Articles Tagged ‘youth’
Written on 30 Mar, 2010 at 18:23 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Gilbert
After more than three years of gaining and losing club status, the pro-life club at Lakehead University, Life Support, seems to have its club status to stay.
The most recent episode of its saga occurred during this past fall school term. The club was accused of verbally harassing a female student at its display booth. Life Support responded immediately when notified about this complaint and denied its authenticity. The complaint did not go ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Mar, 2010 at 9:41 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Recently, in my Sun Media column, I wrote of being invited by a student group at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. to speak on the issue of abortion. I wrote in the column that the organizers of the event were obliged to hire security guards after threats were made to disrupt the event and how these were taken seriously as pro-life speakers have been shouted down, meetings broken up and people assaulted ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:23 in
Religion, Youth Activism | Author:
I would like to clarify some issues regarding a lecture and panel discussion that Redeemer University College was to host this winter (“Abortion, condom advocate to speak at evangelical college,” November 2009).
Let me begin with the topic on which Mr. Lewis has been invited to speak. First, Mr. Lewis will be speaking on global health generally, not on abortion, nor even primarily about HIV/AIDS. His focus will be on a wide range of topics, including communicable diseases in general, malaria, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:21 in
Religion, Youth Activism | Author:
Interim Staff On Jan. 22, about a dozen pro-lifers, some from as far away as Brantford, London and Toronto, picketed and distributed pamphlets at a lecture given by Stephen Lewis at Redeemer University College, a Christian undergraduate arts and sciences university in Ancaster, Ont.
Last November, The Interim reported that the college was going to host Stephen Lewis for a lecture, noting that the former Ontario NDP leader and Canadian ambassador to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 17:26 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Patrick B. Craine Trespassing charges brought against six members of Campus Pro-Life, the University of Calgary’s pro-life club, have been stayed by the Crown prosecutor – a decision that means the charges effectively have been dropped.
“We are relieved by this decision on the part of the Crown prosecutor,” club president Leah Hallman stated in a press release. “Campus Pro-Life has consistently maintained that all of our actions were in full compliance under the law.”
The students were prosecuted by their university in February 2009 ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 17:19 in
Equal Rights, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Mariette Ulrich
In mid-November 2009, University of Saskatchewan Students for Life (USSL) was granted official club status at the U of S. According to university policy, all campus clubs must renew ratification on a yearly basis. USSL president Christine Ulrich submitted the club’s ratification papers to the U of S Student Union (USSU) in early September, hoping to be ratified and operational a week ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 6:19 in
Abortion, Population | Author:
Patrick B. Crain
Redeemer University College, an undergraduate liberal arts college founded by the Christian Reformed denomination, is scheduled to host a lecture in January by Stephen Lewis, former UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.
RUC’s activities and orientation co-ordinator, Micah van Dijk, who is helping to plan the event along with the university’s social justice club, admitted to LifeSiteNews.com in an interview ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Nov, 2009 at 7:57 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Patrick B. Craine and Paul Tuns
On Oct. 6, pro-abortion students shouted down a presentation by Jose Ruba of the pro-life Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform at McGill University, preventing most of his talk from being heard by those in attendance of the Choose Life-sponsored event. Police were called to the scene and, after repeated requests for civility, two people were arrested, although they were ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Nov, 2009 at 7:15 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Gilbert On Sept. 25-27, the National Campus Life Network hosted its 2009 National Symposium in Toronto. The goal of the annual event is to provide networking opportunities, information and practical advice that will contribute to a stronger and dedicated campus pro-life movement. With the theme, “Making Waves: The Campus Pro-Life Movement,” the focus was on equipping student leaders to make an impact on their campuses.
... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Sep, 2009 at 5:30 in
Announcements, Cover stories, Features | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac
It’s back-to-school time and parents and students alike are experiencing the university jitters. First-year students are anxious about the unknown social and academic challenges that lie ahead, while parents – well, parents always worry. The students want to know what they are facing and the parents will want to know whether there is any real basis for concern. Should they ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jun, 2009 at 13:54 in
Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Gilbert The 12th National March for Life took place on May 14, but more than 850 students were still going strong the next day at the Youth Conference organized by Campaign Life Coalition. As the busses unloaded and participant packages were given out, the organizers soon realized they had surpassed their expected number of attendees, making this the largest year yet.
As the students settled in for the day, the first ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 16:35 in
Youth Activism | Author:
Edward Woolley "Everyone has the right to life"- Article Three, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Since the dawn of the modern era, every democratic nation has held at the centre of its constitution a bill of rights. These documents have in turn been based on one central right: the right to live. No right is as fundamental, for without life, no other rights may exist. Yet most of these nations that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Apr, 2009 at 10:53 in
Religion, Youth Activism | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor Critical Mass’ new album ‘Body language’ seeks to curb the pop culture attitudes of young people when it comes to love, sex and communion. (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 14:58 in
Youth Activism | Author:
Jenna Murphy
In contrast to the disappointing events at St. Mary's University in Nova Scotia, two separate Canadian university pro-life clubs have recently experienced small victories; namely, the granting of club status after long periods of opposition. Is seems that official club status for campus pro-life groups is becoming a rare luxury. The two groups in question are Youth Protecting Youth at the University of Victoria and Choose Life McGill at Montreal's McGill University. In both instances, pro-life students were pleasantly surprised ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 14:55 in
Columnist, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
The Watchman Rev. Royal Hamel Royal Hamel discusses tolerance and freedom of expression when it comes to campus pro-life. (Continue reading)
