Eleven Hundred March for Life
in Chicago
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Eleven Hundred protesters, most of them of various Christian denominations, marched from the
State of Illinois Building to Federal Plaza on May 22nd to protest Abortion,
FOCA, the destruction of human embryos for research and Gay Marriage. |
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Americans for Life
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an activist organization lead by Dick Walsh who is chairman of its steering
committee, organized this March for Life. Above at the podium are Pro-Life's
prominent and visible Joe Scheidler and MC of the event and radio talk show host
Sandy Rios. |
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To the left and below are a few of the religious who were present for this
march. Not included in these two photos are the priests and ministers who spoke
at the event as well, perhaps, as other less visible priests, nuns and ministers. |
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 Sandy Rios began the event by leading
this diverse, yet mostly Christian, group in silent prayer for several different
petitions of God. The prayers were followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Then, Sandy introduced Jean McCormick Waterman, who led the marchers in the National
Anthem. Her powerful and magical voice joined with those who had come to defend
the rights of the unborn was more beautiful than I can describe. Below is
Jean McCormick Waterman at the podium with Sandy. |
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Abortion Protesters marched on the sidewalk down Clark Street from Randolph
Street to Adams Street with the pro-choice, pro-gay marriage counter protesters
bull horning anti- Catholic vulgarity and chanting accusations of bigotry and
homophobia at the protesters. Federal Plaza had been
equipped with a public
address system. Following is the impressive array of speakers who presented
their talks against a background of counter protest chanting. |
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 Tom Morrison, Illinois Family
Institute
http://www.illinoisfamily.org/news/contentview.asp?c=34388
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 Jim Finnegan, Choose Life License
Plates
http://www.ilchoose-life.org/about_us.htm
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 Mary Anne Hackett, Right to Life,
Catholic Citizens of Illinois
http://www.catholiccitizens.org/people/peopleview.asp?p=89
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 Dick Walsh, Chairman of Americans for
Life
http://www.americansforlife.com
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 Jill Stanek,
registered nurse and whistleblower, testified before Congress regarding aborted babies being
left to die in soiled linen closet, maintains a pro-life blog
http://www.jillstanek.com.
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 Joe Scheidler, author, speaker and
National Director of the Pro-Life Action League, is the man who set the pace for
pro-life activism. He went to jail for using a bull horn in Chicago, appealed
the case time and time again, case finally reach the supreme court where he won.
http://prolifeaction.org/about/joe.htm
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 Father Kramke, Saint Thomas More
parish, (retired)
http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=1&ID=5369
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 Bishop Francis Kane, an Auxiliary
Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago
http://www.archdiocese-chgo.org/thearchdiocese/bishop_francis_kane.shtm
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 Reverend Larry Rogers of Israel
Methodist Community Church in Chicago
7616 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
(773)
483-1131
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 Pastor Mike Kel, associate pastor
of nondenominational Family Harvest Church in Tinley Park
http://www.familyharvestchurch.org/index.html
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 Diane
Schroeder, President of Lutherans for Life
http://www.lutheransforlife.org
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 Dr. Kevin
Dolehide, DO
Gastroenterology
St. Francis Center for Health
11600 S. Kedzie Ave.
Merrionette Park, IL
http://www.stfrancisblueisland.com/ internet/home/stfrancisblueisland.nsf/0/
B0FD1E6C1B860B5B86256FE4004CB984/$FILE/LTYH--final%20to%20terry.pdf?openelement
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 Peter
Labarbera, founder of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, AFTAHbr />
http://americansfortruth.com/about
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 Tom Brejcha, Attorney with the Thomas More Society, defended Joe
Scheidler with three trips to the United States Supreme Court
http://www.thomasmoresociety.org
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 Tommie Romano, Coordinator of Speak Out Illinois, is involved with Americans for Life and helped promote
the rally.
http://www.americansforlife.com
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The opposition, photographs below, were few in number (about 26) but,
equipped
with bull horns, were louder than were the abortion protesters who were
also
equipped with bull horns and who outnumbered the opposition to an extreme
(1100). |
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Throughout the demonstration pro-life and pro-choice groups, were kept on
opposite sides of the street by the police. The opposing groups engaged in
shouting and sign waving matches. |
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Chicago's riot police kept the demonstrators apart by forming a human barrier between
the two groups. |
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There was no violence and
nobody was arrested. However, a paddy wagon was present and ready for use. |
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Americans for Life is an activist organization composed of persons of all faiths
and some of no faith at all who oppose abortion. Dick Walsh is chairman of the
steering
committee of this group and the main organizer of its activism. Anyone willing to march and
carry a sign is encouraged to watch for steering
committee
demonstration announcements
and join in. |
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