Join with pro-lifers from across the Southeast on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, for the annual Georgia Stand For Life (previously known as the Georgia March For Life) Memorial Service, Rally, and March at Atlanta’s Liberty Plaza across from the Georgia State Capitol. G3 founder Dr. Josh Buice will be our keynote speaker on the 26th!
The 2024 Georgia Stand For Life serves as a memorial to the more than 64 million preborn children whose lives were taken by abortion since 1973. It is also an opportunity for those who advocate for life to be encouraged and educated in their continued efforts to bring equal protection to children in the womb in Georgia.
Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) has hosted this annual event every year for over 40 years to bring public awareness to the issue of abortion and the millions of people who are missing from our world as a result.
2024 STAND FOR LIFE FLYER – PRINT OR SHARE!
In keeping with its tradition, Georgia Right to Life is hosting its annual Georgia Stand For Life on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 11:30 AM at Liberty Plaza.
The 2024 Georgia Stand For Life Program & Events
Praise & Worship – Kurt Scobie (11:15 AM)
The Memorial Service (11:30 AM)
Testimony
Keynote – Pastor Josh Buice
Special Music – Shonneeka Wright
Silent March
We Welcome Dr. Josh Buice as Keynote Speaker
Georgia Right to Life is especially pleased to welcome Pastor Josh Buice as our keynote for the 2024 Georgia Stand For Life. Dr. Josh Buice serves as the Senior Pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia. He is the founder and president of G3 Ministries, and the Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching at Grace Bible Theological Seminary.
Pastor Buice holds a BS degree in Business Information Systems from the University of West Georgia, and an M. Div. and D. Min. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a weekly blog on the G3 Blog network (Delivered by Grace). Pastor Buice preaches in conferences and events around the world with a key emphasis upon biblical preaching and the local church. He and his wife Kari have four children, and they reside in Douglasville, Georgia.
Save The Date!
In the days and weeks ahead, please make plans to join us at the 2024 Georgia Stand For Life, Memorial Service, Rally & March at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta. Be counted and REGISTER as one of thousands who sincerely desire to silently pray and publicly testify of your opposition to abortion as you walk through the streets of Atlanta.
We march to remember the more than 64 million pre-born babies who lost their lives to abortion – and the approximately 128 million parents whose children are not with us.
Q&A About the 2024 Event
Why change the name of the event?
Just as this event has changed its venue and focus over time, we changed the name to reflect current initiatives. The name has changed over the years from Together For Life, to the Georgia March For Life, and now the Georgia Stand For Life. In 2023, GRTL leadership chose to not affiliate with the National March for Life but rather to remain independent in its ability to hold this annual event.
Why has the event date changed?
To accommodate many people who plan to attend the National March for Life event on Friday, January 19, 2024, GRTL chose to move the date of the 2024 Georgia Stand For Life (previously known as the Georgia March For Life) to the last Friday in January beginning in 2024.
How is this year’s event different from last year?
This year we will see the return of Praise and Worship music – which many of you asked us to bring back to this event. Also, we have combined our memorial service and equal protection rally so that more people can participate in both. We also plan to offer a tour of the capitol, hosted by our prolife legislators and friends, prior to the Georgia Stand for Life (previously known as the Georgia March For Life).
We look forward to seeing old and new friends at this event!
RAIN OR SHINE EVENT: The Georgia Stand For Life is a rain or shine event, there will be no cancellation due to inclement weather.
PARKING & DIRECTIONS
Parking: Liberty Plaza is located at the corner of Martin Luther King and Capitol Avenue across from the Capitol. No matter which direction you arrive from by car, you will need to park off site and then walk to Liberty Plaza. The closest parking is located at the Pete Hackney Parking Deck at 162 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, 30303. (Cash is not accepted)
MARTA: The Georgia State Capitol building at 206 Washington Street SW is only one block away from the Georgia State MARTA station on the blue/green rail line.
Directions via MARTA: Take a blue or green line train to the Georgia State station. If you are traveling from the red or gold rail line, exit at the Five Points station and follow the signs to the eastbound platform. Get on the first eastbound train and ride one stop. Once at the Georgia State station, take the Piedmont Avenue exit out of the station, turn left, and walk about a block. Walking time is less than 10 minutes.
Bus Parking: Buses should go to the west side of Washington Street in front of the Capitol to determine if parking is available in that location. If it is not, buses will be rerouted by Capitol security.
Vehicle Parking: Public parking surrounding the Capitol is located on this interactive map. Parking fees vary by lot. Certain lots may be closed due to the legislative session. The following lots are always open to the public if spaces are available:
Pete Hackney, 162 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30303 closest to Liberty Plaza
Steve Polk Plaza Parking is located on M.L. King, Jr., Drive, one block from the Capitol. A surface lot is located on Memorial Drive, one block from the Capitol.
Underground Parking: A parking garage is located on the north side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, two blocks from the Capitol.
Annual Memorial Service, Rally & March History
Are you one of the faithful pro-life Georgians who has been attending this event year after year for decades? You may remember that the annual march and rally began in the 1980s as the “January 22nd Memorial Committee” held annually on (or near) January 22nd, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
The first event was a Prayer Breakfast, and the second year the event was held at the State Capitol. The Memorial service and March began in the second year.
‘Together for Life’ was the popular name for the event, and from 2014 to 2023 the annual event was known as the Georgia March for Life.
Beginning in January 2024 the annual event will be known as the Georgia Stand for Life and will include a Memorial service, an End Abortion Rally, and a Silent March.
VOLUNTEER: Are you a people person? Do you want to engage with GRTL at the next level? We have tasks for every age, skill, and ability. For more information about how you can help, please email stateoffice@grtl.org.
DONATE: Don’t think you can join us? Please consider sponsoring the event! Your contribution to Georgia Right to Life will ensure that we have all the necessary expenses covered – a donation of any amount will help! For more information about donations or sponsorship, email stateoffice@grtl.org or donate online at our website.