We invite students in Massachusetts to participate in the National Right to Life Oratory Contest. 

Do you know how powerful your words are?

Can you speak with passion, and precision, on the topic of the personal dignity and right to life of every human being?

The deadline for submissions is June 19th.

Let's bring the Massachusetts spirit of America to the national stage, and trailblaze a path to protecting the rights of our most vulnerable with your words.

• Contest is open to juniors and seniors in high school, or equivalent (if homeschooling or in non-traditional schooling environment)
• Speeches must address abortion, euthanasia, or stem cell research
• Speeches may run 5-7 minutes, but not below or over that limit
• Please, no use of props
• Be creative
• Submit your speech to cj@masscitizensforlife.org via mp3 file
• The top 3 contestants from Massachusetts will go on to compete nationally, and winners will have the opportunity to present to national judges

Please email us with any questions.

C.J. -- CJ@masscitizensforlife.org

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED

Melissa Ohden

Melissa is the survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977. Despite the initial concerns regarding her future after surviving the attempt to end her life at approximately seven months gestation, Melissa has not only survived but thrived. She is a Master’s-level prepared social worker, the author of You Carried Me: A Daughter's Memoir, and the founder and director of The Abortion Survivors Network. Melissa is a frequent contributor to pro-life news outlets and a regular guest on radio and television programs around the world. Fulfilling the purpose that she believes God set out for her when He saved her from the certain death of the abortion attempt, Melissa is truly a voice for the voiceless.

Please check back by early summer for advance ticket sales.

Mother’s Day Dinner: Unconditional Love on Display

Join us as we honor mothers of Massachusetts for our MCFL’s 44th celebration of mothers, returning to its western Massachusetts roots this year on Thursday, October 15, from 6-9:00 pm at Holyoke’s legendary mountaintop Log Cabin.

Tickets are $50 per person. 

Bus transportation will be provided from Central MA. New this year: a pro-life youth video contest!

We are especially pleased to amplify our very special guest’s call to “recognize that women become mothers the moment they are pregnant.” We are thrilled to welcome an old MCFL friend: Keynote Speaker: Evangelist Alveda C. King "who uses her God-given talents and abilities to glorify God and uphold the sanctity of life from the womb to the tomb." 

Upon accepting our invitation, Dr. King wrote, “My late uncle once said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' As our nation marks his birthday and honors his legacy, I find it fitting that I've been invited to spend time once again with you, the people of Massachusetts, as you fight for justice -- and against the injustices of the ROE Act. I recall meeting so many wonderful pro-life allies during my 2011 visit and look forward to engaging with the next generation of Massachusetts' brave advocates for the unborn."

King currently serves on the pastoral team of Priests for Life, as Executive Director of its outreach called Civil Rights for the Unborn. She is also a voice for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, sharing her testimony of two abortions, God’s forgiveness, and healing.  

The daughter of the late civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King, Alveda grew up in the civil rights movement led by her uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her family home in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, as was her father’s church office in Louisville, Kentucky. Alveda was jailed during the open housing movement. She sees the pro-life movement as a continuation of the civil rights struggle. 

Know a promising young filmmaker? Encourage a submission to MCFL's inaugural Youth Film Contest. Winner to be announced at the dinner.

Learn more on the Contest Submission page here

Please return for details in late Summer.

This is a fundraising walk, much like Walk For Hunger. 

PRINT FLYER HERE

Organize your team today! Raise resources for our mission to end abortion & abuses against human lives in Massachusetts.