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SPRING 2009

General Body Meeting
Tuesday, April 14th
7pm-8pm
MC 413
Don't miss our last regular GBM of the semester!
Joining us will be
Lucy McVicker
of Students For Life of America
to speak on the history of Planned Parenthood,
including Margaret Sanger and her Eugenics agenda
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Executive Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 21st
7pm-8pm
MC 413
If you are interested in running for next
year's eboard, come to learn more about the
jobs and responsibilitiesand
what's available for next year!


Stop Killing the Dream
Monday, April 27th
7:30pm-9pm
Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC)
Please come and join
GW Colonials for Life as we host
Arnold Culbreath
of the Life Issues Institute

and the Director of Protecting Black Life
to talk about abortion and its devastating affect on minority communities.


EBoard Elections
Tuesday, April 28th
7pm-8pm
MC 413
Come vote for next year's pro-life campus leaders!

What the FOCA?!
Monday, Feb 9th
8pm-9:30pm
Marvin Center 307
Join Colonials For Life as we host Joy Yearout, the Political and Media Director of Susan B. Anthony List, to speak on the "Freedom of Choice Act" and what it means to both the pro-life movement and the abortion industry, as well as what we can do about it as pro-life college students.

We will be serving light refreshments!

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GENERAL BODY MEETING
 
Tuesday, Feb. 3rd
7pm-8pm
Marvin Center 413
 Come find out what we have planned for the
semester and learn how to get involved!
It's going to be an exciting and important semester with the new pro-choice administration in town and we're gearing up to get our voices heard on campus, on the Hill, and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!
 
We will also be screening "Reversing Roe", a short film on Norma McCorvey (Roe of Roe v. Wade).
 
And, as always, we will be serving REFRESHMENTS!


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36th Annual March For Life
Thurs. January 22nd
12pm-3pm
(free breakfast 10:45am-11:15am)
We're meeting in the Marvin Center Great Hall for breakfast then heading down together to the National Mall for the March.




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Fall 2008


HOLIDAY BABY ITEMS DRIVE
Mon. Dec 8 - Sun. Dec 14
Keep a lookout for our boxes in several
residence halls this week!
We're collecting baby items
(diapers, wipes, bottles, bibs, etc.)
for the Northwest Crisis Pregnancy Center.
All it takes is a quick trip to CVS- and it's on GWorld!
Please help us give the mothers at
NWCPC a Happy Holiday season!
Donation Boxes can be found in the lobbies of:
Thurston
Ivory Tower
Dakota
Lafayette
West End
Somers
City Hall
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CFL Movie Nite: BELLA screening

Wednesday, November 19
10pm
Marvin Center 310
Join CFL as we watch the Toronto Film Festival-winning and
critically acclaimed film Bella.
Come take a break from your studying/paper-writing
for a great movie, awesome company, and
delicious FREE FOOD!
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Apples for Adoption
Thurs. October 30th
Help us celebrate National Adoption Month by
making a healthy "choice"!
Come out to Kogan Plaza in between 1:30 and 5:30 THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH and get a delicious apple from Butler's Orchard and some information on adoption in celebration of National Adoption Month.
--------------------------------------------------------------------First General Body Meeting
Wed October 8th
8pm-9:30pm
Marvin Center 3rd fl Amphitheater
Come meet the eboard, learn what events we have planned,
and how to get more involved!
We're screening the movie JUNO!
FREE FOOD
 TAKE A BREAK FROM THE MIDTERM STUDYING
TO ENJOY AN OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM,
GREAT COMPANY, AND DELICIOUS FOOD!
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ABORTION:
HUMAN RIGHT
OR
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION?
A DEBATE
 
featuring
Stephanie Gray,
co-founder of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform
and
Rev. John Wimberly Jr.
Western Presbyterian Church
 
WED, OCT 1ST
8PM
(doors open at 7:45pm)
MARVIN CENTER
3RD FLOOR AMPHITHEATER
There will be a Q&A after the debate.
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CFL Freshmen Movie Nite: KNOCKED UP
Mon. September 22nd
7:30pm-10pm
Thurston TV Lounge

FREE PIZZA!
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CFL 2008 KICK-OFF
WED, SEPT 10TH
7:30PM-9PM
MARVIN CENTER 5TH FLOOR HIPPODROME
 
We've got some lanes, so bring your
GWorld to get some $1 bowling shoes and
meet our members, new and old!
Find out about all the great events coming up
and how you can get more involved!
 
HELP US START OUR 5TH YEAR OF
SPEAKING FOR THE BABIES
ON GW'S CAMPUS RIGHT!

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SPRING 2008

Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism
Wed, April 30th
8:30pm
MC 302
Join CFL as we welcome Karen Shablin of Feminists For Life.
She will share her story of how she converted
from a "card-carrying member of NARAL"
to a pro-life feminist position.
She discusses her experience choosing to have an abortion
and how she became pro-life. A health policy expert and former state
Medicaid agency head, Ms. Shablin is speaking for FFL on campus because,
she says: "I can't undo my mistakes over the years - having an abortion,
advocating abortion, but I can help others to learn from my mistakes. Every life counts."
PLEASE COME JOIN US
TOMORROW NIGHT AS WE ROUND OUT A
FANTASTIC YEAR OF PRO-LIFE PROGRAMMING! 
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CONGRESSWOMAN JEAN SCHMIDT

Official photo of Rep. Jean Schmidt

The Pro-Life Movement: An Up"HILL" Battle

Wed, April 9th
8:30pm
Marvin Center 405


Join CFL as we host Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (2-OH),
one of the 13 pro-life women on the Hill. She will speak
on how she
became pro-life and her experiences
as a pro-life Congresswoman
and how important the
upcoming election season is to our cause.
 Jean is the former president of Cincinnati Right to Life, and has
been a pro-life leader in the Ohio House of Representatives for years. As a State Representative, Jean sponsored an amendment to Women's Health Services diverting $1.7 million in the Ohio family planning budget away from Planned Parenthood. Jean also sponsored the ABC resolution that establishes a task force to study the Abortion - Breast Cancer link and notifies women of the possible connection between the two.
Jean has 100% rating from National Right to Life (and CFL!).
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED!

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General Body Meeting: ELECTIONS!
Wed, April 23rd
8:30pm
MC 307
Those wishing to run MUST declare their candidacy by SUNDAY,  APRIL 20TH AT 10PM.
To declare, please send an email to gwcfl@gwu.edu with your
name and the position for which you wish to run.
Any questions, please email Vickie Graf vagraf@gmail.com

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Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism
Wed, April 30th
8:30pm
MC 302
Join us as we welcome Karen Shablin of Feminists For Life.
She will share her story of how she converted from a
"card-carrying member of NARAL"
to a
pro-life position. She discusses her experience
choosing to have an abortion
and how she became pro-life. A health policy expert and former state Medicaid agency head, Ms. Shablin is speaking for FFL on campus because, she says: "I can't undo my mistakes over the years - having an abortion, advocating abortion, but I can help others to learn from my mistakes. Every life counts."


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ANDY SCHLAFLY

Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly

March 31st
6:30-8:00pm
Marvin Center Rm. 307

Come join Colonials For Life as we welcome Andy Schlafly of Eagle Forum University! Mr. Schlafly will be speaking about judicial activism and the how the courts play a major role in abortion politics (and what to do about it). 

Mr. Schlafly is a practicing attorney who files law briefs for conservatives before the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion and other causes.  He founded and contributes to Conservapedia, which has received over 50 million page views as the conservative alternative to Wikipedia.  He was on the Harvard Law Review with Barack Obama and has appeared on MSNBC, NPR, BBC and other national media. 

Mr. Schlafly speaks widely to student groups, especially on the issue of taking power away from courts and on the abortion-breast cancer link.

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GENERAL BODY MEETING
March 26th
8:30-10:00pm
MC 307
We will be watching "Silent Scream."

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GW BLOCK PARTY
March 26th
TIME TBA
Kogan Plaza/University Yard

Come stop by our table to say hi to the e-board, show your support for our cause, and find out about upcoming events!

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PRO-LIFE ANSWERS TO PRO-CHOICE QUESTIONS
February 20th
8:00-9:30pm
Eckles Library Auditiorium (THE VERN)

Come join CFL as we talk about different situations and discussions that pro-life students deal with regarding the issue of abortion. There will be a panel of people to answer the questions: two people from the Northwest Pregnancy Center and CFL's Vice President, Meredith Madden.

This event is a great chance to have a discussion between both pro-life and pro-choice students without attacking one another!

We ask that you bring a donation of a baby items for the Northwest Center so they can help more poor women with their child-care needs.

We will have tons of food and would love to see you there!!!

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JUNO Membership Outing
February 2nd
5:45pm
Georgetown Loews Theatre

We will be meeting at 5pm at the Foggy Bottom Metro then
seeing the 5:45pm screening of JUNO.
Come socialize with other pro-lifers here on campus and
meet some new members!!!

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MARCH FOR LIFE
January 22nd
11:30am-3pm (at the latest)
National Mall and Supreme Court

PLEASE come even if you cannot stay the entire time... this is one of our largest events of the year and is a great opportunity to be with thousands of other pro-lifers from across the country!

We are co-hosting a breakfast with the College Republicans before we head down to the Mall.

Join us for muffins and juice
10:45am-11:15am
in Abrams Great Hall (area with glass tables, fyi)
in the Marvin Center
then on to the rally and March!
Any questions please email us at
gwcfl@gwu.edu!


 

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Membership Bowling
The Pro-Life Movement: An UpHILL Battle with Rep. Jean Schmidt
Liberal Deceit: Abortion and Breast Cancer with Andy Schafly
Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism with Karen Shablin, Feminists For Life
Pro-Life 101 by Jose Ruba, Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform
The Inequality of Abortion by Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians President Jackie Malone
Membership Outing to Butler's Orchard
Membership Outing to BELLA
End 0f Semester Dinner Party 2007
March For Life