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The LP [[Historical Preservation Committee]] is encouraging Libertarians nationwide to join in a '''50th Birthday Party''' for the LP on 11 December 2021.
[[File:CA-43 2021-12-11 birthday-cake.jpg|right|400px]]
 
The LP [[Historical Preservation Committee]] encouraged Libertarians nationwide to join in a '''50th Birthday Party''' for the LP on 11 December 2021.


The LP is generally considered to have been "born" on 11 December 1971, when the group who had been calling themselves the "Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party" [[Document:Minutes 11 Dec 1971 Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party|decided to actually do it]]!
The LP is generally considered to have been "born" on 11 December 1971, when the group who had been calling themselves the "Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party" [[Document:Minutes 11 Dec 1971 Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party|decided to actually do it]]!
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===Location/Format===
===Location/Format===


The concept is to hold celebrations all across the country, with local activists making whatever arrangements make sense to them. The HPC will be setting up a Zoom meeting to link all the local events together so that people in the various physical locations can share what they are doing.
The concept was to hold celebrations all across the country, with local activists making whatever arrangements made sense to them. The HPC set up a Zoom meeting to link all the local events together so that people in the various physical locations could share what they were doing.


Each local group will be responsible for picking a venue, inviting potential attendees, and providing whatever food or other materials may be involved.
Each local group was responsible for picking a venue, inviting potential attendees, and providing whatever food or other materials might be involved.


Examples of possible formats:
Examples of possible formats:
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* wherever it is - sharing a birthday cake!
* wherever it is - sharing a birthday cake!


[[File:50th-birthday email-graphic 2021-11-17.jpeg|right|200px]]
===Date/Time===
===Date/Time===


Date: Saturday 11 December 2021
Date: Saturday 11 December 2021
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Time: Noon-8pm Eastern / 9am-5pm Pacific
Time: all day, across multiple time zones
 
The time range is tentative -- it is intended to give people in all time zones a chance for a reasonable amount of time for sharing, but that doesn't mean there can't also be other activities outside those hours (e.g., a dinner).


===Suggested Activities===
===Suggested Activities===


Each local event might include some combination of activities like:
Each local event could include some combination of activities like:


* eating birthday cake!
* eating birthday cake!
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* honoring past activists (including party officers, candidates)
* honoring past activists (including party officers, candidates)


For an example of some of these kinds of activities see the [https://lpepc.org/42nd-birthday-party/ photos taken at the LP of El Paso County, Colorado's 42nd Birthday event].
For an example of some of these kinds of activities done in earlier years see the [https://lpepc.org/42nd-birthday-party/ photos taken at the LP of El Paso County, Colorado's 42nd Birthday event].


==Participating Locations==
==Participating Locations==


''Please list your location and contact info here as you make your plans.''
''If you held an event not listed here, please list your location, contact info, and links to reports/photos below.''


* [https://www.facebook.com/events/692597338376770/ Alaska - Fairbanks]
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/692597338376770/ Alaska - Fairbanks]
* [https://alaskalp.org/event/lp-50th-celebration-ketchikan-2021-12-11/ Alaska - Ketchikan] / Paul Robbins (radmaticlibertarian@gmail.com)
* [https://alaskalp.org/event/lp-50th-celebration-ketchikan-2021-12-11/ Alaska - Ketchikan] / Paul Robbins (radmaticlibertarian@gmail.com)
* [https://alaskalp.org/event/lp-50th-celebration-wasilla-2021-12-11/ Alaska - Wasilla]
* [https://alaskalp.org/event/lp-50th-celebration-wasilla-2021-12-11/ Alaska - Wasilla]
* California - San Diego / Anna Mosashvili (annuelle@gmail.com)
* [https://www.scclp.org/lp_50th_birthday_party California - Santa Clara County] / Joe Dehn (jwd3@dehnbase.org, 408-774-1570)
* [https://www.scclp.org/lp_50th_birthday_party California - Santa Clara County] / Joe Dehn (jwd3@dehnbase.org, 408-774-1570)
* [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-liberetarian-50th-birthday-bash-tickets-201322289387 California - Fresno] / Mimi Robson (chair@ca.lp.org)
* [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-liberetarian-50th-birthday-bash-tickets-201322289387 California - Fresno] / Mimi Robson (chair@ca.lp.org)
* [https://lpcolorado.org/event/lp-50th-birthday-party-2021-12-11/ Colorado - Denver] / Jacob Luria at 720-550-1048
* [https://lpcolorado.org/event/lp-50th-birthday-party-2021-12-11/ Colorado - Denver] / Jacob Luria at 720-550-1048
* Colorado - El Paso County / Judy Darcy (outreach@lpepc.org)
* Colorado - El Paso County / Judy Darcy (outreach@lpepc.org)
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/2911046799112305/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A&#x5B;%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22left_rail%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22left_rail%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_past_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D&#x5D;%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D Indiana - Porter County]  / Mike Telesky at (libertarianpartyportercounty@gmail.com)
* Missouri - St. Louis / LaDonna Higgens (ladonna.higgins@lpmo.org)
* Missouri - St. Louis / LaDonna Higgens (ladonna.higgins@lpmo.org)
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/503429220673435/ Montana - Gallatin county] / Marty Albini (marty.albini@mtlp.org)
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/503429220673435/ Montana - Gallatin county] / Marty Albini (marty.albini@mtlp.org)
* South Carolina - Greenville / Steve Dasbach (stevedasbach@jo20.com)
* Ohio - Lorain County / Jim Barbour (james.barbour@lpo.org)
* [https://facebook.com/events/s/lnc-50th-anniversary-feat-jo-j/3048913985428373/ South Carolina - Greenville] / Steve Dasbach (stephendasbach@gmail.com)
* Texas - Travis County / Ted Brown (tedbrown1776@hotmail.com)
* Texas - Travis County / Ted Brown (tedbrown1776@hotmail.com)
*


==Related Events==
==Related Events==

Latest revision as of 17:48, 20 December 2021

CA-43 2021-12-11 birthday-cake.jpg

The LP Historical Preservation Committee encouraged Libertarians nationwide to join in a 50th Birthday Party for the LP on 11 December 2021.

The LP is generally considered to have been "born" on 11 December 1971, when the group who had been calling themselves the "Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party" decided to actually do it!

General Plan

Goals

  • Increase awareness of the LP's history.
  • Promote collection of material/recollections.
  • Encourage formation of state/local history committees/projects.
  • Encourage participation in LPedia.
  • Bring activists together for fun/celebration/camaraderie.

Location/Format

The concept was to hold celebrations all across the country, with local activists making whatever arrangements made sense to them. The HPC set up a Zoom meeting to link all the local events together so that people in the various physical locations could share what they were doing.

Each local group was responsible for picking a venue, inviting potential attendees, and providing whatever food or other materials might be involved.

Examples of possible formats:

  • informal party at someone's home
  • presentation by a speaker or panel
  • gathering in some public place
  • luncheon at a restaurant
  • special session during some other event
  • wherever it is - sharing a birthday cake!
50th-birthday email-graphic 2021-11-17.jpeg

Date/Time

Date: Saturday 11 December 2021
Time: all day, across multiple time zones

Suggested Activities

Each local event could include some combination of activities like:

  • eating birthday cake!
  • listening to and documenting stories from long-time members
  • creating a timeline of local LP activities
  • gathering historical material (party records, photos, newsletters, campaign materials)
  • displaying/scanning/identifying/annotating old photos
  • speaker/panel on a historical subject
  • making "why I am a Libertarian" posters
  • games (e.g., LP Trivia, "pin the torch on the statue")
  • honoring past activists (including party officers, candidates)

For an example of some of these kinds of activities done in earlier years see the photos taken at the LP of El Paso County, Colorado's 42nd Birthday event.

Participating Locations

If you held an event not listed here, please list your location, contact info, and links to reports/photos below.

Related Events

Other 50th-Year Activities

Previous Birthday Celebrations

CO-El-Paso-County cake 2013.jpg

10th (1981)

20th (1991)

30th (2001)

35th (2006)

40th (2011)

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