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SUCCESS IN SHARING THE PRO-LIFE MESSAGE:
PRO-LIFE BRIDGES DAY

We’ve had a long-standing collaboration with Joe and Ann Scheidler’s organization, Pro-Life Action League, on a number of things, including Pro-Life Bridges Day. Thanks to incredible volunteers throughout Wisconsin, we were able to reach 61,900 motorists with our pro-life message. Thank you to all who helped out!

In Green Bay, our affiliate decided to get creative and bring balloons and decorations to grab the attention of motorists below – kids even brought their pool noodles to wave around! Green Bay's first-ever Pro-Life Bridges Day was wildly successful reaching nearly 25,000 motorists and receiving dozens of positive honks from truckers passing by!

While sharing the pro-life message on the Greendale pedestrian overpass, the group was greeted by local law enforcement, an encounter we are familiar with as pro-lifers. They simply gave the standard reminder not to attach the signs to the chain-link fence, and then one of the police officers even went so far as to say that he agreed with our message. Praise God!

Our outreach in Brookfield however was met with a little more resistance as they cited a loitering ordinance in an attempt to override our first amendment free speech rights. They also mentioned that there were several complaints that were called in – our message was striking a chord. One of the officers said, “Unfortunately, because of the loitering ordinance, you are going to have to move along.” I calmly and politely told the police officer that we had a specific purpose with our presence, we had no unlawful intentions, and the number of complaints registered does not blot out our right to free speech. The definition of loitering is to linger idly or aimlessly without lawful purpose. We offered her the legal memo from the Thomas More Society, which cited numerous Supreme Court cases, including one from Wisconsin – Ovadal v. City of Madison, guaranteeing the right to free speech, even on a bridge with a pedestrian walkway. I let her know that we were prepared to have our attorneys sort this all out, but we weren’t moving unless they threatened arrest. She left and brought back her supervisor; he knew the law and let us remain there with no further interference. All the while, thousands of motorists were encountering the truth about abortion on the interstate below.

Pro-Life Bridges Day is just one day out of the year, but it doesn't need to stop there! If you are interested in sharing the pro-life message on a bridge near you, contact Dan.M@ProLifeWI.org – We'll ship you the signs for free and set you up for success with any legal documents you may need should an encounter occur. Thank you for your bold defense of the preborn and your presence in the fight for life!

EDUCE PRO-LIFE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP:
FREE TO THE FIRST 30 REGISTRANTS

Summer is a perfect time to refresh "why" you’re pro-life! Did you know there is a pro-life educational course that strengthens, informs, and educates on the 100% pro-life position? Pro-Life Wisconsin is partnering with Educe to provide the 6 session Foundations Course COMPLETELY FREE to the first 30 people who sign up ($60 value/per person).

The Foundations Course is written for upper secondary, post-secondary, and adult audiences. It is a robust curriculum in both depth and breadth. We recommend at least 11th grade, because of the basic knowledge of American history that the courses assume people have coming in, the level at which the content is written, and the subject matter itself. Visit our website here to get started.

About Educe: Educe is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with headquarters in the Minneapolis, MN area. They are the exclusive author of the Foundations pro-life curriculum, which builds the historical, philosophical, and biblical perspectives pro-life Christians need to compassionately engage the culture and defend human life, from its earliest biological beginning to its natural end. Building this solid foundation helps people bring a much deeper, broader, and biblically rooted understanding into the particular areas of pro-life ministry and outreach they feel called into.

PURCHASE YOUR CHOOSE LIFE WISCONSIN PLATE, AND SAVE LIVES FROM ABORTION!

Choose Life license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists since late October 2017. Pro-Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Family Council partnered to underwrite all the administrative costs of Choose Life Wisconsin, which allows us to give every penny that comes from the sale of the plates to Wisconsin’s incredible pregnancy care centers!

With 1,791 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in a total of nearly $100,000 which has been granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in a little over two years.

If you would like to be a part of the mission to save lives, get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110.

ARE BIRTH CONTROL AND ABORTION CONNECTED? HERE ARE THE FACTS: (Live Action News) – “Author and journalist Molly Jong-Fast penned the Vogue article, “The Anti-Birth Control Movement is the New Anti-Abortion Movement,” cutting right to the chase by claiming that “Republicans have started to blur the lines between birth control and abortion in the hopes of making it harder for American women to get both birth control and abortions.” But Jong-Fast’s article fails to acknowledge that it is not “Republicans” who have blurred the lines between abortion and birth control; it is the abortion industry itself. […] Jong-Fast either doesn’t understand or purposely ignores the fact that IUDs, emergency contraception and the birth control pill can function as abortifacients; that is, they can cause early abortions as a secondary mechanism, according to their manufacturers.” Read the full story here.

IOWA SEES DRASTIC INCREASE IN ABORTIONS FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW: (Live Action News) – “Data released by the Iowa Department of Health reveals that abortions in the state rose nearly 14% in 2020. This increase follows an already significant 25% jump in the number of abortions in 2019. According to the report, 4,058 abortions were committed in Iowa in 2020, a huge increase from 2,849 in 2018. These numbers are a startling rise after the state saw a 56% drop in abortions from 2008 to 2018.” Read the full story here.

OCTOBER 23, BROOKFIELD: Save the Date for Pro-Life Wisconsin's Love for Life Gala! This year's keynote speaker will be abortion survivor, Claire Culwell. Registration details to follow in the coming months.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – Do you have a pro-life heart and want to do more for the movement? Pro-Life Wisconsin has an opening for a part-time internship effective immediately, with 32 hours per week as a maximum. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a wage that is commensurate with your skillsets. Applicants should be conversant in all Microsoft Office products and able to type. If your active faith life animates your pro-life convictions, and you would like to work with a team committed to ending abortion, not regulating it, please submit your resume to Jim Matthias - office@ProLifeWI.org

LA CROSSE: We would like to see at least two people pray every day of the week outside Planned Parenthood. If you can commit to this weekly prayer, please let Marie Allen know. We encourage people to pray in groups of two if possible. You may choose your own time, and sidewalk counseling and signs are optional. Pro-Life literature is available if anyone wishes to distribute it. Questions? Call 608-784-5189.

MILWAUKEE: Join us every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (rain or shine) to pray the Angelus followed by the Rosary in reparation for sins of ingratitude at the Fatima Shrine (141 N 68th St Milwaukee, WI 53213).

OZAUKEE COUNTY: Stop by the PLW Ozaukee County Affiliate booth at the Ozaukee County Fair during these hours to pick up free literature and pro-life swag! July 28: Noon-10:00 p.m., July 29: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., July 30: 10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m., July 31: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., August 1: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Volunteer opportunities available. Email Emily.C@ProLifeWI.org for more details.

ROCK COUNTY: Pro-Life Wisconsin, Rock County Chapter meets monthly at the Beloit Public Library. For further information, contact Miriam at: plwrcc@charter.net.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to exercise your 1st amendment free speech rights in the public right of way (nearest to Marcus Cinema) in Oshkosh, near Planned Parenthood (378S Koeller St, Oshkosh, WI 54902). Bring your own sign, or use one of ours! Contact Don Doro at 920-279-3496 or at ddurawa1@yahoo.com.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS: Please join us in prayer on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. along 8th Street near Planned Parenthood. Gather in the parking lot at 3:45 p.m.

ONGOING, KENOSHA – Participate in the Rosary in Kenosha at 6:00 p.m. every Sunday at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes located just south of the St. Catherine's Commons Senior Living Complex (3524 7th Ave Kenosha, WI 53140). Bring family and friends!

ONGOING – Toda America con Cristo and Family Life Council, Inc. has begun creating pro-life resources for the latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the web pages both here and here.

MAY 13 - OCTOBER 17 – Want to Change History? Join Heaven's Army Every Thursday from May 13 to October 7. Few Americans would disagree that the country is going through a dark time. In fact, recent polling shows America is more and more convinced that things are only getting darker. Launched from St. Mary's of Pine Bluff, America will begin to gather together and adore Jesus Christ, inviting Him to make Himself fully present in our land and free it from the powers of darkness. And the local Christians of Wisconsin are committed: they will continue to gather for what they are calling Heal Our Land Holy Hours every Thursday from May 13 until October 7th. For those who are interested in organizing a Thursday "Heal our Land Holy Hour" in their own parish, visit healourlandholyhour.com for the program of prayers to get started.

JULY 24, SLINGER – It’s that time again! Since 2012, our local Knights of Columbus – Unity Council #12743 from St. Lawrence & Resurrection Parishes has held a golf outing that has raised almost $2,000 annually. Funds are donated to the Seed of Hope Center in West Bend, the Women’s Support Center of Milwaukee, several local K-C UltraSound Initiatives, projects sponsored or promoted by Pro-Life Wisconsin, and other similar Culture of Life causes and organizations in southeast Wisconsin. Join us on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at Scenic View Country Club (4415 Club Drive, Slinger, WI 53086). $80 per person; 4 person team scramble with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. (check-in by 7:30 a.m.). To sign up, contact Russ Koth at roscoerr@charter.net or call 262-224-3112. The signup deadline is Monday, July 19th. *Note: this is not restricted to Knights of Columbus members – ALL ARE WELCOME. View the flyer here.

JULY 24, MENOMONEE FALLS – Save the Date for Arise Family Day! Registration closes tomorrow, Tuesday June 20! Live your Catholic faith in a fun and hands-on way! Families are invited to join us for the inaugural ARISE FAMILY DAY! More information available here.

JULY 29, MENOMONEE FALLS – Chesterton Academy students are performing the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream at 1:00 p.m at Rotary Park Area 1 (N86W14230 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051) in order to fundraise for their March For Life 2022 trip. Please bring a lawn chair and be generous! All proceeds help fund the students' March for Life trip in 2022.

JULY 30, MENOMONEE FALLS – Chesterton Academy students are performing the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream at 1:00 p.m and 6:00 p.m. at Rotary Park Area 1 (N86W14230 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051) in order to fundraise for their March For Life 2022 trip. Please bring a lawn chair and be generous! All proceeds help fund the students' March for Life trip in 2022.

AUGUST 4, NEW BERLIN – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church Lofy Hall (16000 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI). The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical was published in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II. In this year of the 25th anniversary of its publication, the Holy Apostles Respect Life Committee is hosting six sessions to study and discuss this landmark document. The study sessions are free to attend, but we request that you register with your name and email address. More information here.

AUGUST 7, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

SEPTEMBER 1, NEW BERLIN – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church Lofy Hall (16000 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI). The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical was published in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II. In this year of the 25th anniversary of its publication, the Holy Apostles Respect Life Committee is hosting six sessions to study and discuss this landmark document. The study sessions are free to attend, but we request that you register with your name and email address. More information here.

SEPTEMBER 4, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

OCTOBER 2, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

NOVEMBER 6, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

DECEMBER 4, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

For inclusion on this list, please send a PDF or JPEG of the event flyer along with a short write-up about your event to info@ProLifeWI.org