Ohio University Pro-Life Club
GAP Recommendation
May 20, 2003
The Genocide Awareness Project came to our campus early spring quarter, and we were absolutely thrilled with the results. Even the members of our club that initially had some reservations about bringing the project to campus were impressed.
The GAP staff was absolutely wonderful- very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Everyone in our club learned a great deal in the two days we spent with them. Hosting GAP was the single best way for our club to actively increase our pro-life knowledge and debate skills. It was also a great way to increase our presence on campus.
Our club was a relatively new group when GAP came to campus, and it was a great way to get the word out about our club. We were given the chance to let everyone know who we are and how serious we are about our mission for life. We recruited over 30 people for our e-mail list, and a few of them have become some of our most dedicated and active members.
Many critics claimed GAP was not intended for civil debate because it was too offensive and insensitive. The opposite could not be more true, however, as GAP is a true champion of free speech and the marketplace of ideas. I saw hundreds of students having discussions with the GAP staff and our Pro-Life Club members. Students were talking about the display in every class, at lunch, at work, and pretty much everywhere else on campus. The editorial page was flooded with letters from every angle of the abortion debate for weeks after GAP had left Athens.
GAP encouraged a generally apathetic student-body to discuss one of the most troubling and important issues of our time, which was a victory in itself. The more abortion is discussed, the more the truth about it is revealed. We would like to thank the Genocide Awareness Project staff for the positive impact that was made on our campus.
Sincerely,
The Ohio University Pro-Life Club
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