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CT Login For Life: April 15

Posted on April 08, 2020 in: News, ProLife

CT Login For Life: April 15

The Connecticut March for Life

is NOW

"CT-Login for Life"

This webinar event will feature:

State level presenters discussing current pro-life issues in Connecticut

Information on lobbying your elected officials

Time for questions by participants

The webinar will last one hour. If you have a computer or tablet you have all that is needed to participate. You can also dial in by phone to listen to the presentations. Please join us for this first ever pro-life event of its kind in Connecticut.

Click here for more information on the event and to register.

The program is being moderated by Tom McClusky, Vice-President of Governmental Affairs, from the National office of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The format of the program has been designed by the National March for Life and is called

"Hartford 101: Login to Lobby for Life"

Panel Members:

Tom McClusky, Vice-President of Governmental Affairs, National March for Life

Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut

Lisa Maloney, President, Connecticut Pregnancy Care Coalition and Director of the Carenet Pregnancy Resource Center in New London

Cathy Ludlum, Second Thoughts CT, disability organization opposed to Physician-Assisted Suicide

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