SpeakOut Illinois 2006 Program

Master of Ceremonies

Sandy Rios, Culture Campaign

1:00-1:30 p.m. Registration

Visit sponsor booths

1:30-2:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer

Cardinal Francis George, Archdiocese of Chicago

2:00-2:45 p.m. Keynote Address

"Is the Pro-Life Movement Credible?"—Mark Crutcher, Founder and President, Life Dynamics

2:45-3:00 p.m. Break

3:00-4:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops

1. "A Layman's Guide to Stem Cell Research"—Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk (National Catholic Bioethics Center) Nationally renowned neuroscientist debunks the myths surrounding stem cell research.
2. "The Deception of Contraception"—Eric Scheidler (Pro-Life Action League) Nationally known speaker examines the impact of contraception on marriage, family and society.
3. "Margaret Sanger and the Eugenics Movement"—Akua Furlow Dynamic speaker and author exposes the racist agenda of the founder of Planned Parenthood.

4:00-4:15 p.m. Break

4:15-5:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops

1. "Child Predators: Exposing Statutory Rape"—Mark Crutcher (Life Dynamics, Inc.) Under cover investigator reports his findings on the complicity of abortion facilities in the sexual exploitation of minors. (CDs of actual Illinois Planned Parenthood Clinic calls available.)
2. "Do Illinois Parents Have Any Rights?"—Paul Linton, Esq. Prominent pro-life attorney addresses the dangerous legal restrictions on parents regarding their children's sexuality and health.
3. "What are 'Extraordinary Means' and Who decides?"—Fr. Frank Pavone (Priests for Life) In the wake of Terri Schiavo's court ordered death, Fr. Pavone addresses the confusion surrounding end of life care.

5:15-6:00 p.m. Reception

Cash bar

6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner

Invocation

7:00-7:45 p.m. Henry Hyde Life Leadership Award

Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life. Acceptance speach entitled "Atrophy of Compassion."

7:45 p.m. Memorial for the Unborn

His Eminence, Job, Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America