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Downriver Life Walk

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Life Walkers Defend All Lives

The Life Walk participants represented many more who were unable to join in the two mile walk.  The Christian responsibility to defend life from the moment of conception to natural death was highlighted with the opening prayer by Deacon Richard Bloomfield of Our Lady of the Scapular Catholic Parish in Wyandotte.  The walk began at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Park

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walking along Fort Street to the Crisis Pregnancy Center on Fort Street at Southfield.  The Crisis Pregnancy Center offers life affirming counseling, education and material goods (clothing, diapers, formula, cribs, car seats and more) to help mothers, fathers and their children.

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The annual peaceful fund raiser walk increases the awareness of the tragedy of abortion and took place Saturday morning, June 6.

After almost three months of lock down due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the outdoor walk offered an opportunity to see like-minded friends for the first time in many months.  While other groups carry signs that Black Lives Matter, the Life Walk group signs declared that ALL human lives matter.  It is significant that although Blacks compose 13% of the population, 50% of all abortions in Michigan kill unborn Black babies. (https://rtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HopeForTomorrow_brochure.pdf)  Abortion is an injustice for all innocent children in the womb and more so for Black babies.

Life Walk participants included the two dozen walkers, young and old, plus twice as many who supported the effort with their pledges.   The walkers came from throughout the Downriver area.  They carried signs declaring, “America for Life for All,” “Abortion Kills Children,” “Life: the First Inalienable Right,” and “Adoption: the Loving Option.”   While walking the two mile route, Ed Kroll, president of Upper Downriver Right to Life noted that the friendly toots of the horns of passing cars and thumbs up responses were significantly more than in previous years.

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Following the Life Walk was a potluck picnic.  During the picnic, four passers by took the time to stop and talk and offered donations, increasing the successful fundraiser.

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The event was sponsored by Upper Downriver Right to Life, serving Wyandotte, Southgate, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, River Rouge and Southwest Detroit.  Participants included President Joe Connors and other members from Southern Downriver Right to Life.  Both organizations are affiliates of Right to Life of Michigan (www.rtl.org).

 

Melvindale Street Fair Volunteers Needed

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Recently we’ve had a few new people showing interest in becoming more involved with Right to Life.  This is a perfect way to join in, meet some of the people who currently are involved in our local groups, and help us get the word out when it comes to pro-life.  Please help us find volunteers!

Cooperation between Upper Downriver Right to Life (UD-RTL) and Central Wayne County Right to Life (CWC-RTL) is allowing us to enter as an exhibitor at the Melvindale Street Fair on July 27 and July 28! The Street Fair is on Allen Road between Outer Drive and Oakwood Blvd. I will contact volunteers with our exact location on Saturday morning.  We need help with volunteers to fill the time slots.  Can you please share this with your volunteers and members.  Please RSVP to wyandotteRLM@gmail.com.

Emmanuel has offered to help with set up and some of the time there both days.  We can set up at 9 am on Saturday.

We need at least two people to volunteer each shift as follows:  Please provide name, phone and e-mail and reply to:  wyandotteRLM@gmail.com 

 
Thank you!
Debbie Bloomfield (734-934-2599)
and Rose Femminineo

SATURDAY – July 27
  • 9 – 11 am set up  
  • 11 am – 1 pm
  • 1-3:30 pm
  • 3:30 – 6 pm
  • 6 pm – 8:30 pm
SUNDAY – July 28
  • 11 am – 1 pm
  • 1-3:30 pm
  • 3:30 – 6 pm
  • 6 – 8:30 pm (tear down)

For more information visit their Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/melstreetfair

Right to Life Volunteers Needed

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Upper Downriver Right to Life usually takes the summer off and has no meetings in July and August.  This summer is an exception.

On June 20, many of us attended the training held by Right to Life of Michigan.  We learned about the legislation that was passed that would ban dismemberment abortions.  Governor Whitmer has promised to veto it.  The state constitution provides a means to by-pass the veto.

We will join with Right to Life of Michigan and collect signatures on petitions to ban dismemberment abortion.  You can read the press release from RLM here.

For your convenience, UD-RTL will hold two special meetings of one hour to explain the situation, enlist the help of volunteers from churches and distribute petitions.  Please make plans to attend one of these meetings.
  • Tuesday, July 9 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the Right to Life Resource Center, 2010 Eureka, Wyandotte (734-282-6100)
  • Wednesday, July 10 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at the same location.
Please help us recruit representatives from as many churches as possible and RSVP to wyandotteRLM@gmail.com as to which session you plan to attend.  We will have information and petitions available at the meetings.  We need your help to secure our share of the 400,000 signatures needed.  Please invite others who may be interested!

If you need a letter to a pastor, please let me know and I will get it to you.

Also, please watch our “Events” page on our Facebook account and volunteer for any of the upcoming events, or for various committees that put together an event.  Often times we need people to make phone calls, or help stuff envelopes, hand out flyers, and join us in our parades, Life Walk, Oratory Contests, Life Chain, our Yard and Bake Sale, and so many other opportunities to reach out to help.

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