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UPDATED MONTHLY Join the College Libertarians at Facebook! Active college Libertarian groups are those with formal names, such as "Auburn University Libertarians." Those listings only containing a school listing, without a formal name such as "Auburn University Libertarians," are College Libertarian contacts -- not formal groups -- at the institution. Please contact the affiliate contact or group at your institution of higher learning and join the movement for a free America! [College Libertarians in STATES N THRU Z] EXTERNAL LINKS Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions: ASFAR is an organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal civil rights of youth through the abolition of age-based restrictions. Ayn Rand Institute -- Student Essay Contests: Essay contests for high school students based upon Ayn Rand's Anthem, Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead. Over 500 prizes available, so enter today! Ballot Access News: A newsletter that tracks ballot access and encourages third party growth and success. BureauCrash -- Crash the State: BureauCrash is an international network of activists of all political persuasions who believe that bloated, sprawling governments and the bureaucrats and politicians who control them ought to be mocked. Mercilessly. Join the fun! Campus Freethought Alliance: CFI is dedicated to promoting and defending reason, science and freedom of inquiry in education, and to the enhancement of freethought, skepticism, secularism, humanism, philosophical naturalism, rationalism, and atheism on college and high school campuses throughout North America and around the world. Campus Leadership Program: The Campus Leadership Program, a division of the Leadership Institute, fosters permanent, effective, conservative/libertarian student organizations on college campuses across the U.S. CampusLP.org: Bringing freedom to a campus near you! Although the site is out-dated, CampusLP.org still provides some fantastic posters for use on campus. Capitalist Chicks: Ridding capitalism of stereotypes, Capitalist Chicks believes that Capitalism is the only moral and practical economic system, offering individuals the opportunity to create, produce and exchange freely with others. The only system that recognizes and rewards individualism and protects the freedom of independent minds, capitalism bans the use of force in economic relationships and leaves people free to make transactions based solely on their own judgments and decisions. CollegeLibertarians.org -- Center for Liberty and Community: An educational project of the Center for Liberty and Community, CollegeLibertarians.org is a portal for students interested in promoting libertarian and classical liberal values on their college campuses. CollegeLiberty.com -- College Libertarian Central: The goals of CLC are to become a highly accessible place for people to get a Libertarian perspective on anything and create a venue for College Libertarians to talk about their activities on college campuses. Collegiate Patriot: Through student advocates on each campus, Collegiate Patriot provides a variety of resources, including regular publications, event speakers, and political literature as anecdotal rebuttal to political leftists. Economic Thinking: Economic Thinking provides tools for economic education like workshops, study guides, books, and videos. Reaching students in the public schools through vehicles such as high school debate enhance students' Economic Thinking. Federalist Society -- Student Chapter Listing: The Federalist Society is a group of conservative and libertarian law students who place a premium on individual liberty, traditional values, and the rule of law. Federalist Society chapters organize discussion groups, lectures, debates, and symposia during the school year to spread these values. Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process, and academic freedom on our nation's campuses. The Free Liberal: A Free Liberal is a person who values individual freedom, is alive to the dangers inherent in all forms of power and authority, and believes in the possibility of the rule of law, equal justice, fundamental rights, and a free and prosperous society. The Free Liberal is a left-libertarian journal of politics and economics. Fund for American Studies: TFAS has been educating young leaders on the values of freedom, democracy, and free market economies since 1967. Nine Institutes around the world bring college students together for educational programs, engaging them in a rigorous examination of economic concepts, political systems, and moral philosophy. Our goal is to prepare young people for honorable leadership by educating them in the theory, practice, and benefits of a free society. Hammer of Truth: A Libertarian Party blog. High School Conservative Clubs of America: HSCCA supports the United States Constitution, upholds the Bill of Rights, advocates the moral standards of our Founding Fathers, encourages traditional American values, and assists students in forming chartered conservative clubs in high schools throughout the nation. Institute for Economic Studies of Europe: The Institute has aimed at discovering, developing and supporting the most outstanding people it could find among students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in exploring and applying the principles of classical liberalism. Activities include a summer University, summer seminars, lectures, and publications. Institute for Humane Studies: To support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented, productive students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and who demonstrate the potential to help change the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to the principles and practice of freedom. IHS internships, scholarships, grants, and programs work toward this end. Intercollegiate Studies Institute: ISI works "to educate for liberty" — to identify the best and the brightest college students and to nurture in these future leaders the American ideal of ordered liberty. Through its integrated program of lectures, conferences, publications, and fellowships, the Institute annually works with hundreds of thousands of students and faculty from coast to coast. Introduction to Libertarianism: An introduction to libertarianism specifically geared to students from the Advocates for Self-Government. Laissez Faire on Campus (Belarus): An independent, non-profit campus group at Belarus State Economic University dedicated to providing better incentives for self-education and to promote students' participation in scientific inquiry. The Leadership Institute: LI works to identify, recruit, train, and place conservatives and libertarians in politics, government, and media. It has a specific focus of aiding in campus recruitment. Liberal Network of Europe: LiNK is a network of liberals throughout Europe and beyond. LiNK works at the dissemination of liberal ideas. Libertarianism: To Youth, Teens, and Students: Marketing libertarianism to youth, teens, and students. You are not alone! Liberté J'Ecris Ton (France): Translated to Liberty, I Write Your Name, Liberté J'Ecris Ton is a think tank and activist organization at the forefront of a new and growing pro-liberty movement in France led by Sabine Herold. Hayek Society -- London School of Economics: The aim of this LSE-based student organization is to defend classical liberalism and free market economics. It is a society for the mutual exchange of ideas, and is named in honor of Nobel Laureate Friedrich August von Hayek, who lectured at the London School of Economics from 1931 until 1950. Libertarian Political Action Committee -- Students for Liberty: LPPA offers tips on student activism and organizing for liberty. Libertarian Rock: Although presently defunct, Libertarian Rock once helped and promoted activists who peacefully and legally fight back against unjust laws and harassment by politicians and government workers. National Youth Rights Association: NYRA is dedicated to defending the civil and human rights of young people through educating people about youth rights, working with public officials to devise fitting policy solutions to problems affecting young people and empowering young people to work on their own behalf. The Next Generation (United Kingdom): The Next Generation group serves as a meeting point for the next generation of leaders in business, academe, the professions, journalism and public policy. TNG meetings bring together like-minded individuals who are interested in free-market ideas. Objectivism on Campus: see Reason on Campus below. Peacefire -- Open Access for the Net Generation: Peacefire.org was created to represent the interests of people under 18 in the debate over freedom of speech on the Internet. Politopia: Are you satisfied with the left/right model? If not, Politopia -- the magical land of custom-made government -- is for you! The Politopia quiz helps you determine where you fall on the political spectrum. Popshot Magazine: Popshot Magazine is a indie/punk rock music magazine with a libertarian, free-market perspective. The site is bifurcated down the middle, with columns on politics on the left side and music reviews and interviews on the right. Popshot's motto: Punk rock = Capitalism. Prometheus Institute: A political and cultural organization dedicated to leading the libertarian movement into mainstream acceptance in the Twenty-first Century. Protest Warrior: ProtestWarrior is a new way for liberty-lovers across the planet to mobilize against the left within their own cities. Raise Your Voice - Students Against the HEA Amendment: The HEA Amendment denies students financial aid if convicted of a drug offense. Raise Your Voice encourages students to do just that and speak out against the HEA Amendment. Reason on Campus: Despite Ayn Rand's popularity among young people, her ideas are often rejected or ignored at high schools and universities. Campus Objectivist Clubs are one way for students to bring these ideas to their schools. Locate the club nearest you, or form your own! Students Against the PATRIOT Act: Resources for students on campus fighting the anti-American provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. Students for Academic Freedom: A clearing house and communications center for a national coalition of student organizations whose goal is to end the political abuse of the university and to restore integrity to the academic mission as a disinterested pursuit of knowledge. Students for Freedom Coalition: The Students For Freedom Coalition is an all-partisan group of individuals and organizations that are dedicated to protecting the civil liberties of students and youth across America. Their mission is to raise awareness among students and youth and promote action by providing support for self-organizing activities. Students for an Orwellian Society: The mission of SOS is to promote the vision of a society based upon the principles of Ingsoc, first articulated by George Orwell in his prophetic novel 1984. Students for the Second Amendment: SFSA educates about the right that is the guarantor of all the others -- the Second Amendment. Unfortunately, the group has folded. Students for Sensible Drug Policy: SSDP is committed to providing education on harms caused by the War on Drugs, working to involve youth in the political process, and promoting an open, honest, and rational discussion of alternative solutions to our nation's drug problems. Third Party Watch: A blog that tracks third party successes and failures. Young America's Foundation: Young America’s Foundation is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values. YAF accomplish its mission by providing essential conferences, seminars, educational materials, internships and speakers to young people across the country. Youth Vote Coalition: A non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing political and civic participation among young people. |
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