22
October
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Troutt Lecture 2025
Council for Life invites you to a special evening at The Troutt Lecture on Wednesday, October 22, from 6-8 PM honoring the legacy of Charlie Kirk whose bold voice for faith, freedom and Life ignited a movement. Please continue to pray for Charlie Kirk’s family and the Turning Point USA team.
What was to be an evening with Charlie will now be an occasion to unite and commit to carrying forward the mission to which he dedicated his life. We are humbled to continue the fight by gathering in his honor. We will hear from two of Charlie’s close friends and partners— two exceptional leaders who will reflect on his courageous vision and powerful impact on the pro-life movement:
If you already purchased an in-person or livestream ticket, your ticket will be honored. If your plans have changed, please let us know as soon as possible as we have a full wait list.
IN-PERSON TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER FOR THE LIVESTREAM.

Kristan Hawkins is President of Students for Life of America and an activist, author, speaker, podcast host and human rights advocate. She is among the most influential pro-life forces in the country.
Each year, Kristan travels across the nation to speak on college campuses such as UC-Berkeley, Harvard, Dartmouth and Ohio State University to educate our youth on the horrors of abortion. Kristan regularly appears in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and NPR and has been interviewed by every major television network in America.
Students for Life exists to abolish abortion by recruiting, training and mobilizing the pro-life generation— the direct targets of today’s abortion industry. Under Kristan’s leadership, Students for Life has grown to become one of the leading pro-life advocacy organizations in the world, serving on middle school, high school, college and graduate school campuses in all 50 states to transform the culture.
Kristan and her team are responding to the proliferation of dangerous chemical abortion pills with innovative environmental law strategies and educational campaigns featured at ThisisChemicalAbortion.com.
Read a recent opinion piece by Hawkins about chemical abortion pills in Newsweek HERE.

Stacy Sheridan is the Senior Development Director for Turning Point USA. A California native, Stacy began her career at the Pepperdine University School of Law, working directly with Dean Kenneth W. Starr. She served as the Director of Advancement and Alumni Affairs before being promoted to Assistant Vice Chancellor.
Following her eight years at Pepperdine University, Stacy helped renowned actor Gary Sinise launch the Gary Sinise Foundation, created to support America’s active-duty military, veterans, first responders, and families of the fallen. Stacy served as the foundation’s first Director of Development.
Before joining Turning Point USA, Stacy served as the Director of Major Gifts at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley, California. She now resides in Arizona with her daughter, working alongside the Turning Point USA team to carry forward Charlie’s mission.