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Persuade NEA Delegates to Replace Abortion-related Policies with Position of 'No Position'

Pro-Life Teachers, Parents, Students to Picket NEA Teacher Convention in Orlando July 1



ORLANDO, -- "Pro-Life teachers, parents, and students from throughout the greater Orlando area will conduct a peaceful Awareness Campaign of picketing and literature distribution as 10,000 delegates arrive for the National Education Association's annual convention. The demonstration will take place outside of the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, July 1 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM," announces Bob Pawson, Director of Pro-Life Educators of America.

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This demonstration is somewhat unique. Usually, NEA itself does the picketing- presenting demands in front of schools or school board buildings in towns across America. This time, NEA itself is being picketed- by children, taxpaying parents, and educators (including NEA members)- at the union's own convention. Ironically, NEA touts itself to be the "champion" of all three constituencies. Inside the convention itself, the NEA Educators for Life Caucus and other delegates have offered such resolutions to make NEA abortion-neutral. "We appeal to the NEA's leadership to repeal all resolutions, policies, or activities related to abortion, however well concealed in euphemistic terminology. Formally declare NEA's official position on abortion to be 'No Position,'" said Pawson, a member of the NJEA-NEA and teacher in Trenton who has just retired. Pawson said, "We joined the union solely for collective bargaining. Not to be misrepresented on social, moral, or political issues. We resent having our dues monies and names used to promote either side of divisive, controversial issues unrelated to our mutually agreed upon collective bargaining objectives. NEA must repeal its 'Family Planning Resolution' and similar policies, if only out of respect for the diversity of abortion positions among NEA's 3.2 million members." "A union supposedly dedicated to protecting the jobs of its dues paying members and welfare of children shouldn't be engaged in promoting the elimination of future students. It is illogical, immoral, and unethical to endorse practices which destroy the very children who eventually would enroll as students where NEA members teach and work," said Pawson. "Twenty-five abortions equal one lost classroom and at least one lost teaching career. Since 1973, mass abortion has resulted in the loss of some sixty-million children who would have been our students. Simultaneously, at least 100,000 teaching careers were also lost- plus many more school support-staff positions," said Pawson. Other Pro-Lifers and Abolitionists who are just now hearing about this event via news media are welcome to participate.


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