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The Erie Echo “Voice for Life” The Erie Echo “voice for life” Vol. XLVI No. 3 Circulation 5,606 November 2018 Presenting Uju Ekeocha 2019 Breakfast Speaker With all the challenges and difficulties of In her book Target Africa, published Africa, people complain and lament their earlier this year, Uju exposes the harm being problems openly. I have grown up in this done to African culture and African families environment and I have heard women (just as by what she describes as an “ideological much as men) complain about all sorts of colonialism” practiced by the western things. But I have NEVER heard a woman nations. This 21st-century colonialism is complain about her baby (born or unborn). driven by financial aid programs that require — Obianuju Ekeocha or pressure African countries to embrace People for Life will present its first abortion-on-demand and adopt population international Special Guest Speaker at the control programs. A documentary movie 41st Annual Pro-Life Breakfast this January. titled Strings Attached is Uju’s next effort in Obianuju Ekeocha was born in southeast her courageous battle against ideological Nigeria and has lived in the United Kingdom colonialism. Scheduled to be released this since 2006. Affectionately known around the fall, the movie as already been screened at the world as “Uju,” she is the founder and British Parliament. president of Culture of Life Africa, “an Uju has advised many African Members initiative dedicated to the promotion and of Parliament, African United Nations defense of the African values of the sanctity delegates, ambassadors, and other decision makers on human life issues. She has also Obianuju Ekeocha of life, beauty of marriage, blessings of Founder & President, Culture of Life Africa worked closely with many African religious motherhood, and the dignity of family life.” broadcast networks, including BBC television These values are under assault by the leaders to promote pro-life values in various countries. She has co-authored pro-life and radio, EWTN television and radio, Ave governments of many western, industrialized Maria Radio, and Relevant Radio. nations; powerful foundations; wealthy, declarations with several African Catholic bishops conferences. The 41st Annual Pro-Life Breakfast will western philanthropists; and United Nations be held at the Erie Bayfront Convention agencies. Uju has spoken at pro-life events in over 40 cities and 15 countries. She was a featured Center on Saturday, January 12, 2019, Culture of Life Africa is countering these beginning at 9 a.m. Reservations can be attacks on African values using the actual speaker at the 2016 West Coast Walk for Life in San Francisco. This October, she was the purchased online, through the mail, or at our words and voices of African women. The office, but they must be made in advance. The organization has organized major pro-life main speaker at an event organized by the student right to life organization of cost is $17 for those over 12 and $9 for ages conferences and March for Life rallies in 3-12. Children under 3 are welcome to attend African countries. Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Uju has also been featured on numerous at no cost. Child care will be available. 41:27. The top 5K winners were: Rosie Cooper (30) of Life Run 5K, 10K, & Walk Jamestown, NY with a time of 19:05; Peter Caulfield Thanks to all of the great volunteers who helped make (17) of Waterford, 19.36; and Aiden Seeman (15) of our fifth annual Life Run a big success and lots of fun! Edinboro, 19:48. Peter, by the way, was also the first And congratulations to all of our intrepid runners and place winner in this year’s pro-life oratory contest for walkers. It was a cool, damp “Second Saturday in high school students (11th-12th grade level). October,” but the weather did not dampen spirits or Please look on our website for a complete list of keep many people away. this year’s Life Run sponsors. We hope you will Life Run took place, as usual, at Burch Farms patronize as many of them as possible and tell them, Country Market and Winery. We are very grateful to “Thank you!” for their support. Mr. Tim Burch and Burch Farms for hosting our event Don’t forget to congratulate our race director and every year and for their wonderful hospitality. board member, Kelly Cooney on another great event The top 10K winners were: Mike Williamson (26) when you see her. If you received one of our beautiful of Erie with a time of 34:52; Alec Raynor (25) of Erie, Life Run t-shirts, you can also thank our board 34:56; and Scott Brumbaugh (38) of Bellfonte, PA, secretary (and t-shirt guru) Shauna Jackson. Page 2 The Erie Echo November 2018 Pennsylvania and Erie Area Election News State Representatives March for Life and has spoken at both this relatively common genetic condition. A events. similar provision in Pennsylvania law The only contested state House of already protects babies who are targeted Representatives seat in the Erie area is the Congress District 16 because of their sex. 2nd district seat, formerly occupied by state Pro-life incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R) Wolf is also one of only five Rep. Flo Fabrizio. Both candidates in the this is being challenged in the new 16th gubernatorial candidates endorsed by the race, Tim Kuzma (R) and Bob Merski (D) congressional district by Ron Dinicola (D). National Abortion Rights Action League. are rated “pro-life” by the Pennsylvania Pro- DiNicola is endorsed by the Planned Challenger Scott Wagner (R) is endorsed Life Federation PAC. Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, the by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and People for Life sent a questionnaire to political action arm of all three Planned National Right to Life. He served in the state both candidates prior to the spring primary Parenthood regional affiliates in senate from 2014 to 2018 and earned a 100% election. Kuzma returned his questionnaire Pennsylvania. Planned Parenthood is the pro-life voting record. Wagner is a cosponsor with 100% pro-life answers. No largest provider of abortions in the United of the bill to protect preborn children with questionnaire was received from Merski. States. It opposes any and all restrictions on Down syndrome that Gov. Wolf has pledged Merski did, however, return a abortion at any time in pregnancy and to veto. questionnaire with mostly pro-life responses supports full taxpayer funding of abortion. This past January, Wagner sponsored a in 2017 when he was running for Mayor of DiNicola is rated “pro-abortion” by the bus to the Washington, DC March for Life Erie. He indicated at the time that he would Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC. and issued a strong pro-life statement that support a law prohibiting abortion, but would Mike Kelly has compiled a 100% pro-life concluded with these words: “I promise that require exceptions for rape and incest. He also voting record during his four-terms in the protecting life will always be one of my indicated that he was undecided about U.S. House of Representatives. He is guiding principles. I hope that you will join government funding for research that endorsed by the PA Pro-Life Federation and me in defending the unborn.” involves killing human embryos. National Right to Life political action In the 8th House district, incumbent committees. Lieutenant Governor Tedd Nesbit (R) is rated “pro-life” by the Rep. Kelly never misses the annual Pro- John Fetterman (D), candidate for lieutenant PPLF-PAC. The position of his challenger, Life Breakfast in Erie. governor, is running for office as a team with Lisa Boeving-Learned (D), is reported as incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf. Fetterman “unknown.” Governor shares Wolf’s extreme pro-abortion position In all other Erie-area state House races, Planned Parenthood is responsible for one and has stated, “I am unabashedly pro- the incumbents are running unopposed. The out of every three abortions done in the choice, and will always fight to protect the PPLF-PAC has rated these candidates as United States, and this abortion giant knows constitutional right to an abortion.” follows: 1st district Rep. Pat Harkins (D), it has a friend in Pennsylvania: the current Candidate for lieutenant governor Jeff “mixed”; 3rd district Rep. Ryan Bizzarro governor, Tom Wolf (D). Bartos (R) is running for office as a team (D), “pro-abortion”; 4th district Rep. Curt Gov. Wolf is such a good friend, in fact, with candidate Scott Wagner, who is Sonney (R), “pro-life”; 6th district Rep. Brad that Planned Parenthood’s political action challenging pro-abortion Gov. Tom Wolf. Roae (R), “pro-life”; 7th district Rep. Mark committee has announced that it is spending Bartos shares Wagner’s pro-life position and Longietti (D), “pro-life”; and 65th district $2.5 million dollars to get him reelected. is endorsed by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Rep. Kathy Rapp (R), “pro-life.” That is reportedly the largest amount of Federation PAC. money that Planned Parenthood has ever State Senate District 50 spent in any state on a mid-term election U.S. Senate Pro-life incumbent state Sen. Michele race. It is no wonder. Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D) has an Brooks (R) has a challenger for her 50th Gov. Wolf volunteered as a Planned 80% pro-abortion voting record for 2018, district seat in the state Senate this year. The Parenthood escort (a.k.a. deathscort) back in according to National Right to Life. The challenger’s name is Sue Mulvey (D). the day, ferrying abortion bound women into politically left-leaning magazine Politico Mulvey has been endorsed by Emily’s the abortion facility and preventing them recently summed up the Casey record this List, a single-issue political action committee from interacting with any pro-life advocates way: “He has voted along with Planned whose mission is to bankroll and promote who might be on hand with information and Parenthood 75% of the time since 2011.
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