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Pro Life Report & Catholic Action Report

Submitted to the Virginia State Board

Jay McCarthy, VA Pro Life & Catholic Action Chairman and PSP

January 14, 2025

Wednesday, JANUARY 29, 2025

VA PRO-LIFE DAY

Join us for our fourth annual Virginia Pro-Life Day on January 29, 2025 in Richmond! Meet with your legislators to advocate for pro-life causes.

Program for Jan 29, 2025 Pro-Life Advocacy Day

• 8:00 am – Doors Open (GRCC)
• 8:30 am – 9:00 am – Opening Programming (GRCC)
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Visits to legislators (GAB)
• Noon – Choice of activity: Groups visiting galleries (GAB) or Mass at St. Peter’s Parish
• After adjournment of floor sessions (around 2:00pm) – Visits to legislators for late arriving participants (GAB)

GRCC = Greater Richmond Convention Center

GAB = General Assembly Building

ADVOCATE FOR LIFE

Your personal presence is vital. It powerfully supports pro-life members of the General Assembly or encourages those who have voted against pro-life bills in the past to reconsider their views. We want our legislators to see we are engaged and expect to see them pass life-affirming legislation.

We will gather in the morning at the Richmond Convention Center to organize our advocacy teams, receive guidance for meeting with members, and gain inspiration from pro-life leaders. After organizing into district groups, we will then walk over to our legislators’ offices to meet with our senators and members of the House of Delegates. We want to let them know, as their constituents, that we hope to see them pass legislation to uphold and defend the dignity of every human life.

Talking points, legislative updates and tips for effective advocacy will be provided by the organizers to make your constituent meetings easy and successful. Please join us!

Brothers, action speaks louder than words….your presence in supporting Life is needed.