Students for Liberty

LibertyCon International Returns to Washington DC — Students For Liberty’s Flagship Event Comes to DC Feb 2-4, 2024

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Washington DC, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington, D.C., September 18, 2023 — Students For Liberty, the largest global pro-liberty student organization, is delighted to announce the return of its flagship event, LibertyCon International 2024.

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  • Washington DC, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington, D.C., September 18, 2023 — Students For Liberty, the largest global pro-liberty student organization, is delighted to announce the return of its flagship event, LibertyCon International 2024.
  • The event will take place at the prestigious Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., from February 2-4, 2024.
  • While his specific role at LibertyCon in Washington, D.C., has yet to be revealed, it is anticipated to become one of the weekend’s highlights.
  • Students and attendees can take part in these discussions with us live in Washington, D.C., over the weekend of February 2-4, 2024.

Students For Liberty Accelerates Global Growth and Unveils Environmental Initiative in 2023

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

$1.5 million to establish Green Liberty, a global program promoting free market environmentalism and exploring ideas that are likely to foster greater and more rapid improvements in the environment than top-down mandates.

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  • $1.5 million to establish Green Liberty, a global program promoting free market environmentalism and exploring ideas that are likely to foster greater and more rapid improvements in the environment than top-down mandates.
  • The Students For Liberty Board of Directors is proud to announce their newest member, chairman of the Foundation for Economic Education, Wayne Olson.
  • While attending graduate school, he started reading the magazine The Freeman, which Olson says was his introduction to the liberty movement.
  • “I always admired Wayne and what he accomplished at FEE as the Chairman as well as during his tenure as its Executive Director,”  said Students For Liberty CEO Dr. Wolf von Laer

Students For Liberty Announces LibertyCon 2022 Full Lineup

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

MCLEAN, VA, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students For Liberty (SFL) is pleased to announce the return of their flagship event, LibertyCon International 2022, on October 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, FL.

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  • MCLEAN, VA, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students For Liberty (SFL) is pleased to announce the return of their flagship event, LibertyCon International 2022, on October 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, FL.
  • NBA star and human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom has been announced as the featured presenter at LibertyCon on Saturday night.
  • Students For Liberty is also offering travel scholarships to liberty-loving students in North America.
  • For any questions or clarification, or to schedule an interview with a Students For Liberty representative, please contact Brian Lambrecht directly at 708-420-8324 or [email protected]

LibertyCon - Europe's largest pro-liberty event is returning in 2022!

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Monday, April 4, 2022

Announced speakers of the event are Leszek Balcerowicz - former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, David Friedman, Tom Palmer, Lawrence Reed, Stephen Davies, George Selgin, Stephan Livera, Dominik Stroukal, Tatsiana Khomich, Li Schoolland, and many more.

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  • Announced speakers of the event are Leszek Balcerowicz - former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, David Friedman, Tom Palmer, Lawrence Reed, Stephen Davies, George Selgin, Stephan Livera, Dominik Stroukal, Tatsiana Khomich, Li Schoolland, and many more.
  • "With Eastern Europe in crisis and liberty under the gravest threat in decades, LibertyCon in Prague promises to be a memorable event for young people.
  • Students For Liberty is the largest pro-liberty, student-driven organization in the world.
  • Students For Libertys mission is to educate, develop, and empower the next generation of leaders for liberty.

Prometheus Foundation Awards $2.3 Million to Students For Liberty to Launch Fellowship Program

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

This program is made possible by the generous support of Prometheus Foundation, which has committed an initial $2.3 million to fund the first two years of the program.

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  • This program is made possible by the generous support of Prometheus Foundation, which has committed an initial $2.3 million to fund the first two years of the program.
  • Dr. Wolf von Laer, CEO of Students For Liberty, said, We are beyond grateful to the Prometheus Foundation for enabling this life-changing program.
  • Carl Barney, funder and founder of Prometheus Foundation, said, I am pleased to fund this fellowship program to teach SFLs top students about Ayn Rands philosophy.
  • About Prometheus Foundation: Prometheus Foundation is an independent, nonprofit enterprise whose mission is to promote Ayn Rand and advance her philosophy, Objectivism.

Cannabis Freedom Alliance Doubles Membership with Addition of New Values Members and Working Groups

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

CFA is further proud to announce the creation of its three working groups:

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  • CFA is further proud to announce the creation of its three working groups:
    Criminal Justice Reform and Successful Second Chances Working Group.
  • We are delighted to join the Cannabis Freedom Alliance to help advocate for and protect law-abiding Nevadans from federal overreach.
  • We are excited to work with the Cannabis Freedom Alliance to bring new, much-needed voices to the debate over legalization.
  • We are excited to partner with the Cannabis Freedom Alliance to drive the conversation on this topic forward.

Freer Future Fest lands in Nashville next week to host human rights activists, industry executives, Bitcoin enthusiasts,Twitch stars, and 2020 Libertarian Party nominee

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Friday, October 1, 2021

United States / Nashville, TN, Oct. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students For Liberty will host an annual pro-liberty festival, Freer Future Fest , on October 9, 2021, in Nashville, TN.

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  • United States / Nashville, TN, Oct. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students For Liberty will host an annual pro-liberty festival, Freer Future Fest , on October 9, 2021, in Nashville, TN.
  • We can show the beauty of our ideas by writing articles in campus newspapers that argue why free expression matters.
  • This is what we will be celebrating at Freer Future Fest, says Dr. Wolf von Laer, Students For Libertys CEO.
  • This year, Freer Future Fest partners with the Reason Foundation, Institute for Justice, Freedom Fest, The Cato Institute, FIRE, and many more.