The afternoon session on January 22nd is available to the public at no cost on a first come, first serve basis. Click here to sign up for either session, but make sure to specify if you are coming to one or both.

Judie Brown, President of ALL and other Pro-Life leaders will be coming to the afternoon session for discussion and interviews, so with all the benefits that are included below, you don't want to miss out!

On January 22nd, Blogs4Life will be continuing on in the afternoon on the day of the March for Life at 1st and Constitution from noon until 4:00 pm. Pro-Life Unity along with Jill Stanek and the Family Research Council have secured a room that is perfect for us to blog in and more. What's so special about this location?

1) A nice big, warm room
2) Wi-fi Internet access
3) 50 inch flat screen with the Rally and the March for Life on it
4) A huge window on the 4th floor from which people can photograph the marchers coming up the hill as they go past the Capitol

5) Food and beverages
6) Heat
7) Pro-Life leaders will be stopping by to chat with us & do interviews during the March. Who's going to be there? Jill Stanek, Peter Shinn, President of Pro-Life Unity, Jenny Hodges, National Director for Pro-Life Unity and whoever we can pull out of the March for a quick interview. They will also be available for quick questions and discussion.
8) We will be doing a live Internet broadcast
9) It's on the same street as, and located only one minute from the Supreme Court

The Rally starts at noon and the March will get going at about 1:00 pm, but the room will be available for you to store your equipment/computer at 12:00 pm if you wish to do so. Then, after you have marched to the Supreme Court, get on upstairs and start blogging!

See you at the March for Life!

A webcast will be available for those who can't make it to D.C..

Speakers to include:

• Hadley P. Arkes


• Michael Illions


• Eric Schiedler


• Jill Stanek


• Star Parker

• Congratulations are in order for Sen. Sam Brownback who on Saturday announced his candidacy for President of the United States. This New York Times article about Sen. Brownback mentions Blogs4Life.


• The Family Research Council is providing an online real-time video of the conference. We’ll post the link tomorrow shortly before the conference begins.


• Jill Stanek has preparing a virtual presentation and online video for those who can’t attend her talk!


• The schedule has been expanded - click here

We are looking forward to a great conference - see you there!

It's time to make final plans for Blogs4life, the second annual conference of pro-life bloggers. The event is hosted by the Family Research Council on Monday, Jan. 22, prior to and after the March for Life in Washington DC and will be show live, over the internet.

The conference program has expanded and is filled with noted pro-life leaders including:

• Tony Perkins (President, Family Research Council)
• Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review Online Senior Editor)
• David Prentice (Senior Fellow, Family Research Council)
• Peter Samuelson (President, Americans United for Life)
• Joe Scheidler (Founder, Pro-Life Action League) – tentative
• Paul Schenk (National Pro-Life Action Center)
• Bobby Schindler (Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation)
• Jill Stanek (WorldNetDaily Columnist, Pro-life Speaker)

The morning session will feature Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)!

The afternoon session includes a panel discussion, moderated by the FRC's Charmaine Yoest, on the New Media. During this time you can expect to interact with a lively group of pro-life bloggers, videocast experts, media consultants and movie makers. Click here for the complete schedule.

Blogs4Life is an excellent opportunity for individuals and organizations to network with pro-life bloggers and develop an understanding of how weblog technology can be used to strategically promote life and transform ideas into action as we move toward a post-Roe America.

You can show up at the door for all or part of the conference but we would be most grateful if you register before the event so that the FRC can make adequate accommodations for food and beverages.

For more information see: Facts , Details , Directions and Schedule .

Finally, please consider promoting the conference over the weekend by forwarding this email to your pro-life friends.

God bless you and give you peace!

Blogs4Life is scheduled to take place the day of the 34th annual March for Life, during which thousands of pro-life advocates gather in the Nation's capitol to celebrate life and demand the reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

The conference will feature Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Other featured speakers include Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schindler Schiavo and Ramesh Ponnuru, noted author of The Party of Death and senior editor at National Review.

Blogs4Life is an excellent opportunity for individuals and organizations to network with pro-life bloggers and develop an understanding of how weblog technology can be used to strategically promote life and transform ideas into action as we move toward a post-Roe America.

Who: Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Bobby Schindler
Ramesh Ponnuru

What: The second annual conference dedicated to advancing the pro-life message via weblog technology.

When: Monday, January 22, 2007
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Where: Family Research Council
801 G. Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

RSVP: online at www.blogs4life.com (click on Register)

Join the March for Life in Washington D.C. if you can. If you are coming, or are not able to, please consider donating to their important effort. They spend a lot of money & time on this important event, all year, every year, so that we can unite and speak out as one against the horror of abortion.

Click here to go to the March for Life donation page, and please, give generously.

However, before the conference begins here are four great ways to get involved (even if you are unable to attend in person).

1. Online Symposium � leading up to a capstone session at the conference, the FRC's Joe Carter has organized an online symposium and is soliciting entries. Your post on any of three topics will be promoted and enable you to interact constructively with other bloggers and a wide audience.

   Click Here



2. Live Blogging (even from home): a wireless internet connection will be available for those who want to blog the conference as it happen. However, the conference will also be broadcast live by the FRC over the internet , enabling those who do not attend to view it, submit questions and live blog.

   We hope that you will seriously consider participating in this manner � it is an excellent way to demonstrate the benefit of blogging as a rapid communication medium. Sign-up here: http://www.blogs4life.com/liveblog.php



3. Faithmouse Cartoon � Dan Lacey is at it again, this year offering a free customized cartoon for those who want to promote the BlogsforLife conference.

   Check FaithMouse for more information.



4. Have you noticed our right column? We greatly appreciate the publicity and are aggregating posts from blogs that write about Blogs4Life. Thanks!

This year, Dan has another offer:

I can produce one Neverborn cartoon template, into which I can drop the name and small image of every blog participating in the conference, which bloggers are then welcome to post on their site to promote the conference.

... the cartoons feature both the blog address and a small image of the blog itself, which can be seen in Neverborn's computer monitor. Under each cartoon are links to four files - 1.a blog sized image, good for posting on your own blog 2.a larger web image, nice for posting to snarky forums 3. a file which should give you a decent looking print on a standard sheet of paper from a home printer, and 4. a 't-Shirt' sized image in correct CafePress resolution and file format (2000 pixels wide by 200 dpi resolution png file), the lattermost being a very good deal for the price of nothing. If you've ever wanted a promotional image of your own blog to swig around on the back of your proud blogging frame, but didn't feel like spending a few hundred for the art, there you go. Bloggers are welcome to use these files to promote their own blogs and Blogs4Life; however, Neverborn himself is only on loan. Please, no subletting.

These images are complimentary to all bloggers who would like to use them to promote their own work and the Blogs4Life conference. If you're made of money and can afford to throw a few dollars my way in return for my visit to your site and the resulting files, the money would go directly into keeping faithmouse online. Thank you kindly.

For the next few weeks we'll be hosting an online symposium to explore these issues. The online symposium will culminate in a capstone seminar at the upcoming Blogs for Life Conference. The three symposium topics are:

Defining our Movement: Redefining “Pro-Life” for the 21st Century

Over the past thirty years the term “pro-life” has often been almost completely associated with the issue of abortion. How can we use weblog technology to argue for a more robust definition that includes opposition in such areas as euthanasia, assisted suicide, and embryo destructive research? Also, where do we draw the line between essential, nonnegotiable elements (e.g., opposition to abortion) and matters on which disagreements and differences of opinion should be respected allowed (for example, IVF or capital punishment)?

Defining our Approach: Choosing between Absolutism and Incrementalism

Should we approach pro-life issues on an incremental basis, gradually achieving our goals by compromise and exceptions? Or, should we settle for nothing less than full legal recognition of the sanctity for life? What are the merits for these positions? What are the drawbacks?

Defining our Future: Making Life, Taking Life, Faking Life

The pro-life cause can be divided into three broad areas of concern: Making Life (genetic engineering, embryonic stem cell research, cloning); Taking Life (abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia); and Faking Life (transhumanism, eugenics). What areas are we making the most progress? What areas will be of most concern over the next decade? How can bloggers have an impact in defending human dignity in these areas?

To include your post in the symposium, send us the following information:

• Name
• Name and URL of blog or website
• Title and URL of post
• Brief summary

Links to the symposium entries will be posted on Blogs for Life. The questions, concerns, and issues raised in these entries will be discussed during capstone panel session. All entries should be sent to jpc@frc.org.

Happy New Year from Blogs4Life team!

There is exciting news about Blogs4Life (www.blogs4life.com), the Second Annual Conference of Pro-Life Bloggers (Jan. 22, 2007).

We are privileged to announce that the following group of influential and noted pro-life leaders plans to speak at this year’s event:

• Bobby Schindler (Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation)
• Jill Stanek (noted pro-life leader/blogger and WorldNetDaily Columnist)
• Joe Scheidler (Founder, Pro-Life Action League)
• Ramesh Ponnuru (author of the Party of Death, National Review Online Editor)

In addition, we’ve just received word that Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) will address the conference in person.

The one-day event will take place on January 22nd, 2007 (in 17 days!) prior to and after the annual March for Life in Washington DC. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Family Research Council, the conference is located just a few blocks from the March at the FRC’s headquarters.

Joe Carter, the FRC’s Director of Web Communications, is organizing a virtual symposium leading up to the conference on various life issues. Visit Blogs4Life.com early next week for more information about how you can participate.

Blogs4Life will include a capstone session for the symposium and various workshops ranging from online activism to stem cell research.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals and organizations to network with pro-life bloggers and develop an understanding about how weblog technology can be strategically used to promote life and turn ideas into action. It is also a unique occasion for bloggers to meet face to face and brainstorm about how to work together more effectively.

Please check out the conference website: http://www.blogs4life.com and register if you are able to attend . Even if you are unable to attend, we would appreciate your help in promoting the event via a post or a link (please help).

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