WASHINGTON, DC — More than a dozen members of the George Washington University chapter of Young America’s Foundation (GWYAF) held a Global Warming Beach Party in protest of Thomas Friedman’s speech on Thursday, January 21 at 7:30pm in GWU’s Lisner Auditorium. GWYAF found the idea and a guide to execute it on CampusReform.org, a new national network of conservative and libertarian college students.
GWYAF members call for an open debate on global warming and GWU’s sustainability policies. Currently, GWU presents global warming as unquestioned fact – an act that GWYAF labels as indoctrination, especially in light of recent accusations of data manipulation.
“This event was designed to educate the students of GW about the truth of the sustainability issue,” said Travis Korson, the President of GWYAF. Students held signs challenging global warming alarmism, handed out ice pops and leaflets to those attending the speech, and even appeared in polar bear costumes.
Friedman is a New York Times columnist. His book Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How It Can Renew America is required reading for GWU freshmen as part of the Freshman Reading Program.
The George Washington University Young America’s Foundation is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.
Young America’s Foundation specializes in helping young people advance conservative ideas at their schools. The GW chapter is the first university chapter in the nation, supported by the larger national organization. In the past three years, GWYAF has worked with other groups on campus to present speakers such as Tom Tancredo, John Ashcroft, David Horowitz, Dinesh D’Souza, Ann Coulter, and Newt Gingrich. For more information, visit GWYaf.org.
CampusReform.org, a project of the Leadership Institute, is a comprehensive grassroots mobilization tool for conservative and libertarian college students. The website includes a unique subsite for each of the 2,376 four-year colleges and universities in the country and offers customizable pages for both student groups and individual users. For more information about CampusReform.org, visit CampusReform.org. For more information on the Leadership Institute, visit leadershipinstitute.org.
Joe Naron is the Director of Press at George Washington University’s Young America’s Foundation.
