Campus Reform: University of Dallas

This summer CampusReform.org staff trained 63 pro-life high school students from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area at Youth for Life's Pro-Life Boot Camp.  The event was sponsored by the Catholic Pro-Life Committee of Dallas, and, the Catholics Respect Life of Ft. Worth Diocese.

The topics covered by the training included:

• What Activism is
• Why Activism is Vital
• Why Youth Activism is Vital
• Why Organized Youth Groups are Vital
• How to Recruit Members (Methods & Message)
• Activism Ideas

The Boot Camp also featured other speakers including:

• Joe Pojman, Executive Director of Texas Alliance for Life, who spoke about the importance of civic/political action
• Carol Everett, a former owner and manager of abortion facilities, who gave an inside perspective of the abortion "business"
• Maria Graham, founder of Pathways to Parenthood, who taught campers how to effectivelysidewalk counsel people who arewalking into abortion facilities to choose life
• Betsy Korpor, a post-abortive mother who works at Rachel's Ministries, who told her personal story of pain, regret, and forgiveness after having an abortion
• Lauren Muzyka, Campaign Strategist at 40 Days for Life, who spoke about the organization's recent successes including a Planned Parenthood manager quitting, and a Planned Parenthood in Sherman closing

The boot campers also...

• Prayed in silent protest outside abortion facilities in the DFW area
• Collected, sorted, and made baby clothes, bags, bottles, and toys for mothers in need
• Served local pro-life organizations like White Rose crisis pregnancy centers, doing various odds-and-ends tasks

To learn more about how to be an effective pro-life group, click here!

Interested in starting a pro-life group at your school or church? Contact your Regional Field Coordinator today!