CANADA
Silent No More Awareness Campaign Canada
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 My
name is Angelina Steenstra and I am the National
Coordinator for Canada as well as the Regional
Coordinator for the Province of Ontario.
Convinced that one of the most important and most
effective means of making a difference in the whole
abortion debate would be through the stories of men
and women who share their suffering and healing, I
became the National Coordinator of the Silent No
More Awareness Campaign in Canada. The Campaign has
been developing steadily in this country since its
first public event of May 13, 2004 on Parliament
Hill, Ottawa.
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech of
August 28, 1963, delivered on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., “I Have A
Dream,” I dreamt of a day when men and women, who
have experienced abortion in their lives, would
stand up across this nation and tell the truth about
what abortion had done to their lives. I
believed that in telling the truth, people would
discover freedom, and in doing so would reach others
who were isolated and alone, giving them hope.
I believed it was important to let others know the
harm that had been done to both them and their
children as well as their families. So when I
heard about the birth of the Silent No More
Awareness Campaign and its first gathering that took
place in Washington, D.C. 2003, I knew ‘the dream”
was coming true.
I knew I needed to be at the next event in
January of 2004 in memory of my daughter, Sarah
Elizabeth, who died on American soil as a result of
a surgical abortion performed in Buffalo, NY.
After participating with sixty plus men and women,
sharing 3-minute testimonies, raising awareness,
telling of their healing journey and inviting others
to come forward, I knew this Campaign had no
borders. This Campaign is meant for the whole
world. Convinced of this truth, and with the
encouragement and support of numerous people, I
found the courage and the zeal to bring the Campaign
to Canada.
It is my hope that if you are a woman or a man
who has experienced abortion, you would be
encouraged to join the Silent No More Awareness
Campaign. We host gatherings and events with
the intention of:
•Reaching out and providing information to
people who are hurting after an abortion,
encouraging them to attend abortion after-care
programs;
•Raising public awareness about abortion’s
emotional, physical, spiritual and relational
consequences through education, testimonies and
public witness;
•Inviting post-abortive men and women, who
are ready to share personal testimony, to break
their silence. In so doing they can help
others to avoid the pain and suffering of
abortion.
This campaign is something that can be furthered
by anyone because abortion touches everyone.
If you are interested in helping extend the Silent
No More Awareness Campaign, please contact me.
It is my sincere hope that as the Campaign
spreads throughout Ontario and Canada, many will
come to know true freedom. To be “silent no
more” is to be, in the words of Martin Luther King
Jr., “Free at last – free at last. Thank God
Almighty I am free at last!”
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Canada Silent No More is a separate organization and
is not directly affiliated with Silent No More
Awareness Campaign Canada. |
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