About Brandi

Brandi Swindell is the founder and National Director of Generation Life. Generation Life www.generationlife.net was founded in 1999 to mobilize the post-roe Generation at the local, state, and national levels. Generation Life is a grassroots movement of activists, students, artists, and musicians committed to ending abortion and spreading the message of sexual integrity. Brandi is unique in that she is a 29-year-old woman heading up a national life-affirming ministry. Brandi has been involved in leading and organizing many events across the nation. She was one of the organizers of the peaceful prayer vigils in front of Terri Schiavo’s hospice, and stood in support of Terri’s life by going on a hunger strike for 14 days. She also lead successful demonstrations at the Salt Lake Olympics to prevent Planned Parenthood and Red Cross from distributing condoms to minors. Brandi spoke out against embryonic stem cell research and human cloning at the White House, helped lead massive pro-life witnesses at Republican and Democratic Presidential Conventions. She has sponsored the Right, Wrong or Justified Campaign at Universities around the nation, exposing the truth about abortion.

Brandi is the Founder and Executive Director of Stanton Healthcare Services, the only life-affirming medical clinic in Idaho specializing in unexpected pregnancy care. Stanton Healthcare provides broad-based services to the women and men experiencing an unexpected pregnancy in an environment that upholds physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Stanton Healthcare Services also promotes sexual integrity and gives assistance to those struggling emotionally or physically from previous abortion or pregnancy loss. To find out more www.stantonhealthcare.org

Brandi is also the co-director of Keep the Commandments Coalition, which led the first voter initiative (gathering 19,000 signatures) to return the Ten Commandments to a public park. Brandi also attended the oral arguments at the US Supreme Court concerning the public posting of the Ten Commandments.

The work and public ministry of Brandi has been featured in National publications and programs such as: The BBC, The O’Rielly Factor, The New York Times, CNN, C-Span, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Boston Globe, The Drudge Report, MSNBC, Scarborough Country, Fox and Friends, The Associated Press, NPR, and salon.com. Brandi has been featured on the cover of WORLD magazine and THRIVE! as one of Idaho’s top movers and shakers. Brandi’s picture and work was featured in TIME magazine. Brandi was also featured on the front cover of the Idaho Statesman in the article titled “A rising star in the pro-life movement” Her work has been recognized in many other national and international media outlets. Brandi has co-authored the book, Don’t Miss Your Boat: Living Your Life with Purpose in the Real World. www.dontmissyourboat.com

Brandi Swindell represents the “new face” of pro-life America...young, passionate and articulate, going out into the public square to build a culture of life for the next generation.



Some of Brandi’s past Projects and Events

• Founded Generation Life in 1999 to mobilize the post Roe generation at the local, state and national levels. Generation Life is a grassroots movement of activists, students, artists and musicians committed to ending abortion and spreading the message of sexual integrity.
•GenLife helped organize and lead a major pro-life witness at the pro-abortion March for Women’s Lives in Washington, DC. Brandi's demonstration mobilized post-roe, Pro-Life activists.
• Brandi and Genlife were plaintiffs on a historic federal lawsuit against the City of Boston during the Democratic National Convention. Brandi won the lawsuit which afforded the pro-life community the opportunity to have pro-life demonstrations to expose the pro-abortion agenda of Senator John Kerry.
• Brandi was the national spokesperson to expose the truth about the film Kinsey. This Hollywood whitewash of Alfred Kinsey ignored all the terrible truths about his work especially concerning pedophilia. Her efforts drew national and international press attention. The campaign was a great success as the film was a commercial failure.
• GenLife helped lead a major pro-life witness at the Inauguration of President Bush during the 32nd Memorial of Roe v. Wade.
• The women of GenLife had a large pro-life presence, to stand for Equal Rights for Pre-born Women, during Gloria Steinem’s visit to Boise State University.
• Brandi worked to allow prayer for Elian Gonzalez on public sidewalk in front of Cuban Interest Section. Won lawsuit filed to allow prayer on public sidewalk for prayer time.
• Lobbied at the United Nations Headquarters for pro-life and pro-family issues (to prevent pressured abortion in third world countries).
• Brandi led a youth presence at the Republican National Convention.
• Brandi is a special speaker at the International Pro-Life, Pro-Family Conference in Dublin, Ireland, in March, 2006.
• Brandi is the co-founder of Rachel's Vineyard - Idaho, which reaches out in healing to post-abortive women.
• Brandi helped facilitate the first recognized pro-Life student group at Boise State University.
• Brandi co-founded Keep the Commandments Coalition which led the first ever voter initiative to return the Ten Commandments monument to Julia Davis Park.
• Brandi organized and led pro-Life and sexual integrity witness during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics that stopped the distribution of flavored condoms by The Red Cross and Planned Parenthood.
• Brandi was one of the organizers of peaceful demonstrations and prayer vigils for Terri Schindler Schiavo. Brandi went on a 15-day hunger strike to stand in solidarity with Terri Schindler Schiavo.
• At the age of 28, Brandi ran for public office in her home state. This paved the way and motivated her generation to engage in public affairs.
• Brandi coordinated a "Reverse Roe" campaign during the confirmation hearings in Washington DC of Chief Justice John Roberts.
• Brandi coordinated a Rose ceremony on the Supreme Court steps for Justice Rhenquist.
• Brandi led a national campaign against embryonic stem cell research.
• Brandi has been pro-active by coordinating many benefit concerts for Pregancy Resource Centers, as well as 2 Charity golf tournaments to benefit a non-profit, life-affirming medical clinic and a faith-based, enviromental group, Let's Tend the Garden.