Joy, Determination, and Hope at the 22nd Annual Walk for Life
“We want to leave our descendants a civilization of love!”

We all came together on January 24, 2026: tens of thousands of YOU, pro-lifers of every age and race, both religious and secular, came from all over the United States to stand for women and children, love and hope, at the 22^nd Annual Walk for Life West Coast. Observers agreed that this Walk was certainly the largest since covid.

As always, it was YOU who made the Walk the joyful, determined and hopeful event that it always is. We were especially heartened by the participation of students from the Newman Centers of barrios colleges. We had student groups from Oregon State, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and others, and of course our regulars from Thomas Aquinas College.

For a weekend, San Francisco was transformed. Prayer services of many denominations were offered all over the City, including the largest annual celebration at St. Mary’s Cathedral, the Walk for Life West Coast Mass. We know lives were changed!

Our speakers included Glendie Loranger who shared her story of healing and recovery from a past of abuse and abortion to her life today as an ordained pastor and Executive director of Life Services in Spokane; human rights activist and filmmaker Jason Jones, who told us the repeal of Roe v. Wade was “a modest first step” into a culture of life, but was not nearly enough. More work must be done, because “we want to leave our descendants a civilization of love.”  Perhaps the most joyful moment came when Elizabeth Barrett, an Abortion Pill Reversal advocate, shared her story about how taking progesterone revered the effects of the abortion pill. She then brought out her family, including little Evelyn, whose life was saved through abortion reversal.

Another very moving moment was Dolores’s presentation of the St. Gianna Molla award for Pro-Life heroism, given posthumously to Tom Vander Woude, who died saving his son from drowning. The award was accepted by another of his sons, Chris Vander Woude, who shared his father’s story, including his cause for sainthood, currently being investigated by the diocese of Arlington, VA.

The final speaker was the Reverend Clenard Childress of BlackGenocide.org He told the crowd “You are the continuation of the civil rights movement,” and noted that the pro-life movement has its justification squarely in the principles of the Declaration of Independence. But he also minced no words, passionately calling out those in the Church who claim to be Christians yet accept abortion.

As always, there were about 90 protestors across the street from the rally, and a few individual protestors tried to obstruct the Walk, but the good SFPD quickly cleared the path. We urge you to send a letter of thanks to Police Chief Derrick Lew, and a letter commending the good work of the officers to Mayor Lurie. You can find sample letters of both here.

Rally co-chair Eva Muntean said “After 22 years I still find it hard to believe how blessed we are. When I see the enormous crowd that we had today, especially so many young people standing up with love and hope for women and children, I am filled with gratitude and hope. You can’t come to the Walk without seeing the promise of a better world!”

Check out hundreds of pictures here.