Students For Liberty

On November 9^th, 1989, the Berlin Wall was torn down.  Created to prevent people from fleeing the USSR to Western Europe and capitalism, the Berlin Wall was one of the greatest and most terrible symbols of communism in the 20^th century.  Likewise, the tearing down of the Wall represented a momentous victory for liberty, representative government, and capitalism.  No longer were people caged into a communist regime they did not support.  Instead, people became free to cross between one side and another.

On November 9^th, 2009, you have the opportunity to join students around the world celebrate the destruction of this symbol of tyranny and oppression by hosting an event on your campus honoring the past and relating the lessons the world should have learned to prevent the wall from being constructed again in the future.  It’s important to emphasize both the historical importance of this date and the implications of the Berlin Wall in today’s world where government expansion and oppressive authoritarian regimes threaten to bring back the horrors of communism.

On November 9^th, students around the world will honor the past and protect the future by commemorating this historic occasion.  For many of today’s students, the Berlin Wall is something we have no memory of or perhaps were not even alive to live through.  We should be and are glad for that.  If we do not want to see another wall erected, it is up to us to prevent it from happening.  Let’s remind our fellow students, our professors, our communities, and our world that we remember and we won’t let it happen again!

SFL’s 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Student Activism Handbook

Recommended Events

Download SFL’s 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Student Activism Handbook for full descriptions of events you can host, how to host them, and tips for the process.

Event 1 – Construct a Fake Wall to Tear Down

Event 2 – Create a Wall of Art (the Berlin Method)

Event 3 – Host a USSR Survivor

Event 4 – Host a Speaker about Communism

Event 5 – Screen a Movie

Event 6 – Create a Graveyard for the Victims of Communism

Event 7 – Throw a Party

Student Group Events

Want your group’s event to be listed amongst the many others going on around the world as part of the student movement for liberty’s celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall?  Want SFL to send you free swag to support you?  Want SFL’s support in promoting your event and connecting you with organizations in your area who can help?  Email your group’s name and a description of your event to Clark Ruper at cruper@studentsforliberty.org to join the list being built below and receive SFL’s support.