1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002
2000-2001
Durham Life Chain 2000 -
10/1/00 - Once again, held signs saying "Abortion Kills Children" in
silent protest of the culture of death that is gripping our nation
and indeed the whole world.
Rock the Vote - 10/6/00 - Educated the newest voters among
the student population about the pro-life issues in the presidential
race. 300 new voters were registered.
Bridge
Painting - 10/8/00 - Painted pro-life messages
on the East Campus bridge, traditionally a place of legal
graffiti used to express student opinions and announcements.
Messages included
- 4000 US ABORTIONS PER DAY - DO YOU KNOW
WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE?
- LIFE IS EVERYBODY'S RIGHT
- MORNING-AFTER
PILL DOES NOT EQUAL CONTRACEPTION
- ADOPTION, THE
BETTER CHOICE.
Election Literature - 11/5/00 - Flyered car windshields at
about a dozen churches to inform local Christians about the
candidates' positions on abortion. Some churches asked us to
leave, others gave us their blessing. We did our part to support
pro-life politics at this critical hour with almost 1500 election
flyers and PAC voting cards. We even flyered Coach K's car
while parked at church.
Morning-After Pill Policy - 11/6/00 - Collected
900 SIGNATURES over a single weekend in October in order
to petition the Duke Student Government to add the following question to
its November 6, 2000 referendum:
"Should all Duke undergraduate students
be required to pay for the Morning-After Pill out of the
mandatory Student Health Fee?"
We wanted to keep funds derived from the mandatory Student
Health Fee from going to pay for free morning-after pill
kits. The policy was changed only since August, and the MAP
IS NOT CURRENTLY SUBSIDIZED by Student Health Fee funds,
but the policy could revert back to the opposite just as
easily as it changed in August.
WE WON THE REFERENDUM 49% no to 46% yes, and we
have shown that student opinion does not favor using student
funds to pay for abortions.
Read what the Chronicle reported about our initial efforts.
>> DSG considers ballot on issues 
Cemetery
of the Innocents - 3/28/01 - After an unsuccessful
attempt to bring the Genocide Awareness Project to Duke,
we decided to have a Cemetery of the Innocents, 400 white
crosses on House P quad to represent the 4000 abortions
performed in the U.S. everyday. It was a powerful visual
statement, and it drew a lot of students who wanted to
confront the issue of abortion. Responses were mixed. Some
encouraged us. Others cursed us and destroyed crosses.
Some engaged us in conversation. Others tried to provoke
us with one-liners as they continued to walk by.
Read the Chronicle staff editorial about our unsuccessful effort to bring
the Genocide Awareness Project.
>> Discussion Brings Growth
Speaking for Life - Spring 2001 - President
Steve Hong attempted to go around to all the major Christian
ministries on campus to share with them the importance and
urgency of the pro-life movement. Speaking from the perspective
of a student who feels called by God to be an advocate for
the unborn, he hoped to better educate Christians and help
them better articulate their own pro-life positions.
He has spoken to Cambridge Campus Ministry, the Baptist
Student Union, the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church College
Group, and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, as well as
a number of independent bible studies and secular venues
including Cleland House.
1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
