Voice of Choice

http://jezebel.com/5897699/brilliant-abortion-clinic-landlord-teaches-protesters-that-payback-is-a-bitch

The above link is for a really interesting article that I read over the weekend. It discusses the numerous attacks that were staged on the landlord of an abortion clinic and his family by pro-life individuals in protest of the clinic, and what he did to deal with these attacks. One of the anti-abortion protesters' main strategies was the call the home of the landlord at all hours, threatening and him and his family. Finally, he decided that enough was enough, and he began writing down the names and phone numbers of the protesters who had called him. Then, he gave the list to friends and requested that they call these people back. They did so, and informed the protesters that, while the family thanked them for their prayers, they could not terminate their lease and did not wish to, because they support women's rights. Eventually, an organization known as "Voice of Choice" was formed, and it now has over three thousand volunteers. This organization will make phone calls on behalf of doctors, landlords, families, etc., in situations like these. The organization doesn't make these calls in all situations- they only do so if personal harassment is taking place, because they do believe in freedom of speech, and the rights that people have to protest abortion if they so choose. The harassment faced by the landlord of this clinic and his family hasn't ended, of course. However, I think this was a really nice approach to dealing with all the harassment- Voice of Choice is able to give the callers a taste of their own medicine, while at the same time doing so in a less threatening/rude manner.