Mr. Shawn Welcome; Performance Poet
Ms. Caitlin Jane; Christian Music Artist
12:00 p.m. Rally
1:00 p.m. March
3:00 p.m. (approx) Listen to Silent No More testimonies outside U.S. Supreme Court
3:30 p.m. Visit your Representative or Senator to advocate for life
Speakers
Carly Fiorina, Pro-Life Businesswoman
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ)
State Senator Katrina Jackson (D-LA)
Matt Birk; former Baltimore Ravens player and Super Bowl Champion
Sue Ellen Browder; Author, Subverted
Jim Daly; President, Focus on the Family
Marjorie Dannenfelser, President, Susan B. Anthony List
Dr. Marguerite Duane, MD; Cofounder and Executive Director, FACTS
Jewels Green; Silent No More campaign
Nathan Grime; Student, Concordia Lutheran High School
His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
Dr. Russell Moore, President, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Matt Birk is a 15 year veteran of the National Football League.
He was recognized as the 2011 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year, which acknowledges
off the field contributions to the community as well as on the field accomplishments.
Named to the Pro Bowl 6 times, Matt’s career culminated in February of 2013 in a
Super Bowl win as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Following the Raven’s victory, Matt chose not to participate in the White House Super Bowl
celebratory meeting with President Obama because of the president’s support for
Planned Parenthood, a decision that received significant media coverage.
Matt and his wife, Adrianna, are both actively involved in the Pro-Life Movement,
including with their local pregnancy center and past participation in pro-life marches.
The couple have 6 children and currently reside in Greenwich, CT.
Sue Ellen Browder is a freelance writer who has appeared
on Oprah, theToday Show, and hundreds of radio talk shows. Her work for
Cosmopolitan, New Woman, Woman’s Day, and other magazines has given her
a lifetime of experience with the women’s movement as it unfolded in the media,
both on the public stage and behind the scenes. Trained at the University of Missouri
School of Journalism to be an investigative journalist, Browder unwittingly betrayed
her true calling and became a propagandist for sexual liberation. She did not realize
until much later that propagandists higher and cleverer than herself were influencing
her thinking and her personal choices as they subverted the women’s movement. Her
most recent book Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the
Woman’s Movement sets the record straight and illumines a way forward for others
who have suffered from the unholy alliance between the women’s movement and
the sexual revolution.
Jim Daly was named president of Focus on the Family in 2005
after 16 years with the ministry. Under his leadership, the organization has taken on
a major role nationally in encouraging and helping facilitate foster-care adoptions,
earning recognition from the White House and Congress for its efforts. The ministry
also has reinvigorated its traditional focus on helping couples build strong marriages
and raise healthy, resilient kids. Daly started his career at Focus in 1989 as an assistant
to the president, fostering relationships with the ministry’s supporters. He was appointed
international field director for Asia, Africa and Australia in 1992, and in 1997 was
promoted to vice president of the International Division. In 2004, Daly was appointed
chief operating officer, the role he held until he was handpicked by Focus on the Family
founder Dr. James Dobson to be the group’s president.
Marjorie Dannenfelser is an original organizer of the Susan B. Anthony
List (SBA List), and is the organization’s President. In this role, Marjorie directs the mission
of SBA List and serves as its primary spokeswoman. Under her leadership, the organization
has grown to more than 365,000 members nationwide.
Marjorie was recently named one of Newsmax’s top 25 Most Influential Republican Women
and one of Newsweek’s top ten “Leaders of the Christian Right.”
She serves on the boards of the Alliance Defending Freedom, Constituting Culture Foundation
and Chosen Families, a ministry to families who have special needs children. Prior to launching
the Susan B. Anthony List, Marjorie served on Capitol Hill as staff director of the
Congressional Pro-life Caucus. Prior to her work on Capitol Hill, she worked at the
Heritage Foundation. She is originally from North Carolina and is a graduate of
Duke University. Marjorie lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband Marty and
their five children, ages 12-21.
Dr. Marguerite Duane, a board certified family physician and
Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, is co-founder and
Executive Team Leader of FACTS – the Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to
Teach the Science. Dr. Duane formerly served as the medical director of the
Spanish Catholic Center of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC
and as the Family Medicine Clerkship Director at Georgetown University. She received
her M.D. degree with recognition in primary care from the State University of New York
at Stony Brook and completed her Family Medicine residency at Lancaster General Hospital
in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Duane received a Bachelor of Science with Honors degree and a
Master of Health Administration degree from Cornell University in 1992 and 1994, respectively.
Dr. Duane balances her career as a teacher and Family Physician, with her role as a
mother and wife. She is proud to be accompanied on this life’s journey by her husband
and fellow family physician, Dr. Kenneth Lin, and they are delighted to be the parents
of 4 young children, Isaac Thomas, Eden Rose, Ellis John, and Gianna Marie Lin.
Senator Joni Ernst has dedicated her life to Iowa and her country,
having served in the military for over 23 years and now in the United States Senate.
In November 2014, Joni was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office
from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve
in the United States Senate. In Washington, Joni serves on four Senate committees of
major importance to Iowans: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry;
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Joni is focused on growing a vibrant economy and ensuring the government runs
effectively and efficiently which means cutting out-of-control spending, reducing
taxes, eliminating harmful regulations and balancing the budget.
Joni resides in Red Oak, Iowa with her husband Gail and their daughter Libby.
Carleton (Carly) S. Fiorina was born Cara Carleton Sneed in
Austin, Texas on September 6, 1954. After dropping out of law school, she became an
AT&T management trainee. She moved up the company ladder and became the first
female officer in the Network Systems division. In 1998, she was put in charge of
Lucent’s Global Service Provider division. A year later, she was tapped as CEO of
Hewlett-Packard. After the controversial merger with Compaq Computers didn’t
meet expectations, Fiorina was forced to resign. She then became a consultant for
Republican candidates. In 2010, Fiorina made a run for Congress in California.
Jewels Green is a regretful post-abortive mother and former
abortion clinic worker turned ardent human rights advocate. She is a writer, public
speaker, has appeared on TV and radio programs, and is featured in the documentary
film “40” about abortion in America. She is a featured contributor in the book
We Choose Life: Authentic Stories, Movements of Hope and her mini-eBook
“Abortion Hurts: a collection of essays on my journey from death to life” is available
as a Kindle exclusive to raise funds for life-affirming pregnancy centers. Jewels is a
high school dropout who went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Psychology
from Yeshiva University and is a stay-at-home mother who occasionally blogs
at jewelsgreen.com.
Singer, songwriter, and speaker, Caitlin Jane, not only puts
on a powerful concert with her gift of music, but delivers along with it a beautiful
message of hope in a broken world. Boldly using her platform on behalf of the
unborn, she speaks truth with love and helps open once-hardened hearts to see
the sanctity of life through song and film. Ray Ruddy, the President of the
Gerard Health Foundation & Life Prizes, has said of her ministry, “The emotion
in her music and depth of her lyrics make Caitlin Jane one of the most gripping
Christian artists today.” Caitlin Jane has toured nationally and internationally,
intertwining music, faith, and life seamlessly at each and every venue. Her latest
album, Coming Season, includes the powerful pro-life song “Unborn,”
which has been instrumental in helping save countless little one’s lives.
Caitlin Jane finds joy in sharing her songs and passion for life across the country
at various pro-life events, as well as women’s groups, churches, universities, and
youth groups.
Russell Moore serves as the eighth president of the
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention,
the moral and public policy agency of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
A widely-sought cultural commentator, Dr. Moore has been recognized by a
number of influential organizations. The Wall Street Journal has called him
“vigorous, cheerful, and fiercely articulate” while The Gospel Coalition has
referred to him “one of the most astute ethicists in contemporary evangelicalism.”
An ethicist and theologian by background, Dr. Moore is also an ordained Southern Baptist
and hosts a program called Signposts.
A native Mississippian, he and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons.
Shawn Welcome is a nationally known performance poet.
He is blessed with a gift to encourage, inspire, educate, and motivate. Shawn has
more than 10 years’ public performing experience, which includes drama and acting.
He has performed in various churches and venues across the state of Florida and the
US, was nominated for state poet laureate, and has also spoken for companies, such as
Nike, Johnson & Johnson, The Orlando Magic, Wycliffe Bible Translators, and more!
Shawn’s goal is to use his gift with words as a light in a dark decadent world, thirsty for
hope and hungry for change. Today, along with hosting and performing, Mr. Welcome
is a teacher at Oak Ridge High School. He is married to his beautiful wife, Jannah, and
is the father of four children.
Printable March Route
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Location
The March for Life 2016 Rally will take place at noon on the grounds of the
Washington Monument, near the corner of 15th Street and Constitution Avenue.
Following the Rally, the March will begin on Constitution Avenue between 15th
and 17th Streets at approximately 1:00 pm.
Important Notes
While walking, and riding the metro in D.C. please be respectful of residents
and commuters. Let’s show the Nation’s Capital how passionate and polite and
or Capitol. This is our Nation’s Capital and we should treat it with dignity and
respect. If trash bins are full, please carry your trash or sign with you until you
find an available trash bin.
Do not engage with counter protesters. Once again, please be respectful of all
people and stay focused on the cause of promoting and celebrating live, lovingly
and graciously.
Watch here Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
in Washington, DC
Please enjoy and be super encouraged by our good friends from Bound4LIFE!
Due to extreme blizzard conditions [last] weekend, the March for Life received unprecedented national attention. Beyond crowd estimates or miracles in the midst of travel, a longtime Bound4LIFE intercessor tells firsthand what she saw and experienced.
(Washington, DC)—
No matter what the weather threw at us, we were determined to pray.
With our fingers getting cold, we began to write out Life Tape for the three dozen intercessors who had joined us. One by one, we took our place before the barricades—making up a wall of intercession before the court.
Intercessors from across the nation, undeterred by the forecast and bitter cold, had joined us to intercede on this critical day. Many of these individuals have had their lives shifted by prayer sieges like this very one.
Now he and his wife Kelsey have started up Zoe's House Adoption Agency in the midst of raising their ten children, six of whom are adopted.
In the midst of the tumult of protestors and bullhorns, our faithful band of intercessors experienced the peace of God. We set our hearts on our heavenly King, whom Isaiah 42ensures will faithfully bring forth justice in the earth.
This has opened doors for their team to present red Life Bands to a number of presidential candidates—a symbol of commitment to defend the unborn, and a daily reminder to pray.
Especially pertinent will be a challenge to the commonsense Texas law HB2 that requires abortion clinics to abide by widely accepted health, safety and sanitation standards.
The driving wind and icy cold could not dampen our spirits, as we know the momentum is shifting in America: public opinion now reflects firm beliefs in upholding the value of every life, including among millennials.
For Monique, uniting in prayer with Bound4LIFE Chapter Leaders from across the nation was especially meaningful. As a strong single mother, she has been faithfully praying with a small remnant for years outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in the Bronx in New York City – where more babies of color are aborted each year than born.
On this pivotal day, she did not stand alone. Monique returned to the Big Apple with a renewed hope for her community.
We do not stand in prayer begging to get God's attention.
Jesus is serious about ending the scourge of abortion. It is He who called us here. He will use prayer, and advocacy like the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, to change hearts and shift culture.
So week by week, day by day, small groups of intercessors will put on freshly hand-written pieces of Life Tape outside abortion clinics and court houses across America—as a witness to the silent unborn who are crying out for life.
For over a decade, Terri Shepherd has taken part in pro-life advocacy with Bound4LIFE—a grassroots movement to pray for the ending of abortion, carry the spirit of adoption, and believe for revival and reformation. She graduated from TheCall Institute at the International House of Prayer University in Kansas City, and earned a degree in social work from the University of Central Florida. Living in the Washington, DC area with her husband, Terri works at a leading Christian public policy organization. 
