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OC students have Day of Silent Solidarity
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WILL KOOI | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Oklahoma Christian University freshman Jessica Warden wears a strip of red duct tape saying "LIFE" as part the of the sixth annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. Along with wearing the duct tape on their sleeve or across their mouths, participates could take a vow of silence in order to show solidarity with the millions of lives lost through abortion. The Conservative Voices of Oklahoma Christian also gave away cupcakes, courtesy of local establishment Cuppies & Joe, declaring, "Every child deserves a birthday." unknown
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WILL KOOI | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Conservative Voices of Oklahoma Christian president Emmalee Mattern talks to seniors Kaylee McDaniel and Kayla Saffell about support for pro-life on the sixth annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. Along with wearing red duct tape that said "LIFE" on their sleeve or across their mouths, participates could take a vow of silence in order to show solidarity with the millions of lives lost through abortion. This was the first year for students at OC to participate. unknown
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WILL KOOI | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Declaring, "Every child deserves a birthday," the Conservative Voices of Oklahoma Christian handed out cupcakes courtesy of local establishment Cuppies & Joe to students Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. Participates were given the option of wearing red duct tape saying "LIFE" on their sleeve or across their mouths and could take a vow of silence in order to show solidarity with the millions of lives lost through abortion. This was the first year for students at OC to participate. unknown
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EDMOND — Students at Oklahoma Christian University joined campuses across the country in silently voicing a pro-life message on Tuesday with the Day of Silent Solidarity.
Along with wearing duct tape reading “Life” on their sleeve or across their mouth, participants could take a vow of silence in order to show solidarity with the millions of lives lost through abortion.
The Conservative Voices of Oklahoma Christian also gave away cupcakes, courtesy of local establishment Cuppies & Joe, declaring, “Every child deserves a birthday.”
This was the first year for students at OC to participate.
“It is a day of silence for the 50 million children lost to abortion since 1973,” said freshman Heather Wieprecht, head organizer of the event at Oklahoma Christian. “Some students choose to be silent for the entire day, while others will simply wear the red duct tape and spread awareness of the issue … to give every child the right to life.”
The students challenged each other to go beyond their comfort zone and contact their elected officials, telling them to vote against abortion and support legislation promoting pro-life measures.
This event was different from other pro-life rallies because instead of distributing graphic pictures, students are taking on the mission of spreading the importance of life by celebrating the hope for change in the future.
“We hope to touch the hearts of other students and make them think of the lives lost in the last three decades,” Wieprecht said. “But we also want to show them that they have the opportunity to make a change for the better.”
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