Chen Guangcheng petition
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist has served more than one thousand days in prison for his opposition to China’s vile one-child policy. A petition to ask the Prime Minister to act on Chen’s behalf has been launched at the Number 10 website.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to take whatever action he can to put pressure on the Chinese authorities to secure the release of Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese prisoner of conscience who, on 20th May 2009 has served 1000 days in prison since being sentanced for highligting abuses of the one-child policy of the Chinese authorities, including forced abortions and sterilisations.
Chen Guangcheng is a blind lawyer, currently imprisoned in China for “damaging public property and gathering people to block traffic”. However the real reason is more likely to be to prevent him from carrying out his peaceful and legitimate human rights activities, including his efforts to bring local officials to justice for conducting a campaign of forced abortions and sterilisations, possibly affecting thousands of women.
Some reports say that Chen Guangcheng is in extremely poor health, is allowed very little food and drink, has been beaten, and been denied medical treatment as well as stopped from having family members and friends visit.
If you’re a British citizen or resident, please do go and sign the petition. If you’re of Facebook, you can join ‘ACT NOW to help Chen Guangcheng!’.
Please pray for Chen, his wife, family and supporters, who’ve been repeatedly victimised for their efforts to protect Chinese women and families.
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Raymond de Souza will be speaking at the Initiative tomorrow…
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Don’t Forget! Pt.2
“Rising to the Challenge of Secularism”
A talk by Raymond de Souza
EWTN host, international lay apologist,founder and director of Saint Gabriel Communications (Australia), Program Director for Portuguese-Speaking countries for Human Life International (HLI) and Chairman of the Sacred Heart Legion (USA).
When: Monday 18th May 2009 at 7.30pm
Where: Pro-Life Initiative, 104 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow, G42 8DR
Entrance is by ticket only – for a free ticket, please contact us:
0141 433 2680 or gospeloflifesisters(at)googlemail(dot)com
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Vicki Thorn, who will be speaking on the effects of abortion at the Initiative this evening, also gives a fascinating talk entitled ‘The Biology of the Theology of the Body’. Here’s a short clip from a previous talk.
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Upcoming talks
The Cardinal Winning
Pro-Life Initiative
is delighted to host two talks:
“Society Wounded by Abortion: the Road to Healing”
by Vicki Thorn
founder of the worldwide
post-abortion healing ministry,
Project Rachel
http://www.healing-after-abortion.com/
When: Wednesday 13th May 2009 at 7.30pm
AND
“Rising to the Challenge of Secularism”
by Raymond de Souza
EWTN host, international lay apologist,founder and director of Saint Gabriel Communications (Australia), Program Director for Portuguese-Speaking countries for Human Life International (HLI) and Chairman of the Sacred Heart Legion (USA).
When: Monday 18th May 2009 at 7.30pm
Both talks will take place at the Pro-Life Initiative, 104 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow, G42 8DR
Entrance is by ticket only – for a free ticket, please contact us:
0141 433 2680 or gospeloflifesisters(at)googlemail(dot)com
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Upcoming talks
The Cardinal Winning
Pro-Life Initiative
is delighted to host two talks:
“Society Wounded by Abortion: the Road to Healing”
by Vicki Thorn
founder of the worldwide
post-abortion healing ministry,
Project Rachel
http://www.healing-after-abortion.com/
When: Wednesday 13th May 2009 at 7.30pm
AND
“Rising to the Challenge of Secularism”
by Raymond de Souza
EWTN host, international lay apologist,founder and director of Saint Gabriel Communications (Australia), Program Director for Portuguese-Speaking countries for Human Life International (HLI) and Chairman of the Sacred Heart Legion (USA).
When: Monday 18th May 2009 at 7.30pm
Both talks will take place at the Pro-Life Initiative, 104 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow, G42 8DR
Entrance is by ticket only – for a free ticket, please contact us:
0141 433 2680 or gospeloflifesisters(at)googlemail(dot)com
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Upcoming talks
The Cardinal Winning
Pro-Life Initiative
is delighted to host two talks:
“Society Wounded by Abortion: the Road to Healing”
by Vicki Thorn
founder of the worldwide
post-abortion healing ministry,
Project Rachel
http://www.healing-after-abortion.com/
When: Wednesday 13th May 2009 at 7.30pm
AND
“Rising to the Challenge of Secularism”
by Raymond de Souza
EWTN host, international lay apologist,founder and director of Saint Gabriel Communications (Australia), Program Director for Portuguese-Speaking countries for Human Life International (HLI) and Chairman of the Sacred Heart Legion (USA).
When: Monday 18th May 2009 at 7.30pm
Both talks will take place at the Pro-Life Initiative, 104 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow, G42 8DR
Entrance is by ticket only – for a free ticket, please contact us:
0141 433 2680 or gospeloflifesisters(at)googlemail(dot)com
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Farewell
Yesterday, too, we had an extended lunch in the People’s Palace, partly to say thanks to Chris Larkin, who’s been working with us since Christmas and is going on to pastures new. He has promised to make a guest appearance, however, so that we don’t miss him tooooo much. One of our volunteers, Marion, aka Universal Nana, is inconsolable. 
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St Ninian’s Pro-Life Group
Yesterday we had the joy of meeting 7 of the younger members of the St Ninian’s (Kirkintilloch) pro-life group, along with their teachers Karen Partyka and Eileen MacDonald. Made up of 2nd and 3rd years, they spent a couple of hours at the Initiative touring the place and learning about our work here. They were also, of course, put to work for a while, because nobody enters here without doing something (staff excepted). They’re pictured here having some juice, 
and saying the Angelus at noon before they left.
I might add that they didn’t leave without giving us some wonderful clothes and toys – to add to the truck-load we got from them before Christmas. Many thanks!
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Many of you will have heard of new proposals to allow abortion providers to advertise on television…
Here is Bishop O’Donoghue of Lancaster’s statement:
It has been widely reported in the media that the Advertising Standards Authority is considering allowing the abortion industry to advertise through the broadcasting media. This deeply damaging proposal originates from the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health & HIV and therefore comes from the heart of the abortion industry – threatening yet another hammer-blow to the sanctity of human life in this country.
I am appalled that this proposal will result in the deaths of many more preborn children and cause untold harm to women. As a society, we need to wake up and stop treating abortion as a quick-fix solution to pregnancy and offer compassionate and practical support to women facing crisis pregnancies. The Cardinal Winning Pro-Life Initiative in Scotland is a shining example of the Church and others reaching out to pregnant women who find themselves isolated and frightened, offering emotional support and practical help such as liaising with families and providing financial assistance to women in need.
The killing of the innocent can never be a genuine solution to a problem. I urge all those who care about the sanctity of human life to voice their opposition to this proposal with one voice. At the same time, please consider lending your support to our pro-life organizations that care about mothers and their preborn children..
For more information, read the Lifesite News article, John Smeaton’s blog, and Fr Tim here and here.
It is vital that as many of you as possible respond to this consultation. For more information, have a look at Jane Teresa’s post.
Sorry for all the links – we’ll hopefully post in more detail later.
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