Libertarian calendar for February
24 FebFebruary 22-28
Alexandria, VA
Andy Bakker for Delegate petition drive
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February 22-28
Powhatan, VA
Carl Loser for Delegate ballot drive
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February 24
New York City
7:00 PM
147 W 24th Street (between 6/7)
New York, NY
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Washington DC
Overcoming Obamacare: Three Approaches to Reversing the Government Takeover of Health Care
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February 25
Richmond VA
Nominate Virginia Libertarian of the Year
Event: Call for Nominees – LPVA Volunteer Recognition
Description: At its January meeting in 2004, the State Central Committee,
the governing body of the LPVA, unanimously adopted a resolution declaring
the third Monday of February to be “Libertarian Leadership Day”. The
state committee chooses one outstanding Libertarian activist, declared to
be our “Libertarian Leader”, as part of its celebration of Libertarian
Leadership Day.
In 2014, we decided to establish two recognitions:
1) Libertarian Leader Lifetime Service Award – For those rare activists
who have steadily volunteered for LPVA over a period of many years.
2) Libertarian Leader of the Year – Recognizing those who have made
extensive contributions to the LPVA in any given year.
The State Central Committee typically selects the nominee at the first
meeting of each year.
All members of the Libertarian Party who reside in Virginia are invited to
suggest nominees for each recognition. The nominee must be a Virginia
resident, and must be an LP member. If you would like to nominate an
outstanding activist for either title, please email the Secretary via or
send a letter (to M Montoni, PO Box 864, Dayton VA 22821-0864), and ask
to have the person’s name added to the Agenda.
Please include a brief, one or two-paragraph “activist resume” for your
nominee, and perhaps a statement telling us why you think the person
deserves to be officially recognized.
Your nominations will be provided to all state committee members and will
be included on the March meeting agenda.
The inaugural “Libertarian Leader” was Ron Crickenberger, who at the time
in 2004 was suffering from terminal cancer.
The following individuals have been formally recognized as “Libertarian
Leaders” by the state committee in past years:
2004: Ron Crickenberger
2005: Bill Redpath
2006: Marc Montoni
2007: Jim Lark
2008: (no selection made)
2009: (no selection made)
2010: Dave Overstreet
2011: Matt Cholko
2012: R. Douglas Wright
2013: Anne Panella & Justin Malkin
The State Committee recognized the following in 2014:
2014 Libertarian Leader Lifetime Service Award – Stew Engel
2014 Libertarian Leader of the Year – Robert and Astrid Sarvis
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February 24
Hauppage, NY
Monthly Meeting Suffolk County Libertarian Party
Hauppauge Palace Diner
7 pm
525 Smithtown Bypass
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February 24
Washington DC
The DC-area Libertarian Foreign Policy / National Security Group
Trio’s Restaurant
1537 17th Street NW
7-9 pm
Join us for a friendly, agree-to-disagree discussion of events across the nation and around the globe, and of how to apply libertarian ideas in a dangerous world
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February 25
Washington DC
Cato Institure
Noon
Renewing the Search for a Monetary Constitution: Reforming Government’s Role in the Monetary System
Join Russ Roberts as he interviews George Mason University economics professor Lawrence H. White aboutRenewing the Search for a Monetary Constitution — a new Cato book White has coedited with Victor J. Vanberg and Ekkehard Köhler.
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Oxon Hill, MD
February 26-28
Conservative Political Action Conference
Rand Paul speaks Friday at 10 am; Gary Johnson Thursday at 4 pm
Discount tickets through Young Americans for Liberty
The under 30 crowd tends to be dominated by Rand/Ron Paul supporters.
Volunteers needed for YAL and Our America Initiative (Gary Johnson) booths.
A note on Libertarian Pragmatism
25 OctCollege Democrats defend NSA surveillance
11 MarMaybe they are job hunting?
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Today’s Anti War Protest
8 SepFor the children…
9 JulThe good news:
With only a few weeks to go, this is HUGE news, especially for the 300 qualified activists we’ll be hosting just outside of Washington, DC, from July 31 to August 3.
This year’s National Convention is already the largest event in YAL’s history, andnow it includes the man who launched the modern liberty movement.
I couldn’t be more excited!
The bad news:
Not every convention student has a sponsor to supply all of his or her training and lodging needs for the big event — we’re still 137 sponsors short. Will you please invest in one or more of our great, young leaders?
But because space is limited, I’ll only be able to extend an invitation to see Dr. Paul to YAL donors who commit to at least one sponsorship. So please consider supporting one, two, three, or more students today.
A full Student Sponsorship of $125 for one young activist includes ALL of his or her training, materials, food, and lodging for all four days of the Convention.
I hope you can afford to sponsor two, three, four, or even ten students, but every little bit helps — just $50 or $35 can cover all the housing or books costs for a single activist.
I hope you’ll sponsor one or more students for this year’s major event!
For liberty,
Jeff Frazee
YAL Executive Director
P.S. — YAL’s 5th Annual National Convention will be the largest event in our history, and Dr. Ron Paul has just confirmed he’ll be there!