Stirezo's pro-life volunteers also conduct street campaign against abortion on the Wageningen campus.
Taking to the Streets against Abortion in Wageningen: ‘Pro-life, yeah!’
After a successful campaign in Arnhem, we, the pro-life volunteers of TFP Student Action Europe, continued our campaign against abortion on the campus of Wageningen University. Our message among students evoked mixed reactions. We soon faced opposition from university staff and other attendees.
University Officials try to block Our Action
Even before we could start properly, we were approached by two university spokespersons. They demanded that we stop filming our campaign immediately. We politely but firmly refused to comply. After all, we know we are exercising our rights and playing by the rules. Our goal is clear: to share our message against abortion in a peaceful and legal manner.
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Peaceful Protest appreciated by Security Coordinator
Despite the university's attempt to restrict us, our demonstration went off without incident. The university's security coordinator even informed us that he noticed how calm and peaceful our action was. He praised us for the way we expressed our views without any threat or violence. This is in contrast to the often violent protests by other groups, such as the anti-Semitic ‘pro-Palestine’ protesters who have permanently set up a tent encampment on campus.
Students show Enthusiasm for Our Message
We also received remarkable support from students. For example, three young students got off their bikes and enthusiastically shouted ‘Pro-life, yeah!’ at us. In addition, we watched a Chinese student receive our flyer and translate it using an app. He then shared the information with his Chinese fellow students. It was encouraging to see how our message could break even language barriers and reach a wider audience.
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Spit at by Women
Although many students responded positively, we noticed that older attendees on campus were considerably less friendly. One woman spat at one of our volunteers and shouted that we should be ashamed of ourselves. Another woman, also middle-aged, also expressed her dissatisfaction after hearing that many students took our flyers with interest. Despite these hostile reactions, we remained steadfast and did not let ourselves off the hook.
Conversations with Opponents
We also engaged in conversations with some, more polite opponents of our message. One physics professor initially seemed open to discussion but became increasingly irritated when we calmly refuted his arguments. Finally, he decided to break off the conversation, calling humans ‘beasts’ before angrily walking away. We had another conversation with a 35-year-old mother who wanted to keep abortion as an option for herself. That her two children could hear all this did not seem to bother her.
‘Very interesting Conversation’
Our best conversation was with a student who described herself as ‘left-wing’. Although she was for abortion, she patiently listened to our views and seemed to seriously consider our arguments. At the end of the conversation, she even admitted that we had made her think and called it ‘a very interesting conversation.’ This kind of conversation shows once again that our polite approach, invoking God's commandments and traditional marriage, is effective not only in encouraging pro-lifers but also in reaching abortion advocates.