PERSONHOOD USA: EFFICIENCY AND HEROISM

Please, allow me to introduce to you Personhood USA

What is Personhood USA?


Personhood USA desires to glorify Jesus Christ in a way that creates a culture of life so that all innocent human lives are protected by love and by law.


Personhood USA serves the pro-life community by assisting local groups to initiate citizen, legislative, and political action focusing on the ultimate goal of the pro-life movement: personhood rights for all innocent humans.

This group of young and enthusiastic Americans achieved less than 4 years of existence:

- 4 300 TELEVISION NEWSCASTS featuring personhood reaching 117 387 507 people & worth  $11 145 801 US $;

- 6 385 PRINT ARTICLES is US & worldwide. Articles featuring personhood in China, Korea, India, the Middle East, France, Spain &the UK., potentially reaching one billion people;
- 300 TV ADS/week;
- 380 000 POSTCARDS mailed;
- 1 077 795 CAMPAIGN CALLS made;
-  632 005 EMAILS blasted;
-  44 570 TELE-TOWN HALL participants;
- “PERSONHOOD” the #4 TRENDING WORD on Google spiking up dramatically in the last quarter of 2011;
- COUNTLESS LIVES SAVED!

Personhood USA has been present at the beginning of the May in Europe, organizing in Lisbon, next  LifeSiteNews.com  and Human Life International,  the Global Pro-Life Unity Summit which "encouraged the worldwide pro-life movement and lent international support to Portugal’s referendum which would guarantee “the inviolability of human life from conception to natural death.” The present leaders signed a declaration:

PRO-LIFE DECLARATION OF LISBON:


“We, along with our organizations are committed to building and strengthening unity and collaboration among pro-life groups around the globe. We believe that in order to properly protect the right to life, every human being, without exception or compromise, at every stage of development must be recognized as a person possessing the right to life in our respective laws and constitutions.”

Later, the same month May Personhood USA was stating in press release their support to the EU Citizen's Initiative "One of Us".



Gualberto Garcia Jones, J.D., Legal Analyst for Personhood USA, told LifeSiteNews.com: “Petitions are great ways to identify, educate, and activate pro-lifers, especially if the petition process is enlisted in support of solid principles with a solid grass roots strategy behind it.”


The personhood movement mirrors Pope John Paul II's statements on the dignity of the human person in his groundbreaking encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" as well as conforming to the teachings on life in the Catechism of the Catholic Church which states: "From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person -- among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life." (Catholic Catechism, 2270)


Personhood USA  has been present in Ankara during the  UNFPA conference:

“United Nations projections indicate that Turkey will dip well below the replacement rate necessary to maintain its current population,” said Josh Craddock, International Representative for Personhood USA. “In coming decades, this demographic imbalance will create an unsustainable strain on retirement and health programs.”


The Personhood USA talk emphasized the importance of recognizing human persons not just as consumers of scarce resources, but as producers of medicine, technology and information, innovators, helpers of their fellow mankind, and statesmen to lead Turkey into a bright future.




The efficiency of Personhood USA in defending the culture of life made angry many people, specially after un article in the Newsweek magazine. Keith Mason, the founder of Personhood USA and sis wife, Jeniffer were presenting the successes of the Personhood movement, "noting that related measures have been introduced 22 times in the campaign’s four-year history, and quoted pro-abortion leaders who note that the movement presents a 'formidable' problem."

Shortly after this article the house of the Mason family has been brutally attacked during the night:

“The article does state that we have three small children, and that my wife is due to deliver our fourth child very soon,” said Mason. “It is shocking to consider that someone would be so cruel and heartless to attack a home with a pregnant woman and small children inside.  Apparently, the pro-choice crowd has no more compassion for born children than they do for the preborn.”
One of the senators of the Colorado state has joined national pro-life groups condemning the attack on Personhood founder Keith Mason’s Denver home, where his four young children were terrorized by a vandal shattering the family’s front door with a 45-pound rock in the middle of the night.

“My immediate reaction is extreme disappointment that the opponents of Personhood, or some, would stoop to such an ugly tactic like intimidating someone’s family and destroying their property,” Senator Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud) told LifeSiteNews.com in a telephone interview Tuesday.


Keith and his family had to move to an unkwon address.


My immediate reaction was one of deep shock for few days.

During the meeting in Lisbone I was impressed by the enthousiasm, diligence, dedication, expertise and faith Keith, Gualberto and Josh have.  Also by their willingness, even now after this attack, to help with all their experience and knowledge the "One of Us" initiative.

One of the questions crossing my mind has been: what will happen hier when we will demonstrate the same efficiency with the EU Personhood initiative?
And: should we not demonstrate our support to Personhod USA?

Some of my friends were shocked as well and somebody recalled how the pro-death camp is charging the pro-lifers with falsified acts of violence.

Please, keep Keith and his family in your prayers!






Keith Mason on Fox TV
Jennifer Mason on Fox TV

Concursul "Unul dintre noi" la Intalnirea Nationala a Tineretului Catolic de la Iasi

Cea de-a XII-a ediţie a Întâlnirii Naţionale a Tineretului Catolic (INTC) va avea loc la Iaşi în perioada 25-29 iulie, cu tema: "Bucuraţi-vă mereu în Domnul" (Fil 4,4). Comitetul provizoriu de organizare a initiativei in Romania, am propus urmatoarele trei proiecte alternative, in fapt etape pregatitoare pentru lansarea concursului "Unul dintre noi":



Joi 26 iulie:
15-16 30

“Viata noastra” sau 
”Cum isi pot face auzita vocea tinerii cetateni crestini in societate prin noua medie “.


Va propunem o abordare antropologica originala in contextul cultural contemporan si un exemplu incitant de TV pe internet ca mijloc de comunicare intr-o conferinta pregatita de Michael Voris, jurnalist american cu inaintasi irlandezi. Dupa 4 premii Emmy a fondat propria organizatie non-profit de mass media, producand emisiuni de stiri si comentarii, cu peste 11 000 000 views pe Youtube. 
Michael va raspunde bucuros intrebarilor voastre. Astfel speram sa fiti ajutati sa participati cu succes la concursul “Unul dintre noi”, cu lansare pe 28 iulie.


LOCATIE MODIFICATA!!!!!


Initial: Corpul A, amfiteatrul P6, Facultatea de Electrotehnica
PREZENT: HOTEL TRAIAN, SALA EMINESCU (exista si nposibilitate traducere simultana pentru primii veniti)
http://www.grandhoteltraian.ro/salaeminescu.php
HARTA: http://www.map2web.cc/link3/maink.php?fdimx=4&lang=ro&fdimy=3&flnkcid=4177

Sambata 28 iulie:

15-16 30

Conferinta :"Viitorul Europei este in mainile voastre” 


Cativa tineri romani si italieni vor prezenta implicarea lor in evenimente (Marsul pentru Viata in diferite orase din Romania) si voluntariat (Movimento per la Vita) prin care promoveaza dreptul la viata si la o viata demna a unor categorii defavorizate, in contextul demografic prezent. Urmeaza posibilitatea de a adresa intrebari invitatilor. Aceasta conferinta este o importanta introducere  pentru  concursul  ”Unul dintre noi”.

17-18
Concursul: “Unul dintre noi”. Participanti italieni si romani vor prezenta prima initiative cetateneasca pro-life la nivelul Uniunii Europene si a unui model integrat multi-media, inclusiv cel de socializare din Irlanda (Youth Defence).
 Prin concursul de proiectele pro-life  multimedia "Unul dintre noi" va fi promovata  initiativa pro-life cetateneasca cu acelasi titlu si vor fi initiate proiecte pro-life locale de durata variabila, de catre tineri pentru tineri. Premiul cel mare: o excursie in Irlanda cu participarea la actiuni "Youth Defence".


Va asteptam!


Vom reveni in scurt timp cu locatia.


LINK-uri utile:


INTC: http://www.ercis.ro/actualitate/viata.asp?id=20120703


YOUTH DEFENCE IRLANDA:
http://www.youthdefence.ie/
http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/roadshow-2012-a-great-success/
http://www.youthdefence.ie/projects/communications/
http://darulvietiibucuresti.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/irlanda-100-000-de-vieti-salvate-in-20-ani/
http://darulvietiibucuresti.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/marsul-pentru-viata-dublin-2011/

MOVIMENTO PER LA VITA ITALIA:
http://darulvietiibucuresti.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/movimento-per-la-vita/
http://www.mpv.org/
http://lumea.catholica.ro/2012/05/convorbire-cu-carlo-casini-despre-avort/

"ONE OF US":
http://www.oneofus.eu/pls/oneofus/v3_s2ew_GESTION_UTIL.MOSTRA_MAPPA?p_id_padre=15079&capostipite_ramo=&livelli_visual=5&id_pagina_layout=15395&per_consultaz=S
http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/initiatives/ongoing/details/2012/000005

"Unul dintre Noi"
http://darulvietiibucuresti.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/prima-initiativa-europeana-de-exercitare-directa-a-democratiei/

Conferentiarul Michael Voris si televiziunea on line:
Costul Avortului
Demascand Planned Parenthood in Texas
Global Warming Unmasked
Nigerian Martyres
Stiri la ChurchMilitantTV.com
Biografie

PLUS O SURPRIZA LEGATA DE PERSONHOOD USA

Dupa cum puteti constata evenimentul este international, chiar trans-continental!

ITALIAN VERSION: CONCORSO "UNO DI NOI"


Giovedi, 26 luglio:
15-17 30

"La nostra vita" ("Come i giovani cittadini possono far sentire la loro  voce nella società attraverso i nuovi mezzi di comunicazione cristiani")

Noi proponiamo un approccio antropologica originale nel contesto  culturale contemporaneo e un esempio interessante di TV su Internet come strumento di comunicazione in una conferenza preparata da Michael Voris, giornalista americano di origine irlandese. Dopo quattro premi Emmy ha fondato la proprie non-profit media, producendo emissioni  di notizie e commenti, con oltre 10 milioni di visualizzazioni su Youtube. Michael sarà lieto di rispondere alle vostre domande. In questo modo speriamo che sarete aiutati a partecipare con successo al concorso "Uno di noi", che sarà lanciato 28 luglio.

Sabato 28 luglio:

15-16 30

Conferenza: "Il futuro dell'Europa è nelle vostre mani" Alcuni giovani rumeni e italiani presenteranno il loro coinvolgimento negli avvenimenti (marcia per la vita in diverse città della Romania) e volontariato (Movimento per la Vita) attraverso quali promuovono il diritto alla vita e ad una vita dignitosa di alcune categorie defavorizate/  meno privilegiati nel contesto demografico attuale. Segua l’opportunità di pare  domande agli ospiti. Questa conferenza ripresenta un'introduzione importante al concorso "Uno di noi".

17-18


Concorso: "Uno di noi". Partecipanti italiani e rumeni presenteranno la prima dei cittadini 'pro-life

iniziativa a livello europeo ed un modello integrato di multi-media per la comunicazione, da Youth Defence-Irland.
  Attraverso il concorso da progetti pro-life multimediali "Uno di noi" sarà promossa l’iniziativa democratica dei cittadini con lo stesso titolo e saranno avviati progetti pro-life locali di durata variabile, da giovani per i giovani. Premio un viaggio in Irlanda con la partecipazione ad azioni Youth Defence.







ENGLISH VERSION:



26th July:


Conference: “Our Life” or “How young Christian citizens could make heard in society their voice through the new media”.


We are proposing an original anthropological approach in the contemporary cultural context and an inciting example of on line TV as a communication way in one conference given by Michael Voris, an Irish American journalist. After winning 4 Emmy awards he founded his own non-profit media organization, producing news and comments, which received more than 10 million views on Youtube. Michael will gladly answer your questions. We hope this will help you to successfully participate to the contest “One of US”, to be launched on the 28th of July.


28th July
15-16 30
Conference: “The future of Europe is in your hands”. Few young Romanians and Italians will present their involvement in events (Marches for life in different Romanian cities) and volunteering (Movimento per la Vita- Italy) through which they did promote the right for life and a dignified life for less favored categories, in the present demographic situation. This is an important introduction to the contest “One of Us”.


17-18


The contest “One of Us”
Italian and Romanian participants will present the first EU pro-life citizen’s initiative “One of Us” and an integrated cross multi-media model, used by Youth Defence-Ireland. Through this contest multimedia projects will promote the European Citizen’s Initiative with the same title and will initiate pro-life project from young people for young people.  The big prize: a trip to Ireland and participation to Youth Defence actions.


Plus  a surpise linked to Personhood USA.

PERSONHOOD USA: eficienta si eroism

Permiteti-mi sa va prezint initiativa americana Personhood USA. Aceasta  are in comun cu initiativa cetateaneasca "Unul dintre noi", dorinta de face respectat dreptul la viata "dat de Dumnezeu", prin recunoasterea tuturor  fiintelor umane ca persoane 'create in imaginea lui Dumnezeu', de la inceputul dezvoltarii lor biologice, fara exceptii."

Miscarea Personhood USA si-a inceput activitatea in 2008 in Colorado, dupa campania "Colorado pentru drepturi egale" prin care se intentiona definirea "persoanei" ca incepand din momentul conceptiei, dupa cum este folosit in Costitutia Statului Colorado, prin aceasta facand ilegal avortul.

 Personhood USA a ajutat eforturi politice pentru definirea persoanei in constitutiile tiuror celor 50 de state ale SUA.
Cateva date din cei 4 ani de activitatea  impresionanta:

- participarea la 4 300 de emisiuni TV prin care au ajuns la 117 387 507 de telespectatori si care ar fi costat 11 145 801 US $;
- 6 385 de articole tiparite in SUA&si intrega lume, care au avut un miliard de potentiali cititori;
- 300 de spoturi publicitare TV pe saptamana;
- 380 000 de carti postale trimise;
- 1 077 795 de apeluri telefonice;
-  632 005 e-mail-uri trimise;
-  44 570 de participanti la o tele-conferinta;
- "persoana" este ce de-al 4-lea cuvant ca tendinta de cautare pe Google in ultimul trimestru din 2011;
-  nenumarate vieti salvate!

 Personhood USA a fost prezenta si in Europe, in Lisabona, coparticipand la organizarea unui Summit pro-life care s-a incheiat cu Declaratia Pro-Life de la Lisabona, pe care a semnat-o si Romania printr-un reprezentant:

PRO-LIFE DECLARATION OF LISBON:

“We, along with our organizations are committed to building and strengthening unity and collaboration among pro-life groups around the globe. We believe that in order to properly protect the right to life, every human being, without exception or compromise, at every stage of development must be recognized as a person possessing the right to life in our respective laws and constitutions.”(traducerea urmeaza)

In momentul in care initiativa cetateneasca europeana "Unul dintre noi" a fost lansata la Roma pe 20 mai 2012, si-a facut cunoscuta intentia de a sprijini activ eforturile europeene.

Gualberto Garcia Jones,  avocat si analist legal pentru  Personhood USA, a declarat LifeSiteNews.com:

 "Petitiile sunt o cale foarte buna de a identifica,  educa si activa pe cei care sunt pro-vita, in mod deosebit  intr-un proces de petitionare cu  principii viguroase, sustinut de o robusta strategie de tip grass roots."

Reperezentantul Personhood USA, Joshua Cradock, a fost prezent si la Ankara la o conferinta a Natiunilor Unite pe tema populatiei, declarand: "In urmatoarele decade dezechilibrul demografic va crea o presiune careia pensiile si programele de sanatate nu ii vor putea rezista." 

Aceasta activitate deosebit de intensa in plan national si international a Personhood USA a ajuns sa deranje in asa masura pe cei care promoveaza cultura mortii si isi simt amenintate interesele financiare, incat au atacat in toiul noptii casa fondatorului, Keith Mason, in care se aflau si sotia insarcinata in luna a noua si 4 copii. Familia Mason a fost nevoita si isi paraseasca casa si sa mearga la o adresa necunoscuta. Unul dintre senatorii statului Colorado si-a aratat dezaprobarea fata de acest atac las si de nescuzat.

Cum acest atac a avut loc inaintea zilei nationale a USA, m-am intrebat : cam la atat se reduce in prezent toleranta fata de activistii pro-life in SUA? 

E remarcabila deteriorarea libertatii de expresie a americanilor  in contextul masurilor promovate de administratia Obama in favoarea avortului, sterilizarii si contraceptiei care vor trebui platite prin asigurari medicale inclusiv de cei care li se opun. Acestia din urma eventual vor fi obligati sa aleaga intre painea cea de toate zilele si respectarea constiintei.

Nici in Romania, dupa 55 de avort si 22 de ani de contraceptie legalizate nu iti faci prea multi prieteni atunci cand amintesti ca viata incepe la conceptie, deci uciderea prin avort si sau contraceptie ar trebui interzize. Mai ales in campanie electorala.

Sper ca noi, toti cei implicati in prima initiativa democratica cetateneasca europeana "Unul dintre noi", sa gasim resursele de activitate si eroism pe care le demonstreaza Personhood USA si sa nu ne lasam intimidati sau descurajati.

In acelasi timp cred ca fiecare tara din Comunitatea Europeana ar trebui sa isi exprime solidaritatea, aprecierea si prietenia fata de tinerii eroici de la Personhood USA.

Keith Mason la Fox

Jennifer Mason la Fox TV

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