Category: free speech
Victory! Students for Life Group Formally Labeled as “Hate Group” is Now Recognized
Kristi Hamrick | October 26, 2020
University President Overrides Student Government label of “Hate Group” for Students for Life Club; Says Group “fully recognized student organization” University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook says that denying the Pro-Life SFLA club registration on campus would have denied “them their right to free speech and assembly guaranteed to them by the First Amendment.” CEDAR FALLS, IA (10-26-20) – Students for Life
This Public College REFUSES to Let a Students for Life Group Start
Brenna Lewis | October 15, 2020
Last week, the NISG (Northern Iowa Student Government) rejected the UNI Students for Life Group’s request for approval. The NISG decided that despite school rules against viewpoint discrimination, they would not allow the group because they disagreed with their pro-life position. The pro-life student leader, Sophia Schuster, fought the NISGs decision by appealing to the school’s Supreme Court.
Pro-Life Chalk Messages Destroyed by University of New Mexico STAFF!
Jessica Nardi | October 15, 2020
SFLA’s sidewalk chalk messaging was destroyed by staff members at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on October 8. A Facebook video shows the staff members pouring buckets of water on the chalk before sweeping it away. https://www.facebook.com/79125112926/videos/783343189119393/ The students chalked life-affirming messages such as “UNM deserves better than Abortion” and “You don’t need Abortion. UNM SFL can Help”
WHAT? Students for Life Group in Iowa Labeled a “Hate Group”
Brenna Lewis | October 9, 2020
In an act of abysmal discrimination, the NISG (Northern Iowa Student Government) decided to deny the creation of a new Students for Life group. Why? A whole host of biased, untrue reasons. In a virtual vote, pro-choice student senators could not get past their own views in favor of abortion, calling the proposal for a pro-life group “hate speech.”
We Won’t Go Back (To Debilitating Censorship)
Caroline Wharton | September 25, 2020
Conservative censorship has been coming to light with each passing year, and conservatives are fed up with it. On September 17th, Free Speech America (FSA), an organization that will fight national and worldwide censorship, was launched by Media Research Center (MRC). At their launch meeting, they had Brent Bozell, founder and president of MRC, Dr. Robert Epstein, Senator Marsha
Students for Life of America Says New Trump Administration Rules Protecting Student Free Speech Should Remind Schools that Taxpayers Won’t Pay for Unconstitutional Policies and Practices
Kristi Hamrick | September 10, 2020
Policy announced as SFLA’s Georgia Tech group wins lawsuit after their invitation to Dr. Alveda King blocked for being too “religious” “Cutting taxpayer funds to schools that refuse to respect students’ Constitutional rights is probably the only way to get the attention of academics who seem to appreciate only those students who agree with them or are too afraid
VICTORY: Students for Life’s Georgia Tech Group Wins Lawsuit after Student Government found Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Niece Too “Religious”
Kristi Hamrick | September 10, 2020
“Viewpoint discrimination cannot be tolerated by pro-life Americans who are willing to fight to protect our right to speak up for the preborn,” said SFLA’s Kristan Hawkins. ATLANTA, GA (09-10-2020) – Georgia Tech has agreed to change the unconstitutional policies that allowed its student government to deny funding for a speaking event sponsored by a Students for Life group featuring Alveda King, the
City of Baltimore Washes Pro-Life Message Off the Street, Leaves Others
Brenna Lewis | September 8, 2020
On August 5th, Students for Life of American teamed up with the Frederick Douglass Foundation and black pro-life community leaders in Baltimore to paint “Black Preborn Lives Matter” on the street outside the Baltimore Planned Parenthood. But the city of Baltimore’s apparent approval of the event turned out to be a ruse. Overall, the activism event was a success.
5 Ways You Can Spread the Pro-Life Message On Your College Campus
SFLA Staff | August 20, 2020
College is the perfect time for you to engage in pro-life outreach and practice your ability to argue persuasively against abortion. While it can be tempting to keep your head and focus on obtaining a degree, choosing to remain silent on the issue can deprive you of the opportunity to change someone’s mind on abortion. Conversations about abortion can become
SERIOUSLY? Professor Chloe Clark at Iowa State Forbids the Pro-Life Viewpoint in Her Classroom
Sarah Michalak | August 19, 2020
This week, Young Americans for Freedom discovered that Professor Chloe Clark from Iowa State University warned conservative and pro-life students that if they express their opinions in her English Course, they will be dismissed. Her syllabus started with the following warning: “GIANT WARNING: any instances of othering that you participate in intentionally (racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, sorophobia, transphobia, classism,