Denver, Co. June 29th/ Personhood Campaigns will relaunch this week in two states.  Tomorrow, July 1 Montana will launch a new personhood campaign. On Thursday, July 2 Colorado will launch their personhood campaign. Both have the goal of protecting every child by love and by law.

Montana and Colorado will join Oregon and Mississippi in gathering signatures for a citizens’ initiative to affirm the personhood rights of all humans. Several more states plan to launch later in 2009.
 
Montana State Representative Wendy Warburton, working with the Montana Pro Life Coalition and Personhood USA to organize the effort in Montana, said, “This effort is about loving mothers, loving babies, and building a society where every single one of us is valued, no matter how young.”

Warburton, the Montana Pro Life Coalition and other supporters of Montana’s initiative will hold a rally on the steps of Montana’s state capitol on Wednesday, July 1 at 9:00 AM.

On July 2, Colorado Right to Life and Personhood USA will introduce a similar amendment for Colorado’s constitution.  A Press Conference will be held Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Colorado State Capitol in front of the west steps.

Keith Mason of Personhood USA said, “This question should have been settled in 1865.  There should be no ‘three-fifths of a person’ – not in Montana, not in Colorado, not anywhere. All humans are people.”

Dr. Annie Bukacek, President of the Montana Pro Life Coalition, said, “Based on their intrinsic value and dignity, every human being, from the moment life begins, deserves equal protection under the law.  This is the principle of personhood.  It’s high time the people of Montana had an opportunity to vote on this fundamental human rights issue.”

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:  
Dr. Annie Bukacek / Montana Pro Life Coalition
(406) 270-0516
 Annie@mtdig.net

        OR

Personhood USA
202-595-3500
PersonhoodUSA.COM
 
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
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MEDIA ALERT

For Immediate Release:

29 June 2009

Press Conference Announcing Colorado's 2010 Personhood Initiative

Denver, June 29, 2009 -- Colorado Right To Life and Personhood USA will submit language for a new Personhood initiative to the Colorado Legislative Council Staff on Thursday, July 2, 2009, marking the beginning of the 2010 Colorado Personhood Initiative. The state's largest pro-life organization joins with this national political action group based in Denver to fight for the affirmation of the rights of all humans from the beginning of their biological development.

"Over half-a-million Coloradans voted for personhood in 2008.  Their votes acknowledging the God-given right to life of the preborn revolutionized the pro-life movement and they encourage us toward victory," stated Gualberto Garcia Jones, one of the initiative's sponsors. "Personhood USA's volunteers plan to work around the clock to keep the momentum going in order to ensure that all humans are protected in Colorado."

The initiative has been endorsed by eminent Georgetown University medical ethicist Dr. Dianne N. Irving. Once approved by the Secretary of State, grassroots volunteers will begin collecting signatures to place the Initiative on the 2010 ballot.

"In 2008 our state's Personhood Initiative demonstrated an unparalleled grassroots effort, with more signatures gathered by volunteers than any other ballot initiative in the state's history, and 1,300 petition circulators," said Leslie Hanks, the 2010 co-sponsor and long-time vice president of Colorado Right To Life. "Abortion is wrong because it's a baby; it's always wrong to intentionally kill a baby."

What: CRTL and Personhood USA submit language for new Personhood Initiative to Colorado Legislative Council Staff.

When: Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

Where: Denver, Colorado - Colorado State Capitol in front of the west steps.

Contact:

Donna Ballentine
Colorado RTL
office@ColoradoRTL.org
303 753-9394 or 720-394-8946

Gualberto Garcia Jones J.D.
Personhood Colorado
director@personhoodcolorado.com
202-595-3500

Cal Zastrow and Keith Mason of PersonhoodUSA met with leaders of the organization spearheading Montana’s Personhood amendment, Montana ProLife Coalition, last week. With the efforts of the Coalition, Personhood is once again exploding in the state of Montana.

We applaud the efforts of the Montana ProLife Coalition and we are very excited to be involved in another Personhood amendment getting on the ballot, to be working with an organization that is just as determined as we are to protect every child by love and law, and to be spreading Personhood into Montana. We encourage all PersonhoodUSA volunteers to contact the Montana ProLife Coalition and get involved in their imperative Personhood push. 

Montana ProLife Coalition 

www.montanaprolifecoalition.org

406-270-0606

Or by joining the Personhood Montana group:

Personhood Leadership Summit
July 17-18 Las Vegas Nevada

Personhood USA would cordially like to invite you to our Personhood leadership summit and conference. We have been given the opportunity by the group Operation Save America to present the Personhood vision to all those attending the week long activism event being held in Las Vegas.

This will be a great time of fellowship, networking and education about how fighting for Personhood is giving us an advantage in the fight for life.

Leaders from several State Personhood efforts will be attending, this will be a great time to get connected to those already working in your State on a personhood effort.

Friday July 17th there will be a Rally where Personhood USA will present a special message about how the pro-life tide is rising and how personhood is changing the battlefield in the war for human rights.

Location:Green Valley Baptist Church in Henderson from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm

Saturday July 18th there will be afternoon interactive workshops and presentations on how to get a personhood campaign up and running in your area. And run an effective campaign.

Location TBA

Speakers during this weekend will include:

Delegate Don Dwyer Maryland/ Introducing Personhood in a pro-death State.

Cal Zastrow Personhood USA /On the revival of the pro-life movement

Daniel Woodard - Head of the North Dakota Personhood effort/ How one person can really make a difference.

Keith Mason of Personhood USA / The vision of Personhood goes beyond Roe v Wade

Dan Becker of Georgia Right To Life / The proof that Personhood efforts save lives and are making America more Pro-Life.

And more

This will be an incredible time to reflect on the victories of the past year and look forward to what can be accomplished.

For more information on the Personhood Summit please call 202-595-3500 and press 0 Or contact Danielle at dani@personhoodusa.com

Today, abortionist George Tiller was shot to death. His beating heart and measurable brainwaves were stopped.
Everyday in America, about 4,000 children get murdered by surgical "abortion." Their beating hearts and measurable waves are stopped.
Personhood USA opposes both methods. Stop the violence!

Personhood USA would have much preferred that Abortionist Tiller follow the footsteps of Dr. Bernard Nathanson, a former abortionist who is now one of America’s most prominent and effective Pro-Life leaders.