The lineup of speakers is extraordinary, the wide-ranging depth of the presentations will enlighten and engage you, and the community of attendees will become fast friends. This year’s conference will include talks by abortion survivors and a death row survivor… as well as a session with a veteran for peace, a former abortion clinic worker who works for life, and a former state executioner who now works to end the death penalty. We feature the voices of grassroots advocates and experts on topics ranging from war and peacemaking to embryonic stem cell research and affirming life.
We at Rehumanize International embrace a philosophy called the Consistent Life Ethic, and we know that y’all would benefit immensely from the edifying talks that will engage and equip you for your work for human dignity.
You really don’t want to miss this phenomenal event!
Regular General Admission passes are so affordable: Adult tickets are $75, and Student tickets are only $50!
You can register now: www.rehumanizeintl.org/
BUT WAIT!!! — The Rehumanize team doesn’t want finances to be an obstacle to attendance — if you and your friends and followers want to come, but the cost is just not doable right now, send us an email (aimee@rehumanizeintl.org) and we’ll work out a scholarship, discount, or fee waiver option for you! We don’t want finances to get in the way of folks hearing these vital messages of our inherent human worth.
Here’s a rundown of what this year’s conference will include:
Friday, October 18
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM — 40 Days for Life Vigil outside local abortion clinic
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM — Create | Encounter art show
Saturday, October 19
8:00 AM — Registration opens
9:15 – 10:00 AM — Keynote 1: On Dehumanizing Language
Herb Geraghty, Rehumanize International
10:15 – 11:45 AM — Workshop 1: ISO Secular Abortion Recovery Resources
Kelsey Hazzard, Secular Pro-Life
Michaelene Fredenburg, Abortion Changes You
10:15 – 11:00 AM — Breakout Session 1
A: Where Did I Leave My Shield? (on suicide prevention)
Kara Wiggins
B: A Post-Abortive Sibling’s Testimony
Krista Corbello, Rehumanize International
C: Literary Device as Defense for the Indigenous
Jennifer Reeser
FORUM: Alternatives to Violence
Lisa Stiller, Consistent Life Network
11:15 – 12:00 PM — Breakout Session 2
D: Building a Whole Life Culture in Louisiana
Rep. Katrina Jackson (D) – LA state representative
E: Grassroots Organizing 101
Greta Zarro, World Beyond War
F: Accompanying Survivors of Sexual Violence
Aimee Murphy, Rehumanize International
FORUM: Preventing Burnout: Self-Care for Activists
Alex Lucas, Wolf Pack for Life
12:00 – 1:00 PM — LUNCH & service project
Lunch Sponsor TBD
1:00 – 2:00 PM — Keynote 2: Leaving Violent Institutions
Thad Crouch, Veterans for Peace
Jerry Givens, former VA executioner
Toni Turner, former abortion clinic worker
2:15 – 3:10 PM — Workshop 2: Equipping the Church to Uphold Life
NOLA Embrace Grace
2:15 – 3:00 PM — Breakout Session 3
G: Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress, Moral Injury, and the CLE
Rachel MacNair, Consistent Life Network
H: The Secular Case Against Abortion
Kelsey Hazzard, Secular Pro-Life
I: Rehumanizing Immigrants & Refugees
Martin Gutierrez, Catholic Charities of New Orleans
FORUM: Voting & Politics
Alex Seghers, Louisiana Right to Life
3:15 – 4:15 PM — Keynote 3: I Survived Abortion
Claire Culwell, abortion survivor
Josiah Presley, abortion survivor
4:15 – 4:40 PM — Networking break
4:45 – 5:30 PM — Keynote 4: I Survived Death Row
Death Row Exoneree, Witness to Innocence
5:45 – 8:00 PM — Dinner on your own
8:30 – 9:00 PM — Vigil for Victims of Ableism (for Disability Rights)
Sunday, October 20
8:30 AM – Registration opens
9:30 -10:30 AM — Keynote 5: Countering Ableism in Medicine
Sarah Terzo, Consistent Life Network & PLAGAL
Sophie Trist, Wolf Pack for Life
Jamie Duplechine, Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana USA 2016-17
John “Frank” Stephens, Former global messenger with Special Olympics
10:45 – 11:45 AM — Workshop 3: Working w/ Incarcerated People for Justice Reform
Miea Walker, Forward Justice
Shareef Cousin, Witness to Innocence
10:45 – 11:30 AM — Breakout Session 4
J: Restorative Justice After Abortion
Catherine Glenn Foster, Americans United for Life
Aimee Murphy, Rehumanize International
K: Choosing Life After Rape
Jennifer Christie, Love Louder
L: Ending Violence Against LGBT People
Alice Lee, LGBT advocate
FORUM: Disability Inclusion
Sophie Trist, Wolfpack for Life
11:30 AM – 12:50 PM — LUNCH on your own
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM — Rehumanize Baton Rouge/NOLA Meetup
1:00 – 2:00 PM — Keynote 6: Restorative Justice After Slavery
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
2:15 – 3:45 PM — Workshop 4: Rehumanizing Art
Maria Oswalt, Rehumanize International
2:15 – 3:00 PM — Breakout Session 5
M: Overlooked: Women and Incarceration
Miea Walker, Forward Justice
N: The Revolution: 100 Years of Pro-Life Feminism
Deanna Wallace
O: Guantanamo & History of US Torture
Marie Meza, Witness Against Torture
FORUM: Protests, Marches, and Nonviolent Actions
TJ Burgess, National Men for Life
3:15 – 4:00 PM — Breakout Session 6
P: Apocalypse Never: Why We Must Reject Nuclear Weapons
John Whitehead, Consistent Life Network
Q: Embryo Rights Beyond Abortion
Herb Geraghty, Rehumanize International
R: Assisted Suicide & Ableism
Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet
FORUM: Women in the Movement
Madison Tuck & Sophie Trist, Wolf Pack for Life
We hope that you can see how valuable of an event this would be to you and your friends, and that y’all will join us in the Big Easy in a couple weeks — we promise that you will learn so much, you will be truly edified and strengthened in your activism to rehumanize the world! Please share this opportunity with your colleagues, volunteers, and anyone else who you think might be interested.
Use the code RUSH to get $20 off any ticket purchased. This code is only valid for this week.