In addition to our annual poker tournament held in New York City, Students For Liberty is pleased to announce SFL’s first ever Las Vegas Charity Poker Tournament, which will be held at FreedomFest 2013. Go all-in for liberty by spending the evening with some of the most prominent movers and shakers of the liberty movement and top student activists. And, with over $6,000 in prize money, there’s a chance you’ll win a pile of cash!

Thank you to the evening’s Host Committee for making this event possible:

• John Allison
• Grover Norquist
• Mark Skousen
• Doug Casey
• Charles Murray

Proceeds from the event will support Students For Liberty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting pro-liberty students around the world.

When: Friday, July 12, 2013
Where: Roman Ballroom of Caesar’s Palace, 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Why: Support the future leaders of liberty!
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Register: Click Here

You may also register by mail by sending a  check to Students For Liberty, 1101 17th St., NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20036. For more information, please contact Joe Coon at jcoon@studentsforliberty.org

 This blog post was sent in by Yaël Ossowski, Executive Board Member of European Students For Liberty

OSLO — For three days in the chilly capital of Norway, activists, human rights crusaders, and opinion makers from across the globe convened to discuss the state of human freedom in the world today. The event was about documenting tragedies, removing the stigma of victimization and offering solutions to counter repressive regimes and governments. These individuals met from May 13-15 at the 5th annual Oslo Freedom Forum, in the same city where the first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded nearly 112 years ago.

The Freedom Forum was first conceived by Thor Halvorsseen, a young Venezuelan activist who founded the Human Rights Foundation. At the opening press conference, Halvorssen summed up the case for the Freedom Forum in just a few words. “We can no longer solely rely on governments to protect human rights,” said Halvorssen. “We must bring that message to all those to seek to oppress and limit freedom.” True to this message was the theme of the 2013 conference: “Challenging Power.” Members of Students For Liberty’s European and International Executive Board were on hand to engage with true freedom fighters and advocates for liberty, who strived even in the face of violence and tyrannical rule. (more…)

The Cato Institute is offering scholarships to this summer’s Cato University 2013! 

Cato University is an opportunity for high school, college, and postgraduate full-time students to explore their interest in the classical liberal principles of individual liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. The week-long event from July 28 to August 2 in downtown D.C. features lectures from some of the greatest minds in the liberty movement.

The scholarship includes the registration fee, meals, lodging at the Embassy Suites Washington D.C., and all books and materials. Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis until June 1. If you are interested in developing the ideas of liberty with an experience you’ll never forget, apply today!

Applications for scholarship to the annual festival where “Free Minds Meet” close tomorrow! Get yours in while they’re still open!

For the fourth year running, SFL will be bringing the best and brightest to FreedomFest! This year, the festival of great books, great ideas and great minds will take place at the beautiful Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from July 10-13.

With speakers such as John Allison, Steve Forbes, Art Laffer & Doug Casey  the conference is packed with leaders of liberty speaking to inspire and educate attendees. Apply today before it’s too late!

John Stossel is joining the list of contributors for SFL’s new publication Why Liberty! His essay “There Ought Not To Be A Law” will join the writings of experts in the fields of policy, academia, business, media, and student organizing.

“The enemy here is human intuition. Amid the dazzling bounty of the marketplace, it’s easy to take the benefits of markets for granted. I can go to a foreign country and stick a piece of plastic in the wall, and cash will come out. I can give that same piece of plastic to a stranger who doesn’t even speak my language — and he’ll rent me a car for a week. When I get home, Visa or MasterCard will send me the accounting — correct to the penny. We take such things for granted.
Government, by contrast, can’t even count votes accurately.”

-John Stossel, There Ought Not To Be A Law

Students can request up to 500 free copies for their campus group. Get your request in today!

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