Events

Student Movement Update: Dr. Lark at The University of Mississippi

Oct 13

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

Hosted by the Ole Miss Young Americans for Liberty

Dr. James W. Lark, III will be speaking at the University of Mississippi on Friday, October 16th.  Dr. Lark is the former Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and a long time liberty activist.  He is also on Students For Liberty’s Board of Advisors and a great friend to the student movement.  If you are in the area, I highly suggest paying the Ole Miss YAL a visit while he is in town.  Learn more at  Ole Miss YAL’s great website www.umfreedom.com.Lark

Description:

“Warning: Governmentally mandated safety measures may be hazardous to your health.” Professor James Lark, former chair of the National Libertarian Party is speaking on the dangers of government involvement in our lives. Email OleMissYAL@gmail.com for more information!

Find out why government safety regulations are not what they appear to be. “For the urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.”

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SFL E-Leadership Series: “An Economic History of the Prison”

Sep 29

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

Each month the Students For Liberty E-Leadership Series will bring you an online lecture on liberty.  October’s lecture will be on Monday, October 5th at 7:00pm featuring Professor Dan D’Amico and his lecture oD'Amicon “An Economic History of the Prison”

  • What: “An Economic History of the Prison”Who: Professor Dan D’Amico, Assistant Professor of Economics at Loyola University New Orleans
  • When: Monday, October 5th from 7:00-8:00pm EST
  • Where: Your Computer

Description: Prisons are undoubtedly a potential tool for the protection of liberty, but much like any technology they can be used in a variety of different methods to a variety of different consequences and motivated by a variety of different intentions.  It is Dr. D’Amico’s argument that the long and sometimes tragic history of prisons parallels the long and sometimes dismal history of liberty. If this is correct, the future potential and protection of individual liberty in society is in part dependent upon society’s ability to constrain the use of prison systems by governments.

Your must register in advance for all webinar. Us this link to register now: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/180499090

Also RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138553139453

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Student Liberty Movement Update – How to Survive a Police Encounter

Aug 24

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

Presented by the University of Nevada-Reno Students for Liberty

The UNR Students for Liberty invite you to become a more informed citizen – learn how to properly and effectively flex your Constitutional rights during a police encounter. There will be a 45 minute film teaching citizens how to flex their rights in the car, on the street, and in the home. Former D.A. and current Public Defender Linda Nordvig will facilitate a short lecture and answer any questions you may have after the film. Don’t get busted.

The UNR SFL is a student-driven group on campus totally dedicated to promoting, supporting, and defending the great American principles of of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a non-interventionist foreign policy.  They even won their school’s 2009 Student Group of the Year Award!  Learn more about them on their website http://unrforliberty.com/

This event is a great idea for any groups looking for way to spread the message of liberty and reach new members of the student body.  It is also a great addition to Students Rights Week!  Don’t just tell your fellow students what their rights are, teach them how to defend them!
 

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Student Liberty Movement Update – Ron Paul at Loyola University – New Orleans

Aug 19

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

The Loyola University-New Orleans Economics Club will be hosting Congressman Ron Paul on Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00pm.  This is an opportunity for southern liberty groups to work together to make this a great event.  Make sure to forward the information to anyone you know in the area who might be interested.  Check out the Facebook Event and invite your friends here: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=ron+paul+loyola&init=quick#/event.php?eid=135243951531

Ron Paul Lecture at Loyola University – The Fed and Foreign Policy
Wednesday, September 2nd
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Nunemaker Auditorium, 2nd and 3rd floors of Monroe Hall
Free Admission
Contact Dr. Walter Block at wblock@loyno.edu

The Loyola University-New Oreleans Economics Club endeavors to stimulate interest in the theory and application of economics.  They seek to establish a more thorough understanding of purposeful human action.  They welcome any student interested in economics, whether or not they are a major. In this way, the Club promotes an intellectual atmosphere of open discussion among disciplines.  Learn more about the Economics Club at their website: http://www.loyno.edu/econclub/.

 

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MARV in Chicago

Aug 17

Posted by Sloane Frost in Events, News

This weekend I had the awesome pleasure of hanging out with the Motorhome Diaries men as they traveled through Chicago. Of course, my city is known for its deep dish pizza and the just-as-deep corruption of its politicians, so it was great to see other liberty-lovers in the area. Students For Liberty is also proud to have a place on MARV’s right side (check out the photo!) to show our support for liberty in all corners of this country.

I also got to meet more students to get involved with our Midwest conference on October 17th, and I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone come together at the University of Chicago. If you’re anywhere in the Midwest then, I hope you’ll join us. More information on all regional conferences can be found here with Chicago-specific info here. The MHD updates and blog can be found at http://motorhomediaries.com/.

Keep fighting the good fight!

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Liberty Social Scene

Aug 10

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

1.) Free Markets and the Constitution – Tuesday, August 11/ 5:00pm – 630pm

  • Presented by the American Enterprise Institute’s Free Enterprise Lecture Series.  Tuesday’s lecture will be presented by Walter Berns, A scholar of political philosophy and constitutional law at Georgetown University.  All lectures will be held in AEI’s Wohlstetter Conference Center on the 12th floor at 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Lectures will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Light dinner and refreshments will be served.  For further information, please contact Mary Campbell at mary.campbell@aei.org or Bethany Richeson at bethany.richeson@aei.org.

2.) Happy Hour with IHS, SPN & Friends – Thursday, August 13 / 6:00pm – 8:30pm

  • The Institute for Humane Studies and the State Policy Network invite you to join pro-liberty organizations in the Arlington area for a happy hour on Thursday, August 13, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Bailey’s Pub & Grille at 4238 Wilson Boulevard.  We will be welcoming this year’s Charles G. Koch Summer Fellows who will be completing their internships at nearly fifty public policy organizations nationwide, including 32 fellows interning at state-based centers with the support of the State Policy Network.  Click here to register for this event.

3.) Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform – Friday, August 14 / 12:00noon

  • A Cato Institute Hill Briefing held in room B-229 of the Rayburn House Office Building, lunch included.  As Congress prepares to tackle immigration reform, a new study from the Cato Institute estimates that the difference in the impact on U.S. households between the most and least restrictive policies would be about a quarter of a trillion dollars.  Featuring Peter Dixon, Principal Researcher, Centre of Policy Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University (Australia); and Daniel Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.

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Liberty Social Scene

Aug 3

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events

1.) Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World – Tuesday, August 4 / 12:00noon

  • Hosted by the Cato Institute at 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.  Featuring the author Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University; with comments by Jeffrey A. Schaler, Professor of Justice, Law, and Society, American University; Matthew Yglesias, Fellow, Center for American Progress; and moderated by Brink Lindsey, Vice President for Research, Cato Institute.  A free luncheon will follow.  Click here to RSVP.

2.) Morality and Free Markets – Tuesday, August 4th / 5:00pm – 6:30pm

  • Presented by the AEI Free Enterprise Lecture Series.  Tuesday’s lecture will be presented by Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, author, and 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.  All lectures will be held in AEI’s Wohlstetter Conference Center on the 12th floor at 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Lectures will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Light dinner and refreshments will be served.  For further information, please contact Mary Campbell at mary.campbell@aei.org or Bethany Richeson at bethany.richeson@aei.org.

3.) Free Markets and the Constitution – Thursday, August 6th / 5:00pm – 6:30pm

  • Presented by the AEI Free Enterprise Lecture Series.  Thursday’s lecture will be presented by Walter Berns, a scholar of political philosophy and constitutional law at Georgetown University.  All lectures will be held in AEI’s Wohlstetter Conference Center on the 12th floor at 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Lectures will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Light dinner and refreshments will be served.  For further information, please contact Mary Campbell at mary.campbell@aei.org or Bethany Richeson at bethany.richeson@aei.org.

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Liberty Social Scene

Jul 12

Posted by Clark Ruper in Blog, Events

1.) Cato Policy Forum: What Government-Run Health Care Really Means – Tuesday, July 14 / 12:00noon (luncheon to follow)

  • Featuring Sally Pipes, President and CEO, Pacific Research Institute; Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and moderated by Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.  Located at The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001.  Seating is limited, you must RSVP to events@cato.org by Tuesday, July 14.

2.) Doublethink Happy Hour – Wednesday, July 15 / 6-8 p.m.

  • Hosted by America’s Future Foundation.  Join Doublethink Online’s writers, editors and bloggers at Science Club (1136 19th Street NW) to celebrate the publication of Doublethink Online’s spring and summer issues.  Look for signs posted at the bar’s entrance to find what floor we’re on. As always, there is no cover, and food and drink specials will be available.

3.) AEI Free Lecture Series: Competition as an Ethical and Political Value – Thursday, July 16 / 5-7 p.m.

  • In its inaugural 2009 Free Enterprise Lecture Series, AEI hopes to foster a discussion of the merits of free enterprise through a series of provocative and engaging seminars in a relaxed setting with some of AEI’s most renowned scholars.  All lectures will be held in AEI’s Wohlstetter Conference Center on the 12th floor at 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Lectures will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Light dinner and refreshments will be served.  Please RSVP by email to Mary Campbell (mary.campbell@aei.org).

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SFL Regional Conferences Site Launched

Jul 9

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events, News

At Students For Liberty we are excited to announce that we will be hosting seven Regional Conferences this year.  Building on the success of our famous International Conference and last year’s Regional Conferences, we are taking the liberty message on the road to campuses across the country.   These conferences, co-sponsored by the Don Smith Family Foundation, will allow us to reach new minds and swell the ranks of the student movement for liberty.

Each Regional Conference will feature expert speakers, three meals, and an evening social event.  Last year’s keynote speakers included Foundation for Economic Education President Lawrence W. Reed, Harvard University Professor Jeffrey Miron, and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Tom Palmer.  This is not an opportunity you or your friends should miss!

To promote and organize these conferences we have launched a new website:  www.politicalconferences.org. This site will act as your center of information for all news and updates related to the Regional Conferences.  The site also features this video, which will give you a better idea of what the conferences are about and can help you advertise to other students.

SFL Fall 2009 Conferences Promo from Students For Liberty on Vimeo.  Special thanks to GMU SFL member Mark Meranta for creating the video.

Here is a full list of the upcoming Regional Conferences:

Registration forms for the conferences will be available shortly.  Until then, we need your help to spread the word about these conferences.

  1. Forward this email to your friends and group members.
  2. Click here to RSVP for the events on Facebook.
  3. Post links to the website and video on your favorite liberty blogs, message boards, and Facebook pages.
  4. If you want to get involved in helping plan a conference, contact your Regional Director.  Their contact information is listed on the page of their respective conference.

Again, we cannot make the Regional Conferences a success without your help.  If you have any questions please visit the new website www.politicalconferences.org or email info@studentsforliberty.org.

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Liberty Summer Seminar

Jul 6

Posted by Clark Ruper in Events, News

Our Canadian friends at the Institute for Liberal Studies will be hosting their famous Liberty Summer Seminar on July 25th and 26th.  The Liberty Summer Seminar is commonly referred to as Libertystock, a gathering of liberty-minded friends from all over the world in bucolic Orono, Ontario.  I had the privilege of attending this event last year and highly recommend it.

The cornerstone of the Liberty Summer Seminar experience is the lectures delivered by leading experts from academia and public policy. Grounded in philosophy, economics, history and public policy these talks have one thing in common, they are grounded in the classical liberal values of freedom, justice, individuality and democracy. In between lectures participants will have ample opportunity to chat with fellow participants and engage in challenging conversations on the topics being discussed.

More information can be found on their website:  http://www.liberalstudies.ca/events/.

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