Roanoke Valley Libertarians will have a social tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 18) at Ippy’s in Rocky Mount. Join us for good food, drinks, and conversation!!
If you have questions or need directions etc, email: rvlpmelissa@aol.com
Jan 172012
Jan 102012
Our January meeting will be held tomorrow night – January 11 – at Corned Beef & Co (107 S Jefferson St, Roanoke). We will have a brief business meeting at 6pm. The regular meeting will begin at 7pm. No speaker this month – just good conversation! Join us – and invite others who might be interested!
Dec 132011
Our December meeting will be held December 13 at Corned Beef & Co. We will have a brief business meeting and then adjourn for conversation. The meeting will begin at 7pm.
Oct 112011
Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 12 at Corned Beef & Co (107 S Jefferson, Roanoke).
Our guest speaker will be Donald Koop with the Roanoke Area FairTax group (http://www.roanokeareafairtax.com/) who will provide information about the FairTax proposal and discuss ways to work for tax reform.
As always, we will be there at 6:30 pm to chat, etc. The meeting will begin at 7 (ish). The meeting is upstairs but it is NOT in the room over the main bar. Instead, go left after those stairs and through the adjacent room…after you pass the pizza oven you will see the other stairs.
If you have any questions or need additional information, email Melissa: rvlpmelissa@aol.com
Sep 122011
Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, September 14 at Corned Beef & Co (107 S Jefferson, Roanoke).
Caleb Coulter from the “Roanokers for Ron Paul” group will be our guest speaker. Caleb has done a great job organizing this very active group and we look forward to hearing from him and learning more about what is going on with this campaign in our area.After he speaks, “Roanokers for Ron Paul” will host the next in a series of “Debate Watch” parties. They will show the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum (Romney, Gingrich, Bachmann, Cain, and Paul). This is a great chance to meet another local group and spend some time discussing issues!
As always, we will be there at 6:30 pm to chat, etc. The meeting will begin at 7 (ish). The meeting is upstairs but it is NOT in the room over the main bar. Instead, go left after those stairs and through the adjacent room…after you pass the pizza oven you will see the other stairs. The “Debate Watch” will be in the same room.
If you have any questions or need additional information, email Melissa: rvlpmelissa@aol.com
Aug 092011
The August RVLP meeting will be held tomorrow night, August 10, at Corned Beef & Co (107 S Jefferson, Roanoke). Our guest speaker will be Jim Lark – current member of the Libertarian National Committee and former chairperson of the Libertarian Party. Dr. Lark will present “Knee-Jerk Libertarianism: A Cure for a Common Disease”.
We will begin socializing at 6:30, the meeting will begin at 7pm.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, email: rvlpmelissa@aol.com
We have recorded some of the presentations at our recent meetings for our new YouTube channel! Links to the playlists are below.
August 2011: (our guest speaker was Karen Kwiatkowski, candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 6th district): http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB47E004B86A868AD
July 2011 (our guest speaker Melvin Williams discussed litigating claims of violations of Constitutional rights): http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9AD7C625931BBCD4&feature=mh_lolz (yes, we know the date is wrong on this video…we’re working on it)
Jul 132011
The July RVLP meeting will be tonight at 7pm at Corned Beef & Co. Our speaker this month is Karen Kwiatkowski, candidate for Congress in the 6th district.
The meeting is open to all so please invite anyone who might be interested!
On June 17, 1971 President Richard Nixon launched the modern-day drug war, an effort perpetuated by every one of his successors.
As the reform group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) documents in a new comprehensive study, the drug war has destroyed lives and property, shredded the constitution, and distorted American education, health care, and even foreign policy. That’s why, notes LEAP, fully 75 percent of Americans and 69 percent of police chiefs agree that the drug war has failed.
Reason’s Nick Gillespie talked with LEAP’s Executive Director Neill Franklin, a retired major in the Maryland State Police. As Franklin explains, he was one of the most bellicose drug warriors around until a comrade was killed during an undercover operation. The best way, argues Franklin, we can pay tribute to his fallen friend – and all the other people whose lives have been laid waste by a war on drugs that has caused far more bad than good – is to turn away from prohibition and embrace regulation and control similar to that used for alcohol.
Shot by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain, who also edited.
For more videos and information about drug policy, go to http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/15/the-price-of-prohibition
For more information on LEAP and to read “Ending the Drug War: A Dream Deferred,” go to http://www.leap.cc/40years/
Jun 172011
Jun 082011
Out monthly meeting is tonight at Corned Beef & Co (107 S Jefferson St, Roanoke). Melvin Williams, a local attorney, will speak about litigating claims of violations of Constitutional rights.
We will be there beginning at 6:30, the meeting will start around 7pm. We will be in the same room as last month (instead of going up the stairs in the main area go to the left, past the pizza oven etc, and you will see another set of stairs).
