SpeakOut Illinois 2023 Conference

Written By David E. Smith | 01.10.23

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SpeakOut Illinois will be hosting its annual conference and memorial to the victims of legalized abortion on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

“SpeakOut Illinois is a unique coalition,” said Ann Scheidler, chairman of SpeakOut Illinois. “There is no other state in the Union with the kind of cooperative, work-together effort that we have here in Illinois.”

“Perhaps the hostile political environment of the State of Illinois is part of the reason for our collaborative success,” said Scheidler. The twenty-one sponsors include Pro-Life Action League, Lutherans for Life, Orthodox Christians for Life, Illinois Right to Life, several pregnancy resource centers, political advocacy groups, a public interest law firm, post abortion ministries and pro-family organizations.

The theme for this year’s luncheon is “Life! Too Extreme for Illinois?” Among the conference speakers are:

For more information or to sign up, please visit the conference website: speakoutillinois.org.

Come join your fellow Illinois pro-lifers and recommit yourself to the battle for life at SpeakOut Illinois 2023 on Saturday, February 25th.

– IFI is a proud co-sponsor –

David E. Smith

Dave Smith is the executive director of Illinois Family Institute (501c3) and Illinois Family Action (501c4). David has 30 years of experience in public policy and grass-roots activism that includes countless interviews for numerous radio, television, cable programs and newspaper articles on topics such as the sanctity of life, natural marriage, broadcast decency, sex education, marijuana, gambling, abortion, homosexuality, tax policy, drug decriminalization and pornography. He and his wife of 29 years are blessed to be the parents of eight children. They strongly believe that their first duty before God is to disciple their children in the Christian faith, and...

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