Alissa Golob

Alissa Golob at the 2014 Law of Life Summit.

Alissa Golob is a Canadian pro-life activist, and co-founder of RightNow, a political group that aids in electing pro-life candidates in local nomination elections.[1]

Personal life

Golob was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, the oldest of nine children.[2]

Golob's mother was pregnant with her as a teenager, and nearly chose to have an abortion, but changed her mind against her doctor's advice.[3]

As a young teenager, Golob saw a photograph of an aborted fetus, and was determined to participate in the Canadian anti-abortion movement.[4] In addition to her activism, she volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Out of the Cold.[5]

In 2009, she graduated from Redeemer University College with a bachelor's degree in General Studies and Humanities.[6]

Golob married her husband in 2020, and has three children.[7]

Professional career

From 2010 to 2016,[8] Golob worked as Youth Coordinator and Elections Team Member at Campaign Life Coalition.[9]

She was an organizer for the Canadian March for Life, and Campaign Life Coalition's Defund Abortion campaign; which sought to remove abortion services from provincial funding.[5][10]

In 2015, she led the #No2Trudeau campaign, a joint effort of Campaign Life Coalition and the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, which criticized then-politician Justin Trudeau's abortion stance.[3][11] The campaign attracted significant attention during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[12][13][14]

She has been interviewed by the CBC, CTV, The Huffington Post, Toronto Star,[15] MTV and other outlets.[16]

She has received "violent hate mail" as a result of her activism, but noted that she is sympathetic to the authors because "they are often reaching out from the pain they have internalized following an abortion."[4]

In 2013, she appeared at the United Nations for the 57th Commission on the Status of Women with an anti-abortion delegation.[17]

In 2016, Golob publicly left Campaign Life Coalition, citing that "a void in the pro-life movement needed to be filled" and "I was stuck in a self-perpetuating organization with no political successes under their belt in the last two decades."[18][19]

Later that year, she co-founded the political organization RightNow with her business partner Scott Hayward.[20]

Golob took an active role in the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, endorsing Andrew Scheer, Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux.[21][22]

She also took part in the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, endorsing Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan.[23]

Golob's organization endorsed Leslyn Lewis in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election.

Sources

  1. ^ "#prolife victories start here". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ "The Eulogy". Alissa Golob. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b Ruck, Agnieszka (March 7, 2019). "Winning hearts isn't enough; pro-lifer Alissa Golob is pushing political buttons". The Catholic Register. Canadian Catholic News. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Simpson, Barbara (October 3, 2013). "Sarnia native has become one of the loudest young voices in Canadian pro-life movement". Sarnia Observer. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "About". Alissa Golob. December 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Alissa Golob". LinkedIn.[unreliable source?]
  7. ^ "I'm 35 weeks pregnant. Politicians who refuse to "re-open the abortion debate" would support my late-term abortion". Alissa Golob. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. ^ says, The New Pro Life Generation-A. Parish Home Companion (2017-04-06). "My response to Brad Trost & Maurice Vellacott". Alissa Golob. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. ^ "About". Alissa Golob. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ Register, Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic. "Defund abortion petition gathers 23,000 signatures". www.catholicregister.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Tuns, Paul (2015-04-01). "Pro-life movement launches No2Trudeau campaign". The Interim. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. ^ Kveton, Adam (2015-07-16). "Anti-abortion flyer campaign unrepentant in its tactics in Oakville". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. ^ "'I hope they are horrified': Graphic flyer campaign pairs photos of aborted fetus with Justin Trudeau". nationalpost. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. ^ "Graphic anti-abortion postcards no less than 'hate propaganda': Etobicoke resident". WaterlooChronicle.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. ^ "Canada's pro-life movement gets a slick, youthful rebranding". thestar.com. May 9, 2012.
  16. ^ "Book me". Alissa Golob. August 15, 2010.
  17. ^ "Pro-lifer makes political activism her personal mission". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  18. ^ says, The New Pro Life Generation-A. Parish Home Companion (2017-04-06). "My response to Brad Trost & Maurice Vellacott". Alissa Golob. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  19. ^ "Why I quit my job". Alissa Golob. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  20. ^ "#prolife victories start here". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  21. ^ Paling, Emma (April 30, 2017). "Meet The Young 'Pro-Lifer Trying To Sway The Tory Leadership Race". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  22. ^ "Seven Things You Need to Know Before You Fill Out Your Leadership Ballot!". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  23. ^ "CPC Leadership Ranked Ballot". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.


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