January 16, 2008
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Field Reports / Calendar — January 2008
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County ContactsBernalillo
– The BCLP County Convention
will take place concurrent with the state convention, on 12 April
2008. More details to follow.The
BCLP is hosting two meetings per month. For more information, see the
BCLP website — http://www.lpnm.org/bernalillo.
The Weekly Sedition will run from January, 2008 through March,
2008 on Albuquerque Comcast Channel 27. New Mexico’s Consumer
Advocate will resume in April, 2008. Both shows are viewable in
webcast format. For the viewing links, see the Channel 27 site [
www.quote-unquote.org
].Jay
Vandersloot continues to be active in staffing at table at blade and
gun shows at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque and could use some
help at the shows — any assistance would be welcome, even if it is
only for a couple of hours. Anyone interested in helping at the table
at the gun show, providing literature to hand out, loaning us an LP
banner, or a projection screen should contact Jay at either
yprocrastinate-emailme@yahoo.com
or call 505-362-1733.Paul
Gessing and the staff of the Rio Grande Foundation have been getting
columns and letters to the editor printed in the local newspapers,
including the Albuquerque Journal. on a regular basis. Some of those
have been printed here in New Mexico Liberty. Others are
available at the RGF’s website — www.riograndefoundation.org.Dona
Ana — The LPDAC Central
Committee has been having monthly meetings, as well as an information
table at the Las Cruces Farmer’s Market. See the LPDAC website for
details — www.lpnm.org/dona-ana.The
Dona Ana County Convention will take place on 16 February 2008, in
the Dresp Room of the Branigan Library from Noon – 5 PM.Otero
– The Otero County LP was recently organized by Dr. Gilberto
Heredia. Their first two meetings were attended by 13 people and
garnered coverage by the Alamogordo Daily News — see here
for more information.San
Juan — The San Juan County LP is sponsoring a new fundraising
drive for the LPNM in addition to the annual rifle raffle that they
run. This new effort will raffle off a new, limited-edition Harley
Davidson motorcycle for Ø100 per ticket, with a maximum of 399
tickets available. More information on the motorcycle raffle is
available here — www.tinyurl.com/2fu72e.
See the events page on the SJCLP site for more information on the San
Juan county LP’s activities — www.sjclp.org/events.htm.Sandoval
– The LPSC is having its
monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month.Santa
Fe — Ed Nagel is working on
organizing an LPNM county affiliate for Santa Fe County. Contact him
at ed123nagel@aol.com
or call him at 505-471-6928. He’d appreciate any help he can get.TV
Shows — Channel 27 in Albuquerque
(not
necessarily endorsed by LPNM)The
Weekly Sedition — Wednesdays at 8PM
www.myspace.com/kcufmediaHemp
TV — Tuesdays at 7PM
www.myspace.com/nmhemptvThe
One Party State — Wednesdays at 11PM
Contact
Lance Klafeta [ lklafeta@yahoo.com
] for detailsReeferhead — Saturdays at 6PM
www.myspace.com/reeferheadtvThe
Fringe Element
www.thefringeelement.net
/ www.postpubco.com
== == == == == == == == == == == == == == == ==“Individual
rights are not subject to public vote; a majority has no right to
vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights
is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and
the smallest minority on earth is the individual ).”
– Ayn
Rand
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Special
EventsLPNM
2008 State ConventionThe
2008 LPNM State Convention will be in the greater Albuquerque area on
the weekend of 11-13 April 2008 at the Radisson Hotel Albuquerque
(2500 Carlisle Boulevard NE, Albuquerque NM 87110). Planned Banquet
Speaker is libertarian science-fiction writer and columnist L. Neil
Smith. We are currently soliciting suggestions for other speakers. We
hope to have another presidential candidates’ debate, and maybe a
debate between the vice-presidential candidates. The LPNM Central
Committee has named Secretary Mike Blessing as the Convention
Coordinator.LP
2008 National ConventionThe
LP’s 2008 National Convention will take place at the Adam’s Mark
Hotel in Denver on Memorial Day weekend (23-26 May 2008). Speakers,
business sessions and the presidential nomination are on the agenda.
Contact Jay Vandersloot if you’re interested in being a delegate from
the LPNM.See
www.lpconvention.org
and www.denverlpcon.com
for details as they develop.Regular
EventsWednesday,
2 January — Otero County LP meeting. Contact Dr. Gilberto Heredia
for more information — 575-439-8234.Thursday,
3 January and 17 January — Bernalillo County Liberty Forum meets in
Albuquerque, 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Fiesta’s Restaurant & Lounge
(Carlisle & Montogomery NE). Contact Mike Blessing for details [
kcufmedia@gmail.com
/ 505-918-6567 ].Wednesday,
9 January — The Dona Ana County Libertarians will meet. Those
interested are invited to attend and to contact Siebert Ickler [
lpdac@peoplepc.com
/ 505-541-9079 ] for information on location and time.Saturday,
12 January — San Juan County LP meets at 6PM — contact Gary Wood
[ zang5775@msn.com
] for details. The San Juan County LP’s Central Committee will meet
at 5PM.Tuesday,
22 January — The Sandoval County Libertarian Party will meet –
contact Ron Bjornstad [ rbjornstad@earthlink.net
/ 505-288-4228 ] for details.
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