Activism
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 13:47 in
Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor About 900 people in Niagara Falls were among some 15,000 Ontarians who took part in the annual, North American Life Chain event on Oct. 1.
The diverse crowd, organized in four zones, lined both sides of Lundy’s Lane, the major thoroughfare running through the honeymoon city. For one hour, they held signs and stood in prayerful witness to the sanctity of human life. The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 12:51 in
Activism, Editorials, Issues | Author:
The Interim is often criticized for reporting too much negative news. We disagree; there are plenty of positive profiles of committed warriors for life and family, reviews of uplifting music and plays and positive developments at various levels, including, last month, at the United Nations. Perhaps some people are only happy when they complain. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 12:42 in
Activism, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Pete Vere
Senior Reporter
Judy Parejko will never forget her ninth birthday. She was recovering from the funeral of her mother, who had passed away after a year-and-a-half struggle with cancer.” It was just my dad, my four sisters and me,” Judy tells The Interim. This childhood tragedy became the first step in Judy’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:37 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Pete Vere
Senior Writer
“When our three girls were adolescents, we moved to a small farm with no cable TV, gave them each a pig to raise, taught them to run a tractor and began an organic market garden.”
Thus began a fascinating interview with popular Interim writer Doreen Beagan.
Doreen hails from Prince Edward ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:32 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
Interim Staff
Pro-Life journalist Pete Vere, a regular contributor to The Interim, laid down his keyboard over the Labour Day weekend. “No, I’m not going to stop working for a culture of life,” Vere told The Interim prior to disappearing into the northern Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:31 in
Abortion, Activism | Author:
Theresa Smyth
Family and Society Reporter
When pregnancy loss affects the family
When discussing abortion with children, it is helpful for adults to be sensitive to children’s possible reactions to pregnancy loss within the family. The pregnancy loss may have resulted from abortion or abortifacient contraception, or from physiologic factors such as miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy or stillbirth. Specialists often vary their recommendations according to whether the pregnancy loss ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:09 in
Activism, Equal Rights, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Reporter
Every year, thousands of students begin their university experiences at the University of Toronto with Frosh Week during the first week of September. Each student receives a frosh kit. Campus clubs are given the opportunity to participate in these kits by submitting their materials.
University ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:06 in
Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Peter J. Smith and John-Henry Westen
The Interim A pro-life coalition of 23 nations led by Nicaragua objected to the adoption of “sexual and reproductive health services” among the human rights enlisted in a United Nations document on the rights of the disabled. The coalition even made pro-life gains during deliberations at the first convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in August.
Pro-life delegates objected to the inclusion of “reproductive health” in the new International Treaty on Disabilities, since the language – undefined by the UN – ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:41 in
Activism, Issues, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
As the leaves change color to herald the onset of fall, it’s also a signal that the annual Life Chain event is just around the corner across Canada.
Scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 1, normally between 2 and 3 p.m. (specific times vary according to individual location), Canadian Life Chains are expected to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:35 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Correspondent
Sometimes, you can stop something and begin it again very easily … like riding a bicycle. Unfortunately, this is not the case when restarting a campus pro-life club. The challenges of restarting a club that had previously held official club status and was very active can be difficult and sometimes frustrating.
This happened ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:27 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Correspondent
McMaster LifeLine is a campus club that began in October 2004. The current president and vice-president are Johanna Miller and Elaine Zettel, respectively. They, along with other enthusiastic pro-life students, started the club. What has followed has been a spectacular group that has brought life issues to the forefront at the McMaster campus community.
They have built up their club membership ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:14 in
Abortion, Activism | Author:
Pete Vere
Like many teenagers, Jen Geenen (pictured centre here) found herself pregnant from a high school relationship that had gone too far. Sensing a growing distance between herself and her boyfriend, she faced a difficult choice. Should the teenager drop out of high school and raise the baby as a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:12 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Theresa Smyth
As families of faith prepare their children to return to school this month, parents and grandparents may be worried about what is taught in classrooms. Adults frequently consider the messages kids should receive about sex, guns, drugs and strangers – but do we prepare children for the messages they may be given on abortion? And is the totality of the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:05 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
Numerous professions have formed specialized groups to address the pro-life struggle within their respective spheres of influence – Physicians for Life perhaps most prominently comes to mind – but one area that still needs to be focused on is the realm of teaching. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 7:39 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Activism | Author:
Interim Staff
Show the Truth, the Ontario-based pro-life organization that uses graphic photographs of aborted babies to witness to the truth of the humanity of the unborn and what happens during an abortion, raised more than its usual ruckus when it went to Fredericton, N.B. in July. Although executive member Rosemary Connell ... (Continue reading)
