Monday, October 31, 2011

HLA's Second Annual Gala

HLA held its second annual gala last Monday. It was a fantastic event for pro-life members of our community, board, family and friends. Guest speaker Walter B. Hoye (Issues4Life Foundation) shared some of his amazing personal story.



Mr. Hoye has endured great persecution for defending innocent life. His passion is spreading the little-known fact that African American populations are targeted by the abortion industry. If you're not familiar with this situation, I highly recommend watching the following video (it's only a minute long):


 
Awareness of this disparity needs to be spread among African American audiences. If you'd like to learn more, take a look at HLA's publication “Did You Know?” at http://www.humanlife.org/did_you_know.php

Mr. Hoye also described some of the pro-life battle in Oakland, California, where pro-life efforts in front of abortion clinics led to an actual city ordinance change banning his work. He was actually sentenced to jail for simply standing outside an abortion center with a sign and offering to help women in crisis pregnancies. Read more on Issues4Life's website at http://www.issues4life.org/nochristzone.html. It's truly inspiring to hear the stories of lives changed and challenges met by people out on the front lines.

At HLA we are all thankful for our partners and friends that supported our gala and continue to support our pro-life efforts! Thank you for standing up for life!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

HLA is launching a blog!

After some discussion, it looks like a blog might be a great way to spread our stories, news, and ramblings with you: HLA's supporters. After all, social media is everything! (so I've heard) Eventually, we would like to combine the "Weekly Wire" with the blog so we can have an ongoing record of our news that you can look through.

Anyway, look out for updates, news stories, and thoughts from the staff at HLA coming up on our blog. If you don't follow us already, check out HLA's Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.

As always, we are grateful for you and your support for the pro-life cause!