches, conferences, March of Dimes events, Planned Parenthood fund raisers, etc. Showcases: Set up glass showcases on campus to display photographs and info on abortion. Attend the March for Life: Attending the march in D.C. is a great way to come together as community! Car pool with neighboring colleges, or raise financial support together. CALL provides free housing! Become a contact: Become a pro-life contact for churches, libraries, schools, ect. in your area. This would allow your group possible speaking arrangements. Educate yourself: Schedule a time when your group can come together to be educated. Play devil's advocate to improve your ability to defend the truth. Memorize statistics, know your representatives, keep up with the latest killing methods, ect. Sidewalk Chalk: Go out at night and write pro-life information and slogans on sidewalks. Write group meeting times, facts on abortion, abortion risks, and other information. Obtain permission from local CPC to chalk their phone number- this has been proven to save babies! Baby David distribution: Distribute Baby David and other pro-life information through campus mail or by hand. Pro-life newspaper supplements: Many campus papers allow supplements to be inserted into their papers. Many national groups will donate money or actual supplements. Call (608) 256-CALL for more information. Mailbox babies: Send fetal models to every third mailbox on campus, with an insert reading, "Every third mailbox was sent a baby model. Every third child dies by abortion. It could have been you." Ribboning: Put pink/blue ribbons on two out of every three cars in a parking lot. Include flyer or hold sign explaining that those without ribbons were not given life and that every third baby dies by abortion. Wear your support: Wear Precious Feet, which show a 10 week old baby's feet, or the pro-life red rose. Use pro-life checks (Identity Checks Printers, call 708-PRO-BABY). Use pro-life pins, decals, envelopes, bumper stickers, t-shirts, hats posters, ect. Rescue: Contact CALL for more information. |
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