Photo by Robert Reers, 2001

Events for the 39th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., will be rebroadcast tonight and Saturday. You can see the Rockland banner go by around 15 minutes after the actual march begins.

These “encore” showings of the Eternal Word Television Network coverage are available on Cablevision (Optimum) channel 135 and Verizon Fios channel 285.

Monday, Jan. 23 — 11:00 pm to 5:00 am (Tuesday)
Saturday, Jan. 28 — 2:30 pm to 8 pm

Rockland Right to Life website coverage of our Rockland marchers’ trip will begin tomorrow night, and we will continue to post new stories through the week as photos and other materials become available.

If you were on this trip and would like to share your photos, videos, or observations and comments, please send them to our email address: RocklandRTL@optonline.net.

JOIN US in WASHINGTON, DC  —  MONDAY, JAN. 23

Each year on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion in our land, thousands of prolifers from every state in the union converge on Washington, DC.

Buses from Rockland will be making the trip on Jan. 23. Continue reading for the details of how you can be part of this exciting and important event.

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Mary Loftus and Joe and Liz O'Brien receive bags of those "famous green scarves" from Sister of Life Dorothy Guadalupe.

The annual March for Life is set for Monday, January 23, only a little more than a week away, and the Rockland Right to Life Committee is busy preparing for a successful trip.

The buses to Washington have been chartered, reservations are coming in, and the banners that we’ll carry have been checked to make sure they’re in good shape.

We’ve laid in a supply of 150 of the “famous green scarves” for the Rockland marchers. That’s what those curious green bags contain in the photo. Provided by the Sisters of Life, these scarves are a way to maintain to a spirit of unity and solidarity as well as keep our marchers warm and toasty. The scarves are worn by everyone coming from the Archdiocese of New York and are a great way to identify fellow New Yorkers in the crowd. The scarves are green to honor St. Patrick, of course.

Joe readies the Rockland Right to Life Banners for the March for Life

If you would like to experience this event for yourself, there are still seats available on the bus and we’d love to have you come along! Veterans of the March wouldn’t miss it and come back year after year. It’s a great day! For more information, please click here.

Really Neat! A video of the March for Life, condensed into one minute! Background music by Eric Genuis, who performed at the Concert for Life in October. Watch the Rockland RTL banners pass by at 00:38 on the timer.

A video featuring the Rockland marchers on the “St. Gregory’s Bus” at the March for Life in Washington, DC, January 24, 2011.

At 6 am, on Jan. 24, the coldest morning of the winter (7 degrees), prolife Rocklanders braved the frigid temperatures to set out for Washington, DC, for the 38^th annual March for Life.

The day fortunately offered one of the brief windows of good weather between the snowstorms that have been slamming the county since Christmas.

Our three buses arrived at the National Mall around 11 am, and joined the more than 200,000 marchers from across the country, who came to our nation’s capital to call for an end to the tragedy of abortion on demand. Continue reading →

TIME: 5:00 a.m.
TEMP: 15 degrees
MOOD: Dedicated & Passionate

This year Washington’s “March for Life” included 52 Albertus students and 3 faculty members (Mr. Carl Locatelli, Deacon John Crapanzano and Mrs. Parisi). These students made a great sacrifice in giving over 15 hours of their day during midterm exam week. One of the most notable changes evident in the March is the increase of younger faces. Continue reading →