Event Reports

On Saturday 17th of July The Babes Project held a fundraising Market Day and Garage Sale. It was a fun, family day with a sausage sizzle, face painting, hand made crafts and lots of treasures to be found amongst the donated garage sale items. It was great to see so many people brave the cold Melbourne weather to come and support us!



Thanks to The Babes Project for this report.

Congratulations to Cherish Life Queensland for the amazing work they have done in 2009. On an unpopular and challenging issue like abortion, they are certainly doing great things to defend and protect life. See below.
 
 CHERISH LIFE has:
 
-  Held a "Rally For Life" jointly with a number of other groups in Brisbane with 1100 attending to raise awareness of the implications of the laws being passed in Victoria so that everyone will do more to prevent a similar legislative move here in Queensland.
 
-  Strongly supported any politician or candidate who stood for pro-life values in the March state elections.  Our members particularly helped with support prior to polling day by letterboxing and on the day, manning polling booths for pro-life sitting members and candidates
 
-  Petitioned against any negative impact to the value of human life that arose in parliament.
 
-  Encouraged letter-writing campaigns amongst our members
 
-  Had a stand at the "Pregnancy, Babies, Children Expo" held in Brisbane over 3 days
 
-  Continued attending 2 local Chamber of Commerce groups monthly functions and also a local Business group to raise awareness of the abortion issue amongst local businesses
 
-  Participated in InterAgency meetings in our area.  These meetings involve many community groups across a broad range of areas of service.
 
-  Presented to 400 second year medical students at the University of Queensland on the topic of euthanasia
 
-  Addressed the "Dying with Dignity" group in Brisbane (can you believe it?) upon their invitation on the topic of euthanasia
 
-  Did numerous interviews with university students and high school students for their assignments covering stem cells, euthanasia and abortion
 
-  Spoke in churches prior to the election to help congregations realise how church and state do, must and can mix - noone goes in to parliament with no values.  If those values are not formed and supported by their faith, what are they formed by? 
 
-  Travelled to a number of our branches to discuss the recent legislative changes to Section 282 of the Criminal Code
 
-  Billboards up around Queensland due to our hardworking branches
 
-  Submitted a submission against surrogacy
 
-  Wrote to all politicians urging them to vote against surrogacy
 
-  Participated in numerous interviews for radio (including Cairns, Caboolture, Brisbane and Sydney radio stations), TV (including 7.30 Report on the ABC, Ch 9 and Ch 10 news) and the pressboth online and hardcopy on a range of pro-life issues.
 
-  Issued many press releases and wrote many letters to the editor of the major papers
 
-  Had a number of opinion pieces printed in The Courier-Mail
 
-  Debated Jim Soorley of Voluntary Euthanasia on Caboolture Radio
 
-  Spoke at both the DLP and Family First conferences over the past 16 months
 
-  Started 2 new Cherish Life branches, reactivated another one established contact people in a number of areas
 
-  Numerous speaking engagements presenting to both high and primary schools to give them information about their worth and value as it is only if they understand their worth and value that they will appreciate the worth and value of an unborn baby including education about the reality of life in the womb and the real destructive fallout of abortion on both women and men.
 
-  Held a movie night for our members screening "22 Weeks" - a true story of a young women who had an abortion at 22 weeks
 
-  Held our Cherish Life Conference at Parliament House with numerous speakers including Kevin Rosengren - 2008 Father of the Year, Anne Webster - winner of the
award for Best Presentation of a Research Proposal: ‘Options for resolution of unplanned pregnancy and fetal personhood’ and Dr Janet Gross - doctor from the Dandenongs Victoria who refuses to refer for abortion against great pressure to do so.

-  Hosted Angel Soto, the writer, producer, director and editor of "22 Weeks" to come to Australia from Puerto Rico to speak about the how the movie came about and why he felt compelled to make it.

-  Organised for Angel Soto to be interviewed on 2 radio stations

-  Attended and organised numerous meetings in Queensland with other prolife pro-family groups to strategise against a state move towards legalised abortion

-  Attended interstate meetings with pro-life pro-family groups to strategise to prevent a federal move to liberalise abortion

-  Constantly sent out emails with updates and action requirements to keep people motivated and informed

-  Held our Annual Cherish Life Fundraising Dinner to raise money and awareness for the pro-life cause in general and Cherish Life in particular.

-  Currently planning our "Rally For Life" for March 2010

Pregnancy Crisis Inc. has passed its first milestone with a successful fundraising dinner held recently in Brisbane, according to an article in the Catholic Leader. The Catholic group is a recently formed, Brisbane-based organisation providing support to mothers experiencing at-risk pregnancies.

PCI is a great example of what ordinary people can achieve. Launched in November 2008 by a determined group of concerned people, the association currently has 100 members and another 100 supporters

The Catholic newspaper reports that PCI members have already assisted a number of women with unplanned pregnancies which had resulted in the birth of several children.

“One of our members was praying outside an abortion clinic and after speaking to a young woman (found that the young woman) decided to continue with her pregnancy and did not go ahead with the abortion. She is now the proud mother of a baby boy and we have provided her with a bassinet and baby pack.

In a previous report in the Catholic Leader, PCI President Patti Camp explained that the group’s existence was recognition of statistics showing that a minority of women actually wished to terminate pregnancies.

“Women who receive support are more likely to continue with their pregnancy”, Mrs Camp said.

Approximately 15,000 children are killed by abortion each year in Queensland. Studies  show that lack of emotional, social and material support are major factors contributing to abortions in Australia.