Dear Friend of the Family,
An event crucial to the survival of the family is happening in Warsaw, Poland, on May 11-13, 2007.
On those days, 3,000 leaders, scholars and activists will assemble for World Congress of Families IV, the largest international pro-family conference of its kind.
Click here for more information:
www.worldcongress.pl.
Congresses are held approximately every 3 years. There have been three so far: Prague (1997), Geneva (1999) and Mexico City (2004). Warsaw promises to be our most exciting -- and important Congress -- to date.
Our theme is The Natural Family: Springtime for Europe and The World. In the words of The World Congress of Families IV International Planning Committee Report:
Europe is almost lost; to demographic winter and to the secularists. If Europe goes, much of the world will go with it. Almost alone, Poland has maintained strong faith and strong families, though even Poland comes under severe pressure to change. Poland has saved Europe before. It is likely she will save Europe again. On family and population questions, Europe is the battleground in the early years of the 21st Century, and Poland is the pivot point. We believe that it makes abundant sense that The World Congress of Families IV meet among the brave people of Poland.
And you can be part of this! I would like to extend to you a personal invitation to attend World Congress of Families IV, in Warsaw, this coming May 11-13. A trip to Warsaw is more affordable than you might think. Round-trip airfare and four nights at the luxury Polonia Palace Hotel or Warsaw Marriott is available from most points in the U.S. for less than $1,400.
Click here for special travel deals and information from our website:
www.worldcongress.pl/hotels.php
If you've never been to a Congress, it's hard to explain the air of excitement.
We're expecting pro-family activists from over 65 countries. Besides an exceptional program of speakers, workshops and special events, there's the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with pro-family leaders from Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Click here to see the schedule:
www.worldcongress.pl/program.php and click here to see some of the confirmed speakers:
www.worldcongress.pl/wyklad.php .
You can also help The World Congress of Families to forge a pro-family agenda and strategy for the 21st Century. Warsaw is one of the most interesting and historic cities in Central Europe and May is an ideal time to visit. We have arranged special tours of Poland and Warsaw through our official travel partner, Polish American Tours (www.pattours.com).
Click here for more information on these special tours:
www.worldcongress.org/Special/wcf4.tour.pdf .
U.S. co-sponsors include Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, American Family Association and the Heritage Foundation. More information on co-sponsors and past Congresses is available online at
www.worldcongress.org/WCF4/wcf4.co.htm.
Please click here to register now:
www.worldcongress.org/register for World Congress of Families IV, or you can call the Howard Center for Family Religion and Society (principal sponsor of WCF IV) at 1-800-461-3113 or 815-964-5819.
If you would like to bring a group, please register at contact us at 1-800-461-3113, 815-964-5819, or
groups@worldcongress.org. For every ten paid registrations, we will give your group one free registration (a $175 value).
If you can't attend yourself, please consider making a generous donation to our scholarship fund, to help a worthy student to attend. You can make a donation to the most important pro-family conference this year by clicking here:
www.profam.org/THC/xthc_join.htm or
www.worldcongress.pl.
I look forward to seeing you in Warsaw, May 11-13, 2007.
Godspeed!
Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Allan Carlson
Founder and International Secretary World Congress of Families
P.S. If you believe in the family, don't forget to register now! Click here:
www.worldcongress.org/register1. Register for the Congress before March 30th and receive a free published copy of The Natural Family: A Manifesto written by Allan Carlson and Paul Mero, a call to action for families around the world.
P.P.S. If you are unable to attend, please donate to our scholarship fund to help students attend this history-making event. Click here:
www.profam.org/THC/xthc_join.htm.
The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society located in Rockford, Illinois is an independent, non-profit research and education center that strives to be the leading source of fresh ideas and new strategies for affirmation and defense of the natural family, both nationally and globally. The Howard Center is also the organizer of the World Congress of Families project which unites people of goodwill who recognize that the family is the fundamental unit of society and coordinates the efforts of pro-family groups from more the 60 countries worldwide.
The World Congress of Families (WCF) is an international network of pro-family organizations, scholars, and leaders that seeks to restore the natural family as the fundamental social unit and the ‘seedbed’ of civil society. The WCF was founded in 1997 by Allan Carlson, president of The Howard Center. To date, there have been three World Congresses of Families – Prague (1997), Geneva (1999) and Mexico City (2004). WCF IV will be in Warsaw, Poland, May 11-13, 2007.