It’s time for all parties in Vermont to reform their town committees. The Vermont Libertarian Party will hold its town caucuses on September 14. If you are interested forming a town committee in your town, then contact me asap so I can send you the forms you need and the directions.

We hope to be adding some new towns, but we also will be losing some town committees as people move so you help is vital in making sure we can easily put presidential, statewide, and local candidates on the ballot to give Vermonters a choice of lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.

Caucusing is simple to do, but there are some laws that must be followed. For example, you need to post a notice in two places in your town at least 5 days in advance of your caucus, and if you have more than 1000 people in your town, then the notice must also appear in your local paper.

Jeremy Ryan
Chair, Vermont Libertarian Party

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Vermont Libertarian Party
PO Box 5475
Burlington VT 05402-5475
Phone: (802) 735-2149
Web: www.vtlp.org
Email: chair@vtlp.org
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We did it!

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 will begin showing at Essex Cinemas on April 29th.

Showtimes April 29th – May 5th:
12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40

The official Atlas Shrugged movie website now has a their own proprietary “Demand Atlas to your town!” service.

Just go to the link and enter the zip code 05401 (for Burlington) and your email. You should enter 05401 to help concentrate the requests to better our odds of getting a showing.

This can really make a difference in whether it’s shown here or not… they are monitoring these requests closely.

Remember, Atlas Shrugged is an independent film, being distributed independently. It’s up to us to make things happen and US includes YOU.

Again, go to the link below now to add your support:

http://www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/demand

This movie is a documentary of Canadian Health Care and the extreme problems created by command and control of health care in their socialized medicine.

The showing will be at McCarthy Arts Center, St Michael’s College, Route 15 at Exit 15, on Feb 23 at 7pm.

After the movie two medical doctors from Canada (Dr. Mark Roper, and Dr. Robert S. Emmons), along with John McClaugry, will hold a one hour question and answer period.

Free and open to the public

Sponsored by St. Michael’s Conservative club, and co-sponsored by:

• Ethan Allen Institute
• Green Mountain Patriots
• True North Reports
• Vermonters for Economic Health

Further information the movie:
http://sickandsickermovie.com/index.html

A PDF flyer about the movie event: (PDF format)
http://www.cybershingle.com/sicker/flyer_sickandsicker_VT.pdf

** Date/Time: The Gun Show is February 5th from 9 Am to 5 PM and on February 6th from 9 AM to 3 PM. We are asking for volunteers for 2 hour shifts.

Saturday times
9-11 AM
11 AM- 1 PM
1-3 PM
3-5 PM

Sunday Times
9-11 AM
11 AM- 1 PM
1-3 PM

As you can see, there are only four time slots on Saturday and three on Sunday. We need at least 2 people for each shift. Please help if you can.

** Contact: If you will volunteer to help, please sign up by contacting Doug Richmond at richmonddp@juno.com or 899-3254: OR Karen Kerin at keringhost@gmail.com

Come join us in this yearly celebration of our past achievements, and future goals. This year’s theme is the core values of the Vermont Campaign. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Vermont Campaign and meet its members.

The location of this year’s Convention is the Black River Academy Museum located on High Street in Ludlow, Vermont. The Black River Academy is the alma mater of President Calvin Coolidge, one of the “patron saints” of the Vermont Campaign.

We ask that a donation of $3 per person be made to cover the cost of the space.

For more information contact Steven J. Howard, Interim State Chair of the Campaign at vtgadfly@comcast.net.

Website: http://vermontcampaignforliberty.org/

Special Event

Tom Palmer, Ph.D.

General Director, Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace and Prosperity
Senior Fellow & Vice President Center for Promotion of Human Rights, CATO Institute
Vice President for International Programs, Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Topic:

“Greatest Myths about Free Markets”

“I’d walk across a bed of hot coals to hear Tom Palmer speak” John McClaughry, President EA
“I heard Tom a few years ago. He is extremely knowledgeable. Exceptional.” Dr. Art Woolf, UVM Economics Dept.
“Author, scholar, speaker, advocate; Palmer is a crusader for liberty.” Dr. Robert Letovsky, Chair, Business Dept, SMC

Tom Palmer, Oxford University PhD, is an internationally known advocate for the advancement of liberty and free markets throughout the world. Seen on national television programs, read in prestigious journals, and sought after around the world as a speaker, Palmer is among the most knowledgeable experts on classical liberal/libertarian thought, Constitutional history, globalization, and economic studies. He was also a plaintiff in District of Columbia v. Heller in which the Supreme Court recently overturned the D.C. ban on handguns. Much of Tom’s time is spent meeting with and supporting groups and individuals in countries where individual and economic liberty are threatened or non-existent. Within the past few years, Tom has traveled to China, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Viet Nam, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, India, Russia and The Philippines to work with lovers of freedom. He will come to Vermont in December shortly after returning from a planned five day visit to North Korea.

For Tom Palmer’s full bio and Curriculum Vitae go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_G._Palmer.

Mark Your Calendars Now!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM
McCarthy Arts Center
Saint Michael’s College – Colchester
(Book signing after talk)

This presentation is free and open to the public.

The Ethan Allen Institute presents -
Sheraton Economic Series 2010

The Prospects for Liberty

featuring Edward Crane III
President of the Cato Institute
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Sheraton Burlington Conference Center
University Amphitheatre

Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:00pm

Ed Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute.

Under his leadership, Cato has grown to become one of the nation’s most prominent public policy research organizations. Crane has been a pioneer in framing the political debate as one, not between liberal and conservative, but rather between civil society (the voluntary sector) and political society (government power).

Crane was at the forefront of promoting personal accounts for Social Security reform and was one of the first national leaders of the term limits movement. He is the coeditor of several books, publisher of Regulation magazine, and is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.

He is a chartered financial analyst and former vice president at Alliance Capital Management Corp. Crane’s writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Times and Forbes. He has been interviewed on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and other national media. Crane holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

“I have known Ed Crane for thirty years, and every time I hear or read him, I learn something new and important.” – John McClaughry (Vice President, EAI)

The Sheraton Economic Series is sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center, and cosponsored by the Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, True North Radio, and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Reservations not necessary – no admission charge

Contact For More Information:

Ethan Allen Institute
4836 Kirby Mountain Road
Concord VT 05824

www.ethanallen.org
eai@ethanallen.org
802 695 1448

The speaker is Bill Sayre of Bristol, a former student of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago. Sayre, an economist and businessman, is the former chair of Associated Industries of Vermont and a regular commentator on True North Radio.

The event, part of the Sheraton Economic Series, honors what would be the 98th birthday of Prof. Friedman, a one time resident of Ely, Vermont. It is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington, sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, and cosponsored by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, and Vermont Tiger.

“In an era when we seem to be afflicted with ever more government mandating ever more choices for citizens, it’s useful – and indeed inspirational – to review the life and thought of Milton Friedman, a true apostle of liberty”, said EAI vice president John McClaughry.

The Sheraton Economic Series is open to the public and no admission charge or reservation is required,

For more information contact:

John McClaughry
4836 Kirby Mountain Road
Concord VT 05824
Voice 802 695 1448
fax 802 695 1436
eai@ethanallen.org
www.ethanallen.org

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Program from 5-6:30 p.m.
Sheraton Burlington Conference Center – Diamond Ballroom

In the world of finance, “having skin in the game” means that a player has put his own assets at risk to make a deal produce a profit. What assets does Vermont bring to the economic table? Bruce Lisman has some powerful ideas to share about how his native state can become an economic powerhouse.

After a long and sparkling career in international finance, native Vermonter Bruce Lisman retired in 2009 as Chairman of the JP Morgan Chase Global Equity Division.

He has served as a Director on the boards of Vermont’s National Life Group, Merchant Bancshares, the Shelburne Museum, American Forests, CVPS, and Pace University. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont and has served as Chair of the University’s Board of Trustees.

“If there’s one Vermonter of distinction, ability and vision that Vermonters ought to listen to in these trying economic times, it should be Bruce Lisman,” said EAI VP John McClaughry. “Bruce understands economics and wealth creation. He urgently wants his native state to rise to the top of successful states, and has sound ideas for making that happen.”

Sponsored by:
The Ethan Allen Institute
The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Business Magazine
Vermont Economy Newsletter
Vermont Tiger