Life Talks Seminars
Looking for ways to engage your community on key pro-life topics? Share the Life Talks Conference experience with your community by hosting a Life Talks Seminar.
These turnkey events provide everything you need to host an educational, engaging event and facilitate discussion on key life issues by drawing from recordings of speakers from our past Life Talks Conferences and companion resources to facilitate group conversations.
As the host, you can serve coffee and cookies, and enjoy a lively discussion with your guests without the need to be an expert on the topic. Whether you're hosting a youth group, church seminar, community group, or just want to gather friends and family together for an evening of meaningful conversation, Life Talks Seminars are the perfect tool.
Hosting a seminar is free and includes:
access to the presentation video (online and USB options)
companion resources:
How to host a seminar instructions
Full presentation notes
Group discussion questions
Seminar Topics:
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Featured Presenter: Blaise Alleyne
Length: 43 minutes 43 seconds
Blaise Alleyne, pro-life activist and co-author of A Guide to Discussing Assisted Suicide, lays out the formula for discussing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). He helps us understand the cognitive dissonance at play and gives structure to pro-life apologetics around MAiD.
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Featured Presenter: Dr. Deborah Zeni
Length: 1 hour 54 seconds
Dr. Zeni, a family physician and palliative care specialist practicing in Georgetown, ON, reveals the shortcomings and contradictions of a healthcare system that offers both palliative care and medical assistance in dying.
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Featured Presenter: Lia Milousis
Length: 43 minutes + 11 min bonus feature
Lia Milousis, a Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate, challenges the idea of medical assistance in dying (MAID) for reasons of mental health suffering. She shares her personal story of facing depression and suicidality as a young woman and how we can bring hope and healing to people suffering with mental health issues.
Bonus Feature: Lia’s heartfelt spoken word poetry.
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Every year new topics are released. Planned seminar topics include:
Beyond Birthdays - The Art of Meaningful Aging featuring Nicole Scheidl, ll.B, LL.M | Physicians for Life
How Prayer and Fasting Saved My Soul featuring Ramona Trevino | 40 Days for Life (former Planned Parenthood manager)
How We Got Here Jonathon Van Maren Author & Speaker | CCBR
“This was just our first one but now our pastor and church are on fire and want to do more seminars like this.”
“I’m so thankful Halton Alive provides this resource. It was so easy to facilitate and it helped us connect with our community better. It was just good to see how many people are concerned and passionate about this topic. We wouldn’t have know that if we hadn’t run the seminar.”
“Wow, I actually have hope after watching this film. Now I know what to say and I feel like I have the words to respond to this issue.”
“The video presentation was so good, I felt like the presenter was right in the room with us”
