2009-2010 Midyear SFL Report

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2009-2010 Midyear Report

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2009-2010 Students For Liberty Midyear Report

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Index
§1 Letter from the Executive Director & President ................................................................ 3
§2 Regional Conference Growth: A Visual ............................................................................. 4
§3 Bullet Point Successes ........................................................................................................ 5
§4 SFL’s Global Network ........................................................................................................ 6
§5 Fall 2009 Regional Conferences Review ............................................................................ 8
5.1 New York Conference ...................................................................................... 9
5.2 Midwest Conference ....................................................................................... 10
5.3 Southern Conference ....................................................................................... 11
5.4 Texas Conference............................................................................................ 12
5.5 West Coast Conference ................................................................................... 13
5.6 Mid-Atlantic Conference ................................................................................ 14
5.7 Northeast Conerence ....................................................................................... 15
§6 E-Leadership .................................................................................................................... 16
§7 Alumni For Liberty ........................................................................................................... 18
§8 Student Action Events....................................................................................................... 19
8.1 Students Rights Week ..................................................................................... 19
8.2 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall .............................................. 22
§9 New Programs Launched ...................................................................................................23
9.1 Student Protest Grants..................................................................................... 23
9.2 Speakers Network ........................................................................................... 24
9.3 Op-Ed Project...................................................................................................25
9.4 State Policy Network Conference Student Fellows ........................................ 26
§ 10 3rd Annual International SFL Conference ......................................................................... 27
§ 11 Give the Gift of Liberty Fundraising Drive ...................................................................... 28

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Letter from the Executive Director

& President
When I wrote the letter for SFL’s first Annual Report back in July, I spoke of the tremendous growth we had
seen in just one year of operation, transforming from a mere idea to a full-fledged organization supporting
thousands of students. Well, as you’ll see throughout this report, it is my distinct pleasure to inform you that SFL
has not only continued this incredible growth, but we have exceeded it in every capacity. In one semester we
have more than doubled the size of our student group network. We held more than twice the number of Regional
Conferences in 2009 as we did in 2008, with seven times the number of students in attendance! The voice of
liberty is stronger and more greatly embraced on campus than ever before. In short, the student movement for
liberty is growing faster than ever and it is exciting to see Students For Liberty at the helm of the movement.
Right now, the cause of liberty is beset on all sides by the threat of statism and the encroachments of basic
rights. There are many individuals and organizations fighting for political power and arguing over the division of
authority and goods without taking the time to question whether there is any legitimacy to that authority they seek
or the goods they want to control. If we only look at the immediate circumstances surrounding our cause, there
are many reasons to be fearful.
But looking upon the work that students are doing for liberty, I see the future leaders of liberty taking the
helm today. Why? Because I see students attending a SFL Regional Conference and in less than a month having
a fully functional student group on campus hosting Dan Griswold from Cato. Because I see student bloggers
defending freedom of speech so greatly that campus police fear them. Because I see student groups being cited in
CNN for opposition to carte blanche restrictions on their actions. In short, I see students not only arguing
amongst themselves about what level of taxation is most appropriate in a minimalist government, but holding
protests to attract attention to the cause of liberty and following them up with educational events so others may
learn about the intricacies of the philosophy of liberty. With the passion of today’s student, the future of liberty
has never been brighter.
Just look at the visual representation of SFL’s Regional Conference
growth on the next page and there should be no question that the student
movement for liberty is on the rise. (Take a look at the 2009 SFL Regional
Conference Review for an in-depth look at how the Regional Conferences
went.) We cannot underestimate the power of students and the inspiration
provided by liberty. Fall 2009 has been incredibly successful for SFL and
the student movement for liberty. I am anxiously looking forward to Spring
2010 and the 2010-2011 school year!
Sincerely & For Liberty,
Alexander J. McCobin
Executive Director & President
amccobin@studentsforliberty.org

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2. REGIONAL CONFERENCE GROWTH: A VISUAL

2007 Students For Liberty Conference: 0 students, 0 conferences
2008 Philadelphia Students For Liberty Conference: 40 students + attendees
2009 Mid-Atlantic Students For Liberty Conference in Philadelphia:

135 students + attendees

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3. Bullet Point Successes

There are lots of successes that SFL has accomplished in the course of several months. In one
semester, SFL:
 Grew the SFL Group Network to more than double, going from 109 student groups to
250+ pro-liberty student groups around the world!
 Hosted 7 Regional Conferences around the US with over 700 unique participants;
 Helped form 2 new coalitions of pro-liberty student groups: New York Liberty Alliance
and the Chicago Forum for Freedom, bringing the total number of coalitions to 5;
 Founded Alumni For Liberty, a project of SFL that serves as both an alumni association
for SFL members and a network for individuals who graduated before SFL’s founding to
stay involved in the student movement for liberty;
 Developed a Speakers Network for students to invite both national and local leaders of
liberty to speak to their student group;
 Hosted 2 Student Action Events to provide students with resources and a common event
to host on their campuses;
 Held E-Leadership webinars for 300+ unique students to learn about the intellectual
foundations of liberty and effective strategies for promoting liberty on campus;
 Launched a new Student Protests Grant program in conjunction with Bureaucrash to

provide financial and strategic support for student activism dedicated to liberty;
 Began a new Op-Ed project to assist students in writing pro-freedom Op-Eds related to
the timely health care debate;
 Facilitated attendance of 35+ students and recent alumni to the State Policy Network
annual conference to learn about strategies for promoting liberty at the state level.

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4. SFL’s Global Network: 250+ Groups

Prior to SFL’s formation, there had been no network for pro-liberty student groups. At the end of the
2008-2009 school year, SFL’s student group network stood at 109 organizations. Yet in just one
semester, SFL has more than doubled its student group network to now encompass more than 250
student groups dedicated to liberty. This expansion has included bringing in well-established pro-
liberty student groups like the University of Chicago University Republicans (no affiliation with the
Republican Party) that are now accessing SFL’s many resources to provide a stronger voice for liberty
on campus as well as brand new organizations like Paul Revere’s Messengers of Liberty in
Massachusetts and the University of California-Berkeley Students For Liberty.
Abilene Christian University, Abilene YAL Curry College, Paul Revere's Messengers of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Albany State University, Students for Liberty Liberty Wayne, IPFW College Libertarians
Albion College, Students for a Free Economy Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Libertarians Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
American University, AU Students For Liberty Drake University, Drake YAL Wayne, IPFW Young Americans for Liberty
American University, Free Market Society Drexel University, Drexel Student Liberty Front Inver Hills Community College, IHCC Students
Amherst College, Amherst College Libertarians Eastern Carolina University, College Libertarians For Liberty
Appalachian State University, ASU YAL Eastern Michigan University, EMU College Ivy Tech, Ivy Tech Young Americans for Liberty
Arapahoe Community College, Arapahoe Republicans James Madison University, Madison Liberty
Community College Libertarians Eastern Tennessee State University, ETSU Kansas State University, KSU Young Americans
Arizona State University, ASU YAL Students of American Liberty for Liberty
Arizona State University, Objectivist Club Edgewood College, College Republicans Kennesaw State University, College Libertarians
Arizona State University, College Republicans Elmhurst College, Elmhurst College Libertarians of Kennesaw State University
Arizona State University, Network of Emory & Henry College, Emory & Henry Lafayette College, Lafayette College Libertarians
Enlightened Women College Libertarians Lewis & Clark College, Students for Liberty
Arizona State University, Student Economics Fairleigh Dickinson University, FDU Business London School of Economics, LSE Hayek
Association Leaders of Tomorrow Society
Arizona State University, Rise of Reason Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Lourdes College, Lourdes College Young
Arizona State University, ASU SFL (UFRGS), Circulo de Estudos Roberto Republicans
Arizona State University, ASU Secular Free- Ferris State University, Ferris State Young Loyola University - New Orleans, Loyola
Thought Society Americans for Liberty Economics Club
Arlington High School, Arlington YAL Florida Gulf Coast University, Eagles for Liberty Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Students
Beloit College, Koch Colloquium Bemidji State Florida State University, College Libertarians of For Liberty
University, BSU Libertarians Florida State University Marquette University, MU YAL
Blinn College, Students for Concealed Carry on Fordham University, Fordham YAL Mary Baldwin, Students for Liberty
Campus Fordham College Republicans Maryville University, Maryville Libertarians
Boston University, BU ACLU Franklin & Marshall College, Economics Club Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
Boston University Law, Libertarians @ BU Law George Mason University, Students for Liberty Libertarians
Brandeis University, Libertarians of Brandeis George Mason University, Economics Society McDaniel College, New Libertarians
Bridgewater State College, Libertarian Society George Washington University, Liberty Society Mercer University, Mercer Freemarketeers
Brown University, Brown Students for Liberty Georgetown University, Hoyas for Liberty Mercyhurst College, Mercyhurst Young
California State University - Long Beach, Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley Americans for Liberty
CSULB Conservative Student Union Economics Club Miami University, MU College Libertarians
California State University, Sacramento, SFL Grinnell College, Grinnell Liberty Michigan State University, MSU YAL
Campbell University, Libertarians Grove City College, Students for Liberty Multi-University, Flemish Classical Liberal
Campbell University, CU YAL Hamline University, Hamline University Student Students Assocation
Case Western Reserve YAL Libertarians Multi-University, KoLiber
Catholic University Young Americans for Liberty Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney Multi-University, Australian Liberal Students'
Central Washington University, Liberty Club Classical Liberals Federation
Coastal Carolina Community College, CCCC Harding University, Students for Liberty Multi-University, Institute for Liberal Studies
Libertarians Harvard University, Harvard Libertarian Forum Multi-University, Egyptian Union of Liberal
College of Idaho, CI Students For Economic Harvard University Law School, HLS Federalist Youth
Freedom Society Multi-University, Ghana Students For Liberty
Colorado School of Mines, CSM Libertarians Hillsdale College, Hillsdale Classical Liberals Multi-University, Liberal Youth Forum-India
Columbia University, University Libertarians Hofstra University, Hofstra Students for Liberty Multi-University, Italian Students for Individual
Columbia University, Columbia Students for Howard University, Howard Libertarians Liberty
Concealed Carry on Campus Indiana University, Young Americans for Liberty Multi-University, South African Liberal Students
Community College of Philadelphia, Libertarians at IU Association
Cornell University, University Libertarians Multi-University, Students for Freedom

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Multi-University, Nuevas Premisas UMass-Lowell, Young Americans for Liberty at University of Notre Dame, Libertarians
New Mexico State University, NMSU YAL UMass-Lowell, Libertarians University of Oklahoma, Libertarians
New York University, NYU College Libertarians University at Buffalo, Libertarians University of Pennsylvania, Penn Libertarian
New York University, Objectivist Club at NYU University College London, Libertarians Society Association
New York University, NYU College Republicans University of Arizona, Tucson Tea Party University of Pittsburgh, College Republicans
North Carolina State University, NCSU YAL University of Arizona, Arizona Desert Lamp University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Libertarians
Northeastern University, Libertarian Forum University of Arizona, UA YAL University of Puget Sound, Students For Liberty
Northern Colorado University, UNC YAL University of Buffalo, Students for a Free Society University of Regina, Libertas
Northern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University of California, Berkeley, Objectivist University of Richmond, Students For Liberty
College Libertarians Club at Berkeley University of South Carolina Upstate, USC
Northern Virginia Community College, SFL University of California, Berkeley, Libertarians Upstate Libertarians
Northwestern University, Students For Liberty University of California, Los Angeles, L.O.G.I.C. University of St. Andrew's, Liberty Club
Ohio State University, OSU YAL University of California, Los Angeles, Bruin University of Tampa, Libertarians
Ohio University, OU Students For Liberty Libertarians University of Tennessee - Chatanooga, YAL
Oklahoma Panhandle State University, University of California, Santa Cruz, Libertarians University of Tennessee - Knoxville, We the
OPSU College Libertarians University of Cambridge, Libertarian Society People at the University of Tennessee
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University of Chicago, Milton Friedman Group University of Tennessee - Martin, Libertarians
University College Libertarians University of Chicago, University Republicans University of Texas, Austin, Libertarian
Oklahoma State University, group forming University of Chicago, UC Objectivist Club Longhorns
Oral Roberts, Oral Roberts College Libertarians University of Chicago, Students for a Free University of Texas, Austin, Young Americans
Pace University, Manhattan, Pace Students For Society for Liberty at UT Austin
Liberty University of Cincinnati, Bearcat Libertarians University of Texas, Dallas, Austrian Economics
Penn State University, Students for Liberty University of Connecticut, Students for Liberty at UT Dallas
Penn State University, College Libertarians University of Delaware, UD YAL University of Texas, San Antonio, UT-San
Phoenix School of Law, PSL Federalist Society University of Detroit, UD Federalist Society Antonio Young Americans for Liberty
Plymouth State University, Plymouth Review University of Florida, UF College Libertarians University of Tulsa, Students for Liberty
Princeton University, College Libertarians University of Houston, University of Houston University of Virginia, The Liberty Coalition
Providence College, Providence College Young Americans for Liberty University of Virginia, Students for Individual
Libertarians University of Illinois, UI Federalist Society Liberty
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI Libertarians University of Iowa, UI Austrian Economics Club University of Virginia, College Libertarians
Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT College University of Iowa, Advocates of Liberty University of Washington, UW YAL
Libertarians University of Iowa, Iowa Libertarians University of Washington, College Libertarians
Rutgers University, Rutgers YAL University of Kansas, Students of Liberty University of West Georgia, YAL
Rutgers University, Rutgers Libertarians University of Kentucky, KU Students for Liberty University of Wisconsin, Madison, UW, Madison
Saint Cloud State University, SCSU Libertarians University of Louisville, UL College Libertarians College Libertarians
San Diego State University, Students for Liberty University of Maryland, College Park, Young University of Wisconsin, Madison, UW YAL
San José State University, Economics Club Americans for Liberty University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Republican
School of the Woods, Afternoon Economics University of Massachusetts, Boston, SFL Liberty Caucus @ UWM
Seattle University, SU YAL University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, UMass University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, UW-
Seton Hall University, Seton Hall University Dartmouth Libertarians Milwaukee Students For Liberty
Students for Individual Liberty University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University Universtiy of Alabama, Binghamton, Libertarians
Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall of Michigan College Libertarians Utah State University, USU for Liberty
Federalist Society University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, UM Young Utah State University, USU Students for a
Slippery Rock University, Students for Liberty Americans for Freedom Sensible Drug Policy
St. John's College-New Mexico, Austrian University of Michigan, Flint, University of Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Libertarians
Economics Club Michigan, Flint College Libertarians Virginia Commonwealth University, Young
Stetson University, Libertarians University of Mississippi, Ole Miss Young Americans for Liberty at VCU
Suffolk University, Economics Club Americans for Liberty Virginia Commonwealth University, College
SUNY - Albany, Libertarians University of Missouri, MU Campus Libertarians Republicans
SUNY - Albany YAL University of Missouri - Columbia, MU College Wake Forest University, YAL
SUNY - Binghamton, Libertarian Republicans Washington & Lee, Young Americans for Liberty
SUNY - Fredonia, Students for Liberty University of Nevada, Reno, Students for Liberty at Washington & Lee
SUNY - New Paltz, Libertarian Club University of New Hampshire, UNH YAL Washington State University, WSU YAL
SUNY - Oswego, College Libertarians University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Washington University in St. Louis, YAL
Tallahassee Community College, TCC Carolina Objectivist Forum Western Michigan University, Libertarians
Libertarians University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, UNC, Westminster College, Libertarians
Temple University, Temple Libertarians CH College Libertarians Wheaton College, Wheaton Libertarians
Temple University, Temple University College University of North Carolina, Charlotte, UNC, Wheaton College, Wheaton Libertarian League
Republicans Charlotte Young Americans for Liberty Whitman College, Whitman Libertarians
Texas A&M, Aggie Libertarians University of North Carolina, Greensboro, UNC, William & Mary, W&M Students For Liberty
Texas A&M, Aggie Objectivist Club Greensboro Libertarians Winona State University, WSU Libertarians
Texas State, Young Americans for Liberty University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Wisconsin Mid-State Technical College, SFL
Tidewater Community College, Young UNCW Young Americans for Liberty Worcester Polytechnic Institute, WPI Libertarians
Libertarian Party University of North Texas, Students for Yale University, College Libertarians
Truman State University, Truman Libertarians Individual Liberty Yale University, Objectivist Study Group at Yale
University of North Texas, College Republicans York College, York College Libertarian Club

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5. Regional Conferences Review

In the Fall of 2008, Students For Liberty hosted 3 Regional Conferences in Philadelphia, Boston, and Ann
Arbor (MI) with a total of approximately 120 students in attendance. The 2009 Regional Conferences
have blown those numbers out of the water with over 700 students at 7 Regional Conferences. There is
no way that SFL’s Regional Conferences could have grown so dramatically or so quickly without the
support of the Smith Family Foundation, especially in expanding SFL’s logistical and marketing
capabilities to spread these ideas to more students.
Total Number of Attendees: 711 Unique Attendees
Total Number of Schools: 201 Unique Schools
Conferences:
New York SFL Conference @ Columbia University, Oct 10th
Midwest SFL Conference @ University of Chicago, Oct 17th
West Coast SFL Conference @ Arizona State University, Oct 24th
Texas SFL Conference @ University of Texas-Austin, Oct 24th
Southern SFL Conference @ Wake Forest University, Oct 24th
Mid-Atlantic SFL Conference @ Drexel University, Nov 7th
Northeast SFL Conference @ Harvard University, Nov 7th
Immediate Impacts:
It has been less than a month since the Regional Conferences ended, but immediate impacts of
the conferences can already be seen.
 Formation of 2 new coalitions of pro-liberty student organizations: New York Liberty
Alliance and Chicago Forum for Freedom
 Formation of 15+ new student groups
 Identification of 20+ existing student groups
 Increased enthusiasm of students for liberty that has translated into more events being
held on campus by student groups dedicated to liberty
 Increased size of SFL network from new students introduced to the ideas of liberty

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5.1 NEW YORK SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

121 Attendees
33 Schools
The New York SFL Conference was a full day of lectures, debates, and workshops that were intended to
educate students on the importance of liberty and provide a forum for students to strategize about how to
promote liberty. The list of speakers on the next page should speak for itself. The workshops and
breakouts, though, are opportunities that no one else offers:
Student Organizing Panel: At every SFL Conference, four of the most active and experienced student
leaders of liberty were invited sat on a panel to discuss what they have learned as student leaders so the
audience could benefit from their experiences. For example, at the New York SFL Conference, the
President of the Cornell Libertarians, Michael Cretz, shared his experiences in transitioning leadership
while Vice President of the Drexel Student Liberty Front, Stacy Litz, talked about how her group used a
diversity of marketing tactics to bring out large crowds to their campus speaker events.
Ivy League Alliance for Liberty Meeting: Formed in January 2009, the Ivy League Alliance for
Liberty is a coalition of pro-liberty student groups amongst the Ivy League to provide mutual support for
one another and use the Ivy League name for good (promoting liberty and inspiring others to promote
liberty). At the New York Conference, the Ivy League Alliance for Liberty held a break out meeting,
which focused on developing a decentralized leadership structure that would allow the true leaders of the
organization to emerge. Plans were also begun to create a blog and online resources for Ivy League
students to work with one another on collaborative projects. SFL is proud to have helped form this
coalition as just one example of ways students can work with one another to promote liberty and
capitalize on their own passion and efforts.

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5.2 MIDWEST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

115 Attendees
46 Schools
The Midwest SFL Conference was held at the University of Chicago and hosted by the University of
Chicago Students for a Free Society. On the ivy-coated campus, students heard from experienced
activists about effecting change in society, watched a spirited debate on whether libertarians should spend
their time on politics or education, learned about the power of entrepreneurs in the free market system,
and heard an amazing Keynote Speech on why and how to defend capitalism in the wake of the financial
crisis.
During lunch, a group of approximately 15 students got together to found the Chicago Forum for
Freedom, a coalition of pro-liberty student groups in the greater Chicago region to support one another.
The CFF will serve a similar purpose as other pre-existing coalitions like the Ivy League Alliance for
Liberty and Philadelphia Forum for Freedom. The coalition’s initial membership consists of 7 student
groups in attendance at the conference and began with a trip to the Heartland Institute’s 25 th Anniversary
Dinner after the conference.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Peter Lesson, Professor of Economics,
George Mason University
Dr. Leeson currently sits as the BB&T Professor

for the Study of Capitalism at George Mason
University and will be visiting this fall at the
University of Chicago. He is most famous for
his book The Invisible Hook: The Hidden
Economics of Pirates.

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5.3 WEST COAST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

84 Attendees
14 Schools
Last year, the West Coast SFL Conference was canceled due to lack of registrations. Drawing 84
attendees from all over the West Coast to this year’s conference was an incredible feat as schools are
located much further apart from each other geographically than on the East Coast. Students had the
opportunity to hear from speakers like Patri Friedman, Executive Director of the Seasteading Institute,
and Clint Bollick, Director of the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation at the Goldwater
Institute.
During SFL’s signature Student Panel, where student leaders discuss best practices for campus organizing
and promoting liberty, Patri Friedman was inspired to write this for his blog: “The student panel included
some great ideas on branding, messaging, how to win arguments, relevant cognitive biases, and how to
get broader appeal for libertarians. It could be construed as folk activism - but it was smart and
sophisticated and the same ideas could be tapped for structural activism.”
Keynote Speaker:
David F. Nolan, Founder of the Libertarian
Party & the Nolan Chart
David Nolan is a long time activist on behalf of

liberty. He is regarded as the founder of the
Libertarian Party in 1971 and creator of the
famous Nolan Chart (the World’s Smallest
Political Quiz). He has seen first-hand the
growth of our movement and the mistakes we
made along the way. Few speakers in the
country have such valuable experience.

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5.4 TEXAS SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

82 Attendees
19 Schools
The Texas SFL Conference launched SFL’s efforts in Texas. Prior to the conference, SFL had never
hosted an event in Texas and had few connections in the state. Thanks to strong leadership from the UT-
Austin Libertarian Longhorns and strong marketing from traditional media, existing networks, and new
student outreach efforts, the Texas SFL Conference was a huge success. The student movement for
liberty has now reached a new level in Texas. The Texas Conference Director, Norman Horn, actively
promoted the conference through radio interviews and media press releases, providing a critical role in
making the conference a success. At the Texas SFL Conference, students heard from speakers such as
Dr. Nigel Ashford of the Institute for Humane Studies talk about how to effect change for liberty in
society. Students learned about campus activism from existing student leaders like Daniel Crocker, one
of the founders of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Finally, students had the opportunity to hear
from renowned leaders of liberty as Gene Healy, the conference’s Keynote Speaker.
Keynote Speaker:
Gene Healy, Vice President of the Cato Institute
Mr. Healy was the senior editor of the Cato Institute.

He is a contributing editor to Liberty magazine,
editor of Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of
Almost Everything and author of The Cult of the
Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to
Executive Power.

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5.5 SOUTHERN SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

92 Attendees
21 Schools
Like the 2008 West Coast Conference, the 2008 Southern SFL Conference was canceled due to lack of
registrations. The size of this year’s conference and the dedication of students coming to North Carolina
from as far away as Florida is a testament to the growth of interest in liberty amongst students over the
past two years. In addition to the usual fare of lectures on how to incorporate pro-liberty values into
corporations and the historical record of liberty, students were given several unique opportunities at the
Southern Conference:
 Activism training for liberty;
 Pro-liberty concert performance in the evening by Jordan Page,
an aspiring young artist whose music incorporates the message
of freedom;
 Liberty Power Hour for students to meet representatives from
many pro-liberty organizations and learn about the many
resources and opportunities available to them.
Keynote Speakers:
John Allison, Former Chairman of BB&T Bank
Fred L. Smith, Jr., Founder & President of the Competitive

Enterprise Institute

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5.6 MID-ATLANTIC SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

140 Attendees
30 Schools
The Mid-Atlantic SFL Conference was the most well-attended 2009 Regional Conference. As the
opening pictures illustrate, it also represents the growth of SFL’s Regional Conferences in just one year
through the hard work of students and support of the Smith Family Foundation. Going from 45 to 140
attendees, this conference is one of the most representative examples of the SFL Regional Conference
growth and the interest students now have in the cause of liberty.
Students heard lectures from speakers like Radley Balko on the injustices of the criminal justice system.
In addition to hearing from speakers, the Mid-Atlantic SFL Conference combined a variety of unique
features. Speakers like Bob Bowden presented new efforts to promote liberty via film with his movie The
Cartel. An interactive workshop with Nigel Ashford offered students the opportunity to present strategies
for effecting liberty and receive feedback from experts and peers alike. And a conference performance by
Jordan Page at the end of the day provided a valuable opportunity for students to not only network with
one another, but become inspired to go back to campus and carry on the fight for liberty.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Alan Charles Kors, Professor of European
History, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Kors holds innumerable acclaim for his life’s work,

including the Lindback Award, the Ira Abrams Memorial
Award for distinguished college teaching, and a National
Humanities Medal in 2005 for his study in European
intellectual thought and the humanities. He has lectured
all over the world on topics in history, classical liberalism
and academic freedom.

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5.7 NORTHEAST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

125 Attendees
58 Schools
The 2009 Northeast SFL Conference included a formidably sized group, significantly larger than the 30
students in attendance at the 2008 Boston SFL Conference. In a region traditionally dominated by statist
beliefs and professors apt to endorse the state, students received a strong education in the philosophy of
liberty and the value of freedom in our society.
One of the best examples of the Northeast SFL Conference’s influence is the story of Dan Suraci, a
student at Boston University Law School. Literally the day after he attended the Northeast SFL
Conference, Suraci formed the Libertarians at BU Law student organization to promote liberty to his
fellow students. Utilizing his connections with SFL from the conference as well as new contacts at Cato,
Suraci arranged for Dan Griswold to speak at BU Law on Dec 2 nd less than a month after the Northeast
Conference. Thanks to the Northeast Conference and our connections with Cato, in under a month Boston
University went from having no pro-liberty group to having the Libertarians at Boston U Law host a Cato
scholar.
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey Miron

Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Peter Schiff
President & Chief Global Strategist of Euro-
Pacific Capital

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6. E-Leadership Series
One of the problems the student movement for liberty
has always faced is the physical distance between the
many students and groups dedicated to liberty. The
often vast geographic separation between colleges
makes it difficult for students to communicate with
each other between each other and enhances the feeling
of isolation that pro-liberty students feel on their home
campuses.
One of the ways that SFL is addressing this problem is

via our E-Leadership Series. The SFL E-Leadership Series utilizes cutting edge communication
technology to connect students to each other and the leaders of the liberty movement. We utilize
a “webinar”, or web-based seminar, format that allows students all over the country to interact
with our guest presenters. We hold two webinars a month, one of the ideas behind the liberty
philosophy, and one on the techniques to effectively advance liberty on campus and beyond.
Students are also able to participate in a question and answer session at the end of the speaker’s
presentation.
SFL has been fortunate to host such distinguished guests as Lawrence W. Reed of the
Foundation for Economic Education and Professor Jeffrey Miron of Harvard University.
However, the E-Leadership Series does not just focus on established academics. We also feature
current students who have had success in their efforts. This fall, student leaders have presented
on such topics as “Successful Campus Speaker Events” and “Marketing on Campus.”
In total, 311 individual students have attended our webinars this fall
from schools as far apart as the University of Idaho and Columbia
University. Our highest attendance was for Lawrence Reed’s
presentation in early September which drew 121 students. That
represents remarkable growth from last spring when our largest
attended webinar was attended by 30 students. This rapid growth
can be attributed to aggressive marketing on social networking sites
such as Facebook and to the general growth of SFL.

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Fall 2009 E-Leadership Schedule
September 8th – “Adam Smith, Free Trade, and the Birth of Economics”
Speaker: Lawrence W. Reed (Foundation for Economic Education)
Total Attendees: 121
September 23rd – “Successful Campus Speaker Events”

Panelists: Jared Fuller (Wake Forest University), Aaron Moyer (Drexel University), Dr. James
W. Lark, III (University of Virginia/Libertarian Party)
Total Attendees: 17
October 5th – “An Economic History of the Prison”

Speaker: Dr. Daniel D’Amico (Loyola University New Orleans)
Total Attendees: 56
October 19th – “Marketing on Campus”

Student Panelists: Irena Schneider (American University), Liya P. (George Mason University),
Pericles Niarchos (Drexel University), & Masood Manoochehri (Columbia University)
Total Attendees: 24
November 7th – “An Economic Analysis of Drug Legalization”

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Miron (Harvard University)
Total Attendees: 97
December 2nd – “How to Get an Internship for Liberty”

Speakers: Scott Barton & Isaac Morehouse (Institute for Humane Studies)
Total Attendees: 36

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7. Alumni For Liberty

Students For Liberty launched a new project called Alumni
For Liberty (AFL). The goal of AFL is to provide a forum
for SFL alumni to remain involved in the organization by
providing professional development services as well as a
connection to the student liberty movement at their alma
mater and across the country. Among the best ways to
strengthen a student group is through alumni support. The
strongest groups are the ones whose graduates take the time
to mentor the current students as well as provide financial
support for their activities. More than anything, active
alumni provide a support structure that can keep groups
together through turbulent times.
AFL will support alumni dedicated to liberty in a variety of capacities. Here is a short list of
opportunities available through AFL:
1. Networking events to meet other alumni dedicated to liberty

2. Monthly emails to stay abreast of the student movement for liberty and let alumni know
about opportunities available to alumni dedicated to liberty such as happy hours, job
openings, and training sessions
3. Leadership Dinners for intimate discussions with leaders of the pro-liberty movement to
discuss best practices and strategies for how to promote liberty
4. Alma Mater Support Program for alumni to make tax-deductible donations to pro-liberty
students and student groups at your alma mater
5. A Mentorship Program to connect students with alumni currently involved in their
interested career path
On November 17th we launched Alumni For Liberty with the AFL Launch Party in Washington,
DC. The launch party brought together recent graduates who are currently working for liberty in
the DC area and introduced them to the
Alumni For Liberty program. The
speaker for the event was Michelle
Muccio McAdoo, who shared her
experience transitioning from student,
to working for liberty at the Acton
Institute, back to being a student again.
The AFL launch party was a great
beginning for Alumni For Liberty,
bringing in the first wave of AFL
members and donors interested in
helping current students.

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8. Student Action Events

8.1 Student Rights Week
“You’ve learned their rules, now learn your rights!”
Often overlooked in the national debate is the loss of liberty students are suffering on their very own
campuses. Anyone who has been through freshman orientation knows what a brainwashing experience it
can be. Administrators and counselors spend days lecturing incoming students on what they cannot say
on campus, what the campus police are allowed to do at their whim, and the many ways that students are
supposed to conform to the university’s will. From restrictive speech codes and “free speech zones” to
academic discrimination and harsh drug possession crimes, university administrators are waging war
against student’s civil liberties.
That is why in August 2009 Students For Liberty launched the first annual Students Rights Week. The
concept of the project was to leverage pre-existing resources such as Cato Pocket Constitutions, Free
Speech handbooks from FIRE, and copies of the DVD Indoctrinate U to assist students in the fight for
their civil liberties on campus. We also produced a Students Rights Week flier to help groups promote
their activities. The idea was that pro-liberty student groups could use these resources during the first
week of school to both attract new members to their groups while spreading the message of liberty to the
campus community.
Unsurprisingly, students flocked to these resources. In total 38 student groups from across the country
put these resources to use on their campuses. The Students Rights Week participants made up a broad
and diverse coalition. The variety of groups included ACLU Chapters, College Libertarians, student
papers, Students for Liberty, Young Americans for Liberty, and Federalist Societies. These groups
disagree on many issues, but they all agree that their civil liberties are threatened and need to be defended.
Participating Groups
Arizona State University Students for Liberty James Madison University Madison Liberty
Arizona Young Americans for Liberty Marquette University Young Americans for Liberty
American University Students For Liberty UMass, Dartmouth Libertarians
Appalachian State U. Young Americans for Liberty Michigan State University Young Americans for Liberty
Boston University ACLU Michigan, Ann Arbor College Libertarians
California State, Sacramento U. Students for Liberty Michigan, Flint College Libertarians
Catholic University Young Americans for Liberty Missouri University, Columbia College Republicans
Central Washington University Liberty Club University of Nevada, Reno Students For Liberty
Columbia University Libertarians North Carolina-Chapel Hill Libertarians
The Drexel Liberty Front Northern Colorado College Republicans
Edgewood College Republicans Northwestern University Students for Liberty
East Tennessee State U., Students of American Liberty Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute College Libertarians
Emory & Henry College Libertarians The Plymouth Review
Florida State University Libertarians Rutgers Young Americans for Liberty
George Mason University Students For Liberty Seton Hall University Students for Individual Liberty
Georgia State University Federalist Society Tennessee, Chattanooga Libertarians
Georgetown Hoyas For Liberty Washington & Lee University Libertarians
Grinnell Liberty Wake Forest Young Americans for Liberty
Kentucky Students For Liberty Wisconsin-Madison Young Americans for Liberty
Lourdes College Young Republicans

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From Top Right, Rotating Clockwise:
Drexel Student Liberty Front schedule of

SRW events; SRW Flier provided by SFL
to student groups; Northwestern Students
For Liberty Screen Indoctrinate U;
American University Students For
Liberty demonstrate against “Free Speech
Zones”; George Mason University
Economics Club passes out Cato Pocket
Constitutions to their classmates.

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Students Rights Week Quotes
Tom Laughlin
Florida State Libertarians
“I’m doing great, and I just recently was able to pick up all the great materials you guys sent us and let me tell
you how much we appreciate it! We’ll definitely employ everything in the best manner we can. This makes the
process of education that much easier.”
Robert Bongers
Emory & Henry College Libertarians
“As we E&H is a private institution, we plan on tailoring the program slightly to fit our situation. The
Governing Committee of the EHCL has all received copies of FIRE’s guides last semester after the conference
at GWU and we are currently working on a timetable and program outline. We plan on using the school’s “Get
on Board Day” to advertise as well as our own publication, the Hedgehog, which is distributed to the entire
student body.”
Nat Hunt
University of Wisconsin Young Americans for Liberty
“My name is Nat Hunt, I’m the president of Young Americans for Liberty at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison. We became affiliated with SFL about two weeks ago, and I’ve been keeping in touch with Will
Freeland since then. He told me about Student’s Rights Week, and I’m excited to participate during the first
week of school. I’m hoping to make it as big as we can - showing Indoctrinate U, getting a speaker, whatever
we can manage!”
Sheryl Campbell
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Libertarians
“Can you please send more pocket constitutions? Thank you for your time. P.S. there was more constitutions in
Arabic than any other language. I am giving several of those Arabic constitutions to East Ridge high school.
The school is “English as a second language school.” I know of several students who are now American citizens
that are excited about receiving the constitution. One student is a 14 year old boy from Iraq who was held
hostage for days (as well as tied up) due to his religious preference. He was released and his family escaped to
the US. I am going to have pictures taken of these high schoolers receiving these constitutions and will be
sending you a thank you note from the student’s as well as the teacher. Thank you again for your generosity in
providing the Liberty literature!!!”

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8.2 Twentieth Anniversary of the

Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9th, 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 20th 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 from one side of the country to the other.
To honor this historic event, Students For Liberty launched the Celebrate the Fall of the Berlin
Wall initiative. The Berlin Wall initiative united students around the world in celebrating the
destruction of this symbol of tyranny and oppression by hosting events on campuses honoring
the past and relating the lessons the world should have learned to prevent the wall from being
constructed again in the future.
To aid students groups in this process, SFL published and distributed the “SFL 20th Anniversary
of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Student Activism Handbook”. The handbook contained
suggestions and guides for how to host a variety of events, such as tearing down a sample wall,
building an artistic wall, hosting a survivor of communism speaker, screening a movie, and
building a memorial Graveyard for the Victims of Communism.
Along with helping students hold events on their campuses, Students For Liberty also celebrated
the fall of the Berlin Wall at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Students For Liberty Conference. The
Closing Keynote Speech by Dr. Alan Charles Kors on “Is There An After Socialism?” addressed
the need to recognize the atrocities committed by self-proclaimed socialists and the philosophy
of socialism.

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9. New Programs Launched

SFL is constantly seeking to provide the best resources and opportunities available to students.
Below are several of SFL’s exciting new programs.
9.1 Student Protest Grants

This Fall, SFL and Bureaucrash teamed up to support student activism for liberty. Student
protests are some of the most important forms of student activism as they are extremely visible,
have high rewards for minimal costs, and are extremely fun. What’s more, student protests
archetypically represent the collegiate experience. Unfortunately, most people automatically
associate student protests with statism. These Student Protest resources are meant to empower
students in a decentralized manner to hold protests for liberty and challenge statist voices on
campus. For groups that want to take the fight against government growth to the streets, this is
the program for them.
The Protest Grant project includes a number of resources available for students interested in
hosting protests on campus. Here are a few of them:
 A Student Protest Handbook, with ideas for protests and a step by step guide for how to
get the most out of an activism event;
 Bureaucrash Contraband – Bureaucrash’s famous T-shirts, stickers, and other materials
to help students promote their event;
 Student Protest Grants of $100-$500 to help cover the cost of the protest. These grants
can cover resources such as printed fliers, banners, posters and gimmicks like coffee
beans and cigarettes.
First Grant: Washington University-St. Louis

Free Trade Protest
The first Student Protest Grant was awarded to the Washington

University-St. Louis Young Americans for Liberty to host a Fair
Trade vs. Free Trade Coffee Taste Test. The group handed out free
samples of coffee along with literature on the benefits of Free Trade
and speeches against the supposed benefits of Fair Trade coffee on a
campus where Free Trade coffee is banned.
 200+ flyers distributed

 60+ students participated in the taste test
 Many changed minds about “Fair Trade” from both students
and faculty

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9.2 Speakers Network

Hosting a speaker event is one of the best ways to grow a student organization while spreading
the message of liberty. Speaker events serve multiple purposes of educating the group members,
attracting new members, and spreading the liberty message to the wider campus audience.
However, many students do not know where to look to find potential speakers. This is why SFL
created our Speakers Network, to help students find the top experts in the study of liberty who
are excited to speak on campuses around the U.S.
The SFL website breaks the Speakers Network down into two categories. The first is national
speakers. SFL works with national experts and leaders of the liberty movement who travel the
country on book tours, speaking tours, fund raising trips, etc. We work with them to plan their
trips so they can maximize their impact by speaking to student groups. The second is local
speakers listed by state. There are hundreds of pro-liberty scholars spread across the country
who are available to speak on campus, especially in the State Policy Network think thanks. An
expert might live right down the street from a group, but neither know each other. SFL bridges
this gap by listing all the State Policy Network scholars and other experts across the country.
Two Examples
In early September, Cato Senior Fellow Johan
Norberg traveled to New York City to promote his
new book Financial Fiasco which chronicles the
financial crisis and what we can do about it.
Norberg’s schedule had an open slot, and in August
Cato’s marketing department approached SFL’s new
Program Manager Clark Ruper to see if there were
any student groups in New York who could host Mr.
Norberg. Clark contacted the Fordham University College Republicans and newly formed
Young Americans for Liberty, who co-hosted an event that drew over 60 students.
On November 7th, Dan Suraci of Boston University Law attended the 2009 Northeast Students
For Liberty Conference. Inspired by the conference, he founded the Libertarians at BU Law the
next week. Later that month the Cato marketing department again approached Clark Ruper at
SFL about a book tour that trade scholar Dan Griswold was making to the Boston area. Clark
worked with Cato and Dan Suraci at BU to schedule an event on December 2nd. Within a month
the Libertarians at BU Law were formed and hosted a Cato scholar.

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9.3 Op-Ed Project
In October, the entire country was discussing health care and the various reform proposals
floating through Congress. However one aspect that was being overlooked was that of young
people opposed to a larger role for the government in health care. Newspapers and television
news shows were talking plenty about how Obama and the Democrats’ plans would help the
youth, but nothing was being said to combat those claims.
SFL realized that in order for the pro-liberty youth voice to be heard, we would have to make it
heard. To solve this, we developed the SFL Health Care Op-Ed Project. SFL identified students
interested in the debate and mentored them on how to write an effective opinion-editorial piece.
Working step by step with the students, we would at the same time build their skills in writing
and media relations while influencing the health care debate via major and school newspapers.
Throughout the month of October and early November, 12 student leaders wrote op-ed pieces
focusing on youth concerns in the health care debate from the libertarian perspective. Of
particular note in this group was Lia Palagashvili, President of the George Mason University
Economics Club. With SFL’s help Lia wrote an op-ed focusing on encouraging consumer
choice in health care which was published by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
“But the current health legislation will take us in the wrong direction. Congress is
considering a requirement that everyone purchase a "basic" insurance plan,
which could range in services from in vitro fertilization to end-of-life counseling.
Does anyone really expect such cradle-to-grave health mandates to save us
money?
As an analogy, imagine that the government required all automobile insurance

companies to insure not just against serious or catastrophic damage, but also
against broken windshield wipers, burned-out headlights, oil and tire changes,
and so on. Car insurance would cost us a fortune.”
-Liya Palagashvili
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20091020_Encourage_consumer_choice.html

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9.4 State Policy Network Conference &

Student Fellowships
A priority this fall for SFL was to improve our relationships with various State Policy Network
think tanks. SPN think tanks have the advantage of maintaining a local presence in their state
and have the potential to be an invaluable resource to students and student groups. Using our
previous successful work with the Mackinac Center and Commonwealth Foundation, SFL
reached out to the SPN think tanks and worked with SPN itself to have a presence at their
national conference.
SPN and SFL worked together to implement

the first ever Generation Liberty Fellowship
(GLF). The GLF was a full scholarship to
help students and think tank interns attend the
2009 SPN Conference in Asheville, North
Carolina. By working together SPN and SFL
recruited 35+ students and recent graduates to
attend the conference as GLFellows.
Through the GLF, students were introduced
to the SPN community and the world of state-
based think tanks.
These fellows not only attended all portions of the SPN Conference,
but participated in specialized GLF seminars tailored to GLF interests
and needs. Another synergy between SPN and SFL was the Youth
Outreach breakout session at the conference. SFL Director Sloane
Frost spoke on a panel with representatives from the Mackinac
Center and the Institute for Humane Studies on how State Policy
Network think tanks can and should work with students to advance
liberty together. During this panel and throughout the conference
SFL made many contacts with state-based think tanks that
strengthened our relationship and will enhance programs such as
SFL’s Speakers Network, in the future.

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10. 3rd Annual International SFL Conference

This February 12-14 at American University, Students For Liberty will host the third annual
International SFL Conference. The inaugural Students For Liberty Conference in 2008 drew 100
students from 42 schools in 3 countries. The 2009 International SFL Conference brought 153
students from 86 schools in 13 countries together. This year, we expect the 2010 International
SFL Conference to unite many more students from even more diverse countries.
The International Conference is the premier event of the year for students dedicated to liberty
and advancing freedom on campus. The world’s largest crowd of pro-liberty students will
gather for a weekend of learning about liberty from contemporary leaders in liberty, discussing
best practices for promoting liberty on campus, and getting more involved in the larger
movement for liberty.
The 2010 conference will feature workshops and training sessions designed to connect students
with each other and to improve their skills in promoting liberty. Breakout sessions will include
regional discussion groups, training on marketing and communication, and issue based training
on topics from health care to environmentalism.
Along with these breakout sessions the International Conference will feature our best speaker
lineup yet. We have already confirmed two keynote speakers. Keynoting the Friday Student
Awards Dinner will be Gary Johnson, Former Governor of New Mexico. On Saturday night the
students will travel to the Cato Institute for a reception and keynote presentation from Cato’s
President and Founder Ed Crane.

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11. Give the Gift of Liberty
While most organizations have seen declining revenue streams in these difficult economic times,
SFL has grown dramatically. While specific numbers will be released in the 2009-2010 Annual
Report, SFL has raised more money in the first half of our second fiscal year than was raised in
the entire first fiscal year. However SFL is not flush with money, and the needs of students are
ever-growing. SFL has grown dramatically with the generous support of our donors, but so has
the demand from more students for more resources and opportunities to promote liberty on their
campuses. SFL is trying to keep up with the needs of our student base, but to do that, we need
more resources as well.
The Give the Gift of Liberty (www.GivetheGiftofLiberty.com) fundraising drive is an effort to

finish fundraising for SFL’s 2009-2010 fiscal year and guarantee that SFL finishes the academic
year strong. Nothing provides for a more prosperous world than a freer world, and the future of
freedom lies in today’s students who are willing to stand up for their rights and spread the
message of liberty. With the Give the Gift of Liberty fundraising drive, SFL hopes to provide
thousands more students with opportunities to learn about liberty and the tools to promote liberty
on their campuses. If you would like to support SFL, please visit
www.GivetheGiftofLiberty.com and make a contribution in someone’s name today.
This is much more than a simple fundraising drive, though. As with all of SFL’s efforts, we are
using this as an opportunity to develop the skill set of our membership by introducing students in
the SFL network to the world of fundraising. Development is often deemed as one of the most
important but underappreciated areas of the pro-liberty nonprofit world. The Give the Gift of
Liberty fundraising drive has called upon students to ask their friends, family, and networks to
support an organization and a cause that they care deeply about, and is providing them with an
experience in the world of nonprofit fundraising that is invaluable for anyone who wants to fight
for liberty as a career.
www.GivetheGiftofLiberty.com
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2. REGIONAL CONFERENCE GROWTH: A VISUAL

2008 Philadelphia Students For Liberty Conference: 40 students + attendees

2009 Mid-Atlantic Students For Liberty Conference in Philadelphia:

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3. Bullet Point Successes

 Launched a new Student Protests Grant program in conjunction with Bureaucrash to

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4. SFL’s Global Network: 250+ Groups

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5. Regional Conferences Review

Total Number of Attendees: 711 Unique Attendees

Total Number of Schools: 201 Unique Schools

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5.1 NEW YORK SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

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5.2 MIDWEST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

Dr. Leeson currently sits as the BB&T Professor

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5.3 WEST COAST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

David Nolan is a long time activist on behalf of

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5.4 TEXAS SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

Mr. Healy was the senior editor of the Cato Institute.

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5.5 SOUTHERN SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

John Allison, Former Chairman of BB&T Bank

Fred L. Smith, Jr., Founder & President of the Competitive

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5.6 MID-ATLANTIC SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

Dr. Kors holds innumerable acclaim for his life’s work,

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5.7 NORTHEAST SFL CONFERENCE RECAP

Dr. Jeffrey Miron

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One of the ways that SFL is addressing this problem is

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Fall 2009 E-Leadership Schedule

September 23rd – “Successful Campus Speaker Events”

October 5th – “An Economic History of the Prison”

October 19th – “Marketing on Campus”

November 7th – “An Economic Analysis of Drug Legalization”

December 2nd – “How to Get an Internship for Liberty”

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7. Alumni For Liberty

1. Networking events to meet other alumni dedicated to liberty

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8. Student Action Events

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From Top Right, Rotating Clockwise:

Drexel Student Liberty Front schedule of

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Students Rights Week Quotes

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8.2 Twentieth Anniversary of the

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