Events and Opportunities

Please view and share a link to this footage. Many do not know that Victoria now has abortion on demand up until birth!!  Please join us today in the fight against abortion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p4LVSmKx5M&feature=related 

A participant from the '40 Days for Life' campaign in Melbourne sent this in:

"WOW!! The Carlton (Berkeley St) abortion clinic is CLOSING DOWN from next week, N ovember 1. They have announced they are “relocating” their services to the existing abortion clinic in East Melbourne (Fertility Control Clinic) as the Doctor/owner is semi retiring. Great news!! 

It has been a blessing to hear of the many turnarounds over the last few months at this Carlton clinic during the peaceful prayerful presence from the Helpers. It’s now less than 2 weeks to go until this 40 Days for Life campaign ends - let’s multiply our efforts at the East Melbourne clinic as we pray for this one to shut down too!"

For information about joining Melbourne's '40 Days for Life' campaign (it finishes on November 6 for this year), click here. 

Other exciting news: Life News has reported that 361 mothers have changed their minds about abortion during the current 40 Days for Life campaign. Read more here.

The annual 'March for the Babies' was held last Saturday (Oct 10, 2011) in Melbourne. Life Network Australia wishes to congratulate the MFTB committee and chairman, Bernie Finn, on a fantastic and well organised day - as well as applaud those who came from near and far to participate. 

This year's March was held on the third anniversary of the passing of the most extreme abortion legislation in the western world - with babies now able to be legally aborted right up until birth (and some babies even being born alive and left to die - Vic Health Department Report). Legal protection for women and girls has also been removed through the rejection of amendments by the Brumby Government, in 2008.

Guest speakers at the march included: Bernie Finn, President of the 'March for the Babies' committee; Helen Parker, The Babes Project; Cindy Collins, U.S pro life activist - intimately involved in legislative changes supporting the rights of children before birth; Honourable Greg Smith MP SC, NSW Attorney-General;  Marlene Kairouz MP, Opposition Whip; and Michael Gidley Member for Mount Waverley.
Music was provided by an impressive Amy K!

The crowd at the march consisted of people of all ages, from babies through to the elderly, with lots of teenagers and young families. 

Please mark October 13 on your calendar for next year's march, as we continue to advocate for the unborn and their mothers and families. 

See footage and following pictures for a snap shot of the day.  

Hello,
 
My name is Joanne Cicchini and I am part of a small committee who are launching Perth's very first "40 Days for Life" campaign. I have attached a brochure to give you an idea of what the campaign is about.
 
Part of our campaign is to let as many Christian people know about 40 Days for Life and we are currently printing up brochures, fliers and posters. We intend to do a mail out in the Koorong catalogue in February, but we are also very keen to promote the campaign in church newsletters.
 
I was wondering if your church circulated newsletters, either by mail or email and if you would be willing to put a small insert in that newsletter about 40 Days for Life? We are currently creating a smaller advertisement, as well as the brochure, so that it is easily included in a newsletter or bulletin.
 
Could you please email me or phone me on 0439 657 597 or email me back to let me know if you would be willing to include this in your next newsletter? 40 Days for Life will run from the 9th March til the 17th April 2011.
 
Thanks very much.
 
Joanne Cicchini

From September 22 to October 31, our community will be one of many joining together for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history - the 40 Days for Life campaign.

40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:

•40 days of prayer and fasting
•40 days of peaceful vigil
•40 days of community outreach

We are praying that, with God's help, this groundbreaking effort will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city - and throughout Australia.

Take a stand for life!

While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside the local abortion facility from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm. Each day for 40 days.

You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at:

Pregnancy Advisory Centre
21 Belmore Tce Woodville Park
Adelaide, SA 5011

For more information, or to sign up, go to the 40 Days for Life website.

A PEACEFUL WITNESS TO LIFE

On October 10, 2008, the Victorian Parliament passed the Abortion Law Reform Act, one of the most extreme abortion laws in the world. This law eliminated all legal protection for Victorian children until the moment of birth.

In remembrance of this shameful day, we gather to march for the babies who never see the light of day in Victoria. The babies of every one in three pregnancies. The more than 20,000 babies killed in Victoria every year.

Together we express our profound disapproval with our Government's failure to:

Protect the fundamental right to life of every person in our state. 
Offer real help to women in crisis pregnancies, and others who have suffered through abortion. 
Allow freedom of conscience for our health care professionals.

Our goal is to overturn this terrible law and provide full legal protection to our most vulnerable Victorians.

Please join us, as we march in this peaceful witness to life, from Treasury Gardens to Parliament House, and hear inspirational speakers and music with a message of courage and hope. There's a long road ahead, but we shall overcome!

WHEN & WHERE Saturday October 9, 2010 at 2:00pm in the Melbourne Treasury Gardens.

The next 40 Days for Life campaign starts around the world on the 22nd of September, running until the 31st of October. Melbourne would like to participate again with your help. Would you like to be a part of this powerful witness?

The Melbourne 40 Days for Life organisers are giving you the privilege to be part of their great team, to make saving babies the foremost aim! They are sure that your abilities will match your enthusiasm.

Please consider prayerfully whether you are called to be on the committee; a commitment for life! If you would love to share your talents and enthusiasm and become a member of the 40 Days for Life team please contact Campaign Director Fons Janssen (details below) before the next meeting on 22nd May.

The following positions need to be filled before the next campaign can begin.

Prayer Coordinator: responsible for encouraging the Body of Christ to pray and fast before and during the 40 Days for Life campaign.

Vigil Coordinator: responsible for the peaceful presence in front of abortion clinic,keep lists of all vigil volunteers, maintain schedules and substitute lists, manage the on-line vigil schedule.

Communication Coordinator: responsible for organizing and coordinating the community outreach activities including publicity, door-to-door petition and education drive.

Event Coordinator: responsible for planning and organizing the Kickoff Rally, Halfway Rally, and Victory Celebration events.

Church Coordinator: responsible for sharing the campaign with local churches to invite their participation, and ensure ongoing communication with church leaders throughout the campaign.

Campaign Director: provide overall leadership, key spokesperson, oversee and implement the campaign action plan, and help to recruit, motivate and lead the entire campaign team.

Administrator:  focus exclusively on administrative tasks including managing webpage, data entry, answering questions, handling campaign details and finances.

Please support them for their next campaign so that we can multiply, not only the hours, pray-ers, media attention etc, but the number of babies and families saved or healed from a life-time of grief.

Ring Fons Janssen
Phone: 03 5194 2340.
fonsforlife@skymesh.com.au

Dear Friends for Life,

A highly successful campaign called 40 Days for Life started in America in 2004.  Last year, Brisbane ran this very successful campaign. This year, Sydney and Melbourne are also participating. By reading the 2009 campaign overview at you will get a very good overview of how successful this cause really is.

The campaign will be a focused effort, held at the same time in all the hundreds of participating cities in America and other countries and now also Melbourne, starting on 17th of February,  (Ash Wednesday) 2010 until 28th of March, 2010 (Palm Sunday).
 
The aim of 40 Days for Life is to change the culture of death to a culture of life in the minds of as many people as we can reach through this peaceful vigil campaign.
 
We prayerfully invite you and all your fellow supporters of the Right to Life for the Unborn to join in this witness outside the Fertility Control Clinic, 118 Wellington Pde, East Melbourne, by registering your attendance on the Vigil Schedule slots can be made individually, as a family or group for any number of hours and/or days.

We pray that you and your beautiful family, friends/organisation can and will participate. Please help spread the news regarding the 40 Days for Life campaign in any way possible because the more supporters we have, the bigger the impact! 
 
Thanking you, in anticipation of your necessary support.
Best Regards, 
 
Fons Janssen                        Trudi Aiashi
Campaign Director                 Communications Coordinator

Phone 03 5194 2340
fonsforlife@skymesh.com.au
MelbourneWebsite: http://www.40daysforlife.com/melbourne/
Venue: Fertility Control Clinic. 118 Wellington Pde East Melbourne.
Dates: 17/02/10 – 28/03/10.