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“We are still celebrating the end of ‘Roe v. Wade,’ but we will not give up until every child is welcomed into our hearts and homes. Tragically, lives are still at risk as a direct result of federal policy. In fact, on America’s 250th birthday, our government seems prepared to give the nation’s largest abortion vendor, Planned Parenthood, a gift: taxpayer money,” said Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins. “Our resources and our nation must invest in future generations and fight for the foundational right of American society: a right to LIFE.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-05-2026) – Save the date! Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) THIRD annual National Celebrate Life Day is set for Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET in front of the U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Similar events will be held in states across the country. Co-sponsoring the event is Sidewalk Advocates for Life.

SFLA President Kristan Hawkins observed: “More than anything else right now, our nation needs prayer. This year, instead of hosting a gala, we’ll be holding sunset worship and prayer events nationwide, with the main event taking place in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill grounds. As dusk falls, we’ll light luminaries across the country and in Washington D.C. in honor of America’s 250th birthday, a nation that, from its founding, was built on the right to LIFE.”

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There will be 250 luminaries at each location, one for each of America’s 250 years. But not all the luminaries will be bright. The 49 years representing of the horrors of Roe v. Wade will glow red, a powerful reminder of the great evil that still haunts our land.

Speakers for this year’s event include Students for Life’s own Kristan Hawkins and Lydia Taylor Davis, along with Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings, pro-life physician Dr. William Lile, Turning Point USA’s Pierre Wilson, Be Their Village’s Christine Yeargen, and more. 

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Hawkins observed: “Throughout history, light has been a signal in moments of darkness. It has served as a threat, a warning, a symbol of refuge. From Gideon’s torches in the book of Judges, to lanterns in a Boston church steeple, to candles in a window of a home in the Underground Railroad, light has never fought with force . . . but it has always revealed the truth.

“These 250 luminaries will stand as a visible declaration that America is a nation Called to Life and, while the violence of abortion has not ended, we will not grow weary or silent, but we will go grow stronger, larger, and more resolved to shine the light of truth into every dark place until the evil of abortion in America is vanquished.

“We’ve spent the past few National Celebrate Life events celebrating the fall of Roe. This year, we’re still celebrating, but we’re also reminding everyone that much, much more needs to change. It’s America’s 250th birthday, and the government has invited the wrong guests to the party with Planned Parenthood set to once again be eligible for government funding on July 4. The so-called ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ signed by President Trump last year on the Fourth of July, only cut healthcare resources lost to Planned Parenthood for one year. We will pray that this year, we can make those resources go to life-saving healthcare, not abortion vendors.” 

LEARN MORE ABOUT LAST YEAR’S WIN: BREAKING: Planned Parenthood, You’re Fired—Trump Signs the “Big, Beautiful” Budget Bill.

Event organizer SFLA Executive Vice President Tina Whittington said, “On America’s 250th birthday, our hope and prayer is that our nation will turn once again to the sentiments of our founding documents that recognized we are a nation covered by God’s grace where all people born and preborn are accepted into and protected by our common brotherhood of humanity. Our prayer is that we wouldn’t be a country divided by abortion states and abortion free states, but one United States standing for the dignity and intrinsic value of all life.”

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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA), that together make up the nation’s largest, pro-life youth organization, managing a grassroots political and policy operation engaging Americans of all ages but with a special emphasis on the largest segment of voters — the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, PLG/SFLA/SFLAction serves more than 1,400 groups on middle, high school, college, medical, and law school campuses in all 50 states. Our team has more conversations with this generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world, each week reaching more than 4 million across social media platforms and averaging 1.3 million video views. In addition to SFLA/SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives to lead and serve  the future of the pro-life movement including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement . Over more than 17 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $20M organization, now preparing for an abortion-free America.