Members of a pro-life club who were arrested for an on-campus protest comparing abortion to genocide two weeks ago held a follow-up event on campus Oct. 18.

Carleton alumnus Jose Ruba, co-founder of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, hosted the event, called Echoes of the Holocaust.

Ruba’s presentation compared statistics, graphic images and video footage from past genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia and the Holocaust to abortion.

Carleton Lifeline attempted to display the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) Oct. 4. and were told by the administration to set up in Porter Hall.

When the protestors attempted to set up their display in the Academic Quad, they were arrested by police and charged with trespassing.

“What I saw was the university telling these students that they can’t express their opinions based on the content of their opinions rather than the fact that they are dangerous,” Ruba said.

Carleton Lifeline president Ruth Lobo said administration required the group to pay for security guards to monitor the event.

Allan Burns, director of the department of university safety, said the event went off without incident, but a security presence was necessary based on the negative response the event has met with at other campuses.

The McGill Daily reported protesters had disrupted the Echoes of the Holocaust event when they attempted to present at McGill University in 2009.

Lobo said she understands it is standard procedure for the extra security cost, but she does not believe students should be paying for protection.

Lobo said less than 40 participants attended the event.

“A lot of these people are pro-life already and it is like preaching to the choir. We really need to speak to pro-choice people,” Lobo said.

After the presentation, Ruba opened up the floor to discussion.

“I am always glad to see more people who disagree with me,” Ruba said. “After the controversy, as bad as it is, it gets the dialogue going.”

As a Carleton student, Ruba said he saw a lot of things on campus that offended him, but he never said anything because it constituted freedom of speech.

Carleton University Students’ Association vice-president (student services) Sam Heaton said the student union chooses not to fund groups like Carleton Lifeline.

“CUSA is a pro-choice organization, so we do not fund through our clubs funding any pro-life or anti-choice material,” Heaton said. “They are free to operate on campus according to university policies and we do not inhibit any pro-life or anti-choice clubs from doing events and things like that.”

Lobo said Carleton Lifeline plans on continuing to express their pro-life views through graphics and other fundraising events.

“I think that as long as we continue to publicly show what abortion is, the administration will continue to silence us,” Lobo said.