[Lnc-business] List of events and dates in 2017

[James Lark]

Dear Wes:

     I hope all is well with you and your family.  In a separate message 
I shall send you a Word file containing a list of events and dates that 
may be helpful to you.

     As I have done for the past several years, I have assembled a list 
of events and dates in 2017 to which the LP may wish to draw attention.  
For example, it may be useful for LPHQ to issue press releases 
concerning some of these events and dates; it may also be useful for 
state affiliates to conduct outreach efforts on or about some of these 
dates.  I have provided supplemental information regarding some of these 
events/dates.

     Several events are included because I know something about them, or 
because I suspect they will be of interest to people sympathetic to the 
libertarian perspective.  Some events and dates are included at the 
suggestion (or request) of LP colleagues.  Allow me to emphasize that 
inclusion of an event does not imply that I believe it is particularly 
important or that the LP should commemorate it in some manner.  
Similarly, the fact that an event is not listed does not imply I believe 
it is unimportant or that we should not commemorate it in some manner.

     Please note that while I endeavored to check the accuracy of the 
listings, in some cases I did so using sources such as Wikipedia. Hence, 
if you wish to use information on this list, I strongly suggest that you 
conduct research to ascertain that the information is indeed correct.  
(Some events sent to me by Libertarian colleagues evidently did not 
occur on the dates provided.)

     Please note also that I shall send the Word file to my LNC 
colleagues.  Since I do not have access to the State Chairs' list, I 
would appreciate it if you would send the document to that list.  I hope 
those who read the document will review the information and offer 
suggestions concerning additional events and dates, as well as any 
corrections that should be made.

     On a different matter, I hope you and the LNC will join me in 
thanking Bill Redpath for his petitioning efforts in Ohio.  If I 
understand correctly, he has already gathered over 300 signatures so far 
(toward a pledge of 750 signatures); he was gathering signatures at the 
Findlay (Ohio) post office on Christmas Eve.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  Best wishes to you 
and the family for a great 2017.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
     Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
     University of Virginia

     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee