Youths get energized for pro-life march by joining conga lines

Published: 2007-01-22

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For youthful demonstrators during Jan. 22 pro-life events in Washington, coming in from the cold meant joining a conga line, doing "the wave" cheers and singing at the top of their lungs. The youths gathered for a musical rally at Constitution Hall close to the White House and near the staging area for the March for Life. The rally preceded a Mass for youths, also in Constitution Hall. What does snaking through the aisles at 9 a.m. have do with stopping abortions? "It gets everyone hyped up for the day. It's going to be cold outside today," said Andrew Hanley, 17, of North Huntingdon, Pa., as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark outside in the hours before the March for Life protesting legalized abortion. "It gets you psyched up for the march. It gets you excited," said Paige Kowatch, 16, of Pewamo, Mich., who was with a group of 51 people who had arrived the day before after a 12-hour bus ride.

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