
Abortion radicals are in for a penny, in for a pound when it comes to shedding more innocent preborn blood through extreme ballot initiatives and media lies. Still, Students for Life of America (SFLA) is even more determined to fight back.

From ALMOST ABORTED to speaking tours from SFLA President Kristan Hawkins and Spokesperson Lydia Taylor Davis, we also added an extensive mobile billboard truck tour to help SFLA staff and students educate their peers and community on abortion.
The billboard truck trekked through North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Arizona, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. SFLA had hundreds of conversations, changed minds, multiple screenings of Unplanned, Cemetery of the Innocents displays, and a couple of vandals along the way.
Take a look at the amazing work and results from SFLA staff and students about the mobile billboard truck’s unique impact.
First Stop: North Carolina
On Sept. 9, the truck made its way to North Carolina State University, where we displayed the Cemetery of the Innocents with 1,076 pink crosses. Five students from the school’s SFLA group came out to help.

With the billboard truck being on campus, going to a local abortion facility, and driving to the state capital, we reached hundreds more than the cemetery could achieve by itself.
We had breadth and depth of reach, with over 45 conversations and six minds changed while adding 10 new members to NC State’s SFLA group.
It wouldn’t be an event without a couple of vandals. While we were tabling, two vandalizations were caught on camera, and we noticed that the signs were knocked down at other times. One of the thieves said he stole our sign because “the design was dope as fu**.”
We’ll take the compliment while we don’t want our property stolen.

The next day, the truck traveled two hours and arrived at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where things calmed down slightly. We had over sixty conversations, and thankfully, only one student tried to steal our crosses.

Many students were open to deep conversations. One student, after lots of questions, concluded that he was a eugenicist, which is an uncomfortable realization. Hopefully, a seed was planted for the pro-life movement.
One of the biggest moments of the day was when Carolinas Regional Coordinator Alicia Foreman provided pregnancy resources to an angry student who had an abortion planned for the next week due to the baby’s potential for an adverse condition. When she said she couldn’t handle another baby with disabilities as her son at home has autism, Foreman shared about adoption and the many people who would love to adopt her baby. Foreman gave her the number of the executive director of a local Pregnancy Help Center (PHC). As that seed was planted, the billboard truck drove around campus for hours before leaving for Florida.
Second Stop: Florida
During our tabling events at Florida International University (FIU), we engaged with over 150 students, successfully changed the minds of five individuals on abortion, and activated voters for life. It was encouraging to see that once students understood the extreme implications of Amendment 4, many were less inclined to cast a “yes” vote for an extreme abortion ballot.

“I spoke with a self-identified pro-choice male who expressed that he had no issue with abortion up to viability,” said Florida Regional Coordinator Kristen Marais. “He argued that since late-term abortions are relatively rare, they weren’t a significant concern for him. However, when I probed deeper about any restrictions he might support, he mentioned that he would oppose abortions once a baby could feel pain.”
Following our successful tabling on campus, we transitioned to our local church to host an engaging activist briefing. Utilizing the billboard truck, we aimed to amplify our message and encourage Florida residents to vote against Amendment 4’s abortion extremism. This initiative raises awareness and fosters community discussion around important issues.
Moving on to Florida Atlantic University (FAU), we had a great day with our Abortion on the Ballot tour display. We spoke to over 50 students on campus during the tabling and changed five minds on abortion. We even had new students who found out about FAU’s SFLA group that day, tabled with us, and helped us pass out our “Vote No on Amendment 4” topic cards to students passing by. Shortly after we had our activist briefing on campus with our mobile billboard truck, we had various speakers from partnering coalitions in the fight against Amendment 4 join us, such as Vote N on 4 Florida, Broward Right to Life, Florida Preborn Rescue, Love Life USA, 40 Days for Life, and more.

Afterward, we took the mobile billboard truck to the ABC News station to hold the outlet to account for their faulty late-term abortion fact-checking during the presidential debate. There, we showcased our new 30-second TV and digital commercial highlighting the grim reality of partial-birth abortions in our country, focused on the tragic cases of eight babies who lost their lives in Minnesota under Gov. Tim Walz’s watch, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health and additional reporting from the National Review.
Stop Three: Missouri
At the University of Missouri (Mizzou) in Columbia, we had over 101 conversations. After tabling in the student center, more than 30 people signed up to be part of the campus SFLA group. We held an activist briefing outside at Speaker Circle, where Mike Merchant spoke in front of the billboard truck. Only a few students stopped by to express disagreement, and afterward, the billboard truck drove around Columbia.

In the evening, 40 Days for Life and Brian Westbrook joined us for a second activist briefing and the screening of Unplanned, which over 30 people attended. We did end up relocating, but we still stayed on track, with Brian Westbrook giving a talk about abortion extreme in Amendment 3.
The next day, we went to St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, including stops at Planned Parenthood, Saint Louis University (SLU), and even St. Charles. We engaged in over 35 conversations at Forest Park, though we faced significant backlash. Many people ridiculed our beliefs, someone tried to push over our display, and another person circled us with obscene gestures. Security arrived quickly, likely due to the presence of the billboard truck.
Despite the unfriendly welcome, we sent our message to Channel 4 and raised awareness of this extreme ballot measure. Afterward, we headed to a local Newman Center, which hosted the billboard truck for an Unplanned screening and activist training.
At the University of St. Louis, we had over 90 conversations, and two individuals changed their minds on how they’d vote. Despite receiving backlash due to the high number of liberal students on campus, we persevered and had over 10 people sign up for the campus’ SFLA group. We were also able to find a new club president.

After this, the billboard truck drove around the campus and downtown St. Louis, bringing more attention to our cause. The truck then returned to campus, where we showcased it and took pictures, sparking additional conversations.
Stop Four: Nebraska
The University of Nebraska—Lincoln is always a great place to visit and do our normal tours. This time, the mobile billboard truck became a discussion point for those who were on the road, which also led them to our table, where we were encouraging people to vote no on Initiative Measure 439. A stop wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the front of Planned Parenthood and the state capitol. Taking this truck to these important focal points around the city was integral in our fight against 439.

At the University of Nebraska—Kearney (UNK), we took our billboard truck to one of the country’s most rural schools. However, that’s what made it so important to be on the ground with the billboard truck in Kearney. In our rural communities, apathy and a lack of enthusiasm exist among the local college students. We garnered a lot of attention from UNK attendees, especially when it came to our showing of the film Unplanned.
While there, we were able to show not only students who stayed the whole time but also a few students walking by who came up and asked questions about the film on their way to dinner. We had several students who had never seen the film, and being able to show it on such a screen rather than a normal television helped them feel the greater impact of the film.

Then, we had a deployment in Kearney, Nebraska, when we hosted our billboard truck during our morning prayer chain. During this time, we encouraged others to “Vote No on Initiative Measure 439.” While the truck drove around and SFLA staff and students were on the sidewalk, we were met with lots of honks and cheers and even were rewarded for our work with the truck by some semi-drivers with a few horn blows.

Stop Five: Arizona
At Arizona State University – Tempe, we set up on campus and engaged in meaningful conversations. The truck drove around campus, and a few people came up and were excited to see us as they headed into the Newman Center for daily mass. On campus, many people were pro-choice but were convinced by us to vote no on abortion extremism. Additionally, we handed out over 100 flyers and a post-abortive homeless girl woman who watched Unplanned with us and received Pregnancy Help Center (PHC) resources.

At Northern Arizona University (NAU), the truck drove around campus, visited Planned Parenthood, and went downtown. A few people were heated about the truck, but most chilled out when we explained how extreme Proposition 139 was.
Stop Six: Colorado
Unfortunately, just one hour into our Fall Defund Planned Parenthood Tour no Pikes Peak Community College- Rampart, the campus police kicked us off campus, stating that we needed approval from the campus staff to be there (at their public campus). Despite our efforts to get approved months before this event, campus staff gave us the cold shoulder and ignored our requests for approval. Campus police refused to provide us with an alternative plan, which would include an opportunity to use a public forum space. However, there was a silver lining. Before getting kicked off by campus police, we had the billboard truck on campus for the entire morning, which caused quite a positive reaction from students. This billboard truck often pointed students to our table to learn more.
Then, we moved to the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs (UCCS), where staff and students were dismayed over our Defund Planned Parenthood tour display and billboard truck. They weren’t quite ready to have meaningful and engaging discussions. Instead, most people at this campus were ready to call us names, question our intentions, and attempt to get us off campus. Thankfully, we weren’t, and we even decided to visit again the following week. Clearly, the people at UCCS need our presence!
While visiting Colorado, we could take a quick trip to Garden of the Gods, a popular national park. All the park visitors read our billboard truck signs, and some park staff even cheered us on!

As part of the billboard truck’s adventure into Colorado, we kickstarted our Campaign for Abortion Free Cities (AFC) in Colorado Springs. Just 10 minutes into door knocking, we spoke with a woman named Denny, who was highly excited to see us and our truck in her community. Later that day, our group of volunteers walked down the sidewalk of a busy neighborhood when a couple just twenty feet away suddenly announced to their family that they were expecting. Amid all the commotion and excitement, we put literature in the hands of the expecting couple. It was so beautiful to witness that moment and know that God had His hand on the timing.
Last Stop: Pennsylvania
At the University of Scranton, we had 41 conversations, five activations, and four minds changed on abortion. We had four members at the Scranton University table. After watching Unplanned with the students, we had an interesting conversation with a man who claimed to support Satanism. We talked with him for almost an hour, and by the end, we got him to admit that the baby is a human life but that he does not value humans as valuable. Near the end of our billboard truck tour, one student approached me, asked for a flyer, threw it in the trash, and flipped us off. This just showcases how blinded some pro-choice individuals are and their unwillingness to have civil conversations. Overall, it was a successful event and a great day of activism.

With that, the mobile billboard truck went back home. The groundwork and in-person conversations create change and invite healthy conversations. While the truck is resting, that doesn’t mean SFLA won’t, as we prepare to deploy to North Carolina and Nebraska this weekend with more conversations educating Americans and standing up for life.
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