Family & Life

Dr Alveda King Talk in Dublin - 03/11/2007

Dr Alveda King, niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will deliver a pro-life address to the UCD Pro-Life Society in University College Dublin (UCD), on Saturday November 3 from 2.30pm-4.OO pm, when she will be giving testimony of the healing from the pain and tragedy of her own abortion.

The venue is the Arts Building in UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.

Dr King is a member of Silent No More Awareness, a new support group comprised of women who had abortions and regret the decision. CLICK TO READ MORE...... She is a prominent pro-life speaker and often speaks on college campuses about pro-life issues. The mother of six, and a grandmother, she has had two abortions that she speaks about - one performed without her consent and another later by choice. CLICK TO READ MORE.....

She will give a short address in UCD about her personal experiences of abortion and the challenges that lie ahead in building a more caring and life-affirming culture.

Her visit is timely as calls for abortion legislation in Ireland become increasingly vociferous.

Dr King holds a Doctorate of Laws and is a former member of the Atlanta State Senate.

Dr. Alveda King is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King, and the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. During the Civil Rights Movement her family home was bombed, and she marched for justice. After healing from the pain and tragedy of her own abortion, Dr. King became a pro-life advocate, speaking out against the injustice of abortion as well as the importance of making her uncle’s dream a reality for all, including unborn children. Dr. King is a national spokeswoman for ‘Silent No More Awareness’ - a campaign to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families.

As places are limited those interested in attending must book in advance. E-mail lifesoc@gmail.com for further information.

Organiser: Sinead Gleeson
Contact Number: 01 872 7923
Email Address: prolife@indigo.ie
Website Address: www.silentnomoreawareness.org/