Join the Staff, Supporters and Students of the Young Britons’ Foundation at THE best party this summer! After last year’s superb event at Peter Stringfellow’s new club, Angels, this year YBF is delighted to announce that the YBF Summer Drinks Reception will be taking place at Mahiki – THE place to be seen.
YBF Summer Drinks Reception
Date: Thursday, 22 July 2010, 8.00pm
Venue: Mahiki, 1 Dover Street, London W1S 4LD
FREE Mahiki Cocktails – but get there early!
Entry: £20 (£10 for full-time students and graduates)
To purchase your ticket, email emma@ybf.org.uk and then pay online or send payment to YBF, 50 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4YU.
Space is limited so apply early. ROAR
AND THAT’S NOT ALL!
Come armed with questions and prepare to give your CF National Chairman candidates a grilling as YBF will also be hosting a Hustings which will run from 7.00pm – entry from 6.45pm. A ticket for the Summer Party MUST be purchased in order to gain access to the Hustings.
Now that the election campaign is under way the political parties and news agencies are putting into force their media campaigns online with interactive sections on all their websites with the latest in graphics design, video production and new media ideas. However, in your local area what can you do for your campaign thats a little bit new and different?
One of the main things you can do is take pictures or make small films. Everyone has a phone and most have the capability to take pictures and make short videos. These can be uploaded to your candidates website as you canvas together or even do a short interview to camera. One great piece of technology that you can use if you have one of these phones is Qik. This live phone streaming service is a great way of showing what your candidate is up to at any given time and you can embed a live stream on your candidates website if you wish or even upload that video to Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. Even news reporters such as this Sky News reporter are now using Qik and you can too.
Do you want to learn about individual liberty and the free market? Is the free market the cause of the economic crisis?
Freedom Week is an annual one week seminar for 30 UK students at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. Renowned lecturers teach students about the basic philosophy of a free society based on individual liberty and the free market.
Freedom Week is free for the students, and paid for by private donations and free market think tanks. Freedom Week is organised by Freedom Alliance, a not for profit organisation. Freedom Week will take place from 12 to 16 July 2010.
One of the weeks you are able spend in the USA as part of YBF’s Reagan-Thatcher Summer Conference Programme is at the Young America’s Foundation National Conservative Student Conference at George Washington Universityin Washington D.C. The week is spent listening to the top speakers from US politics as well as networking with like-minded conservative activists from across the USA.
This is an annual event and in 2008 YBF was covered in the Young America’s Foundation Libertas magazine. You can read the full article here or click the image below to enlarge the article.
To get your chance to visit the USA and meet leading conservative speakers click here for more information on what to do to reserve your place in 2010.
The ‘Special Relationship’ has never been more important between the USA and Great Britain. There is no better way to support our great nations relationship other than attending YBF’s Reagan-Thatcher Summer Conference Programme. This week not only gives you the chance to cement the ideals that have joined our two nations for years but also educates you in the latest campaign and skills training.
You can experience, first hand, the special relationship on the Reagan-Thatcher Summer Conference Programme.
If you would like more information please contact donal@ybf.org.uk.
The Freedom Association will be holding regular events every month called ‘Free Spirits’ somewhere in the Westminster village. These events are aimed to challenge your views but also so that you can here debates on subjects that normally aren’t discussed in your usual political surroundings. The first debate happened this week in the The Marquis of Granby Pub and was on the subject of ‘Freedom v. Security’. The event had two very interesting speakers. On one side there was Alex Deane, the Director of Big Brother Watch, and on the other side there was Douglas Murray, the Director of the Centre for Social Cohesion. The debate was lively and challenged many people’s views.
Simon Richards, the Director of the Freedom Association commented after the event,
“what struck me, from talking to people afterwards, was that many had had their views on this subject challenged and, in many cases, changed”
Steven Dent, YBF’s Director of Operations, attended the event and said,
“These events are a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in debating subjects that are not normally challenged in everyday politics”
The Freedom Association will be holding ‘Free Spirits’ events on the second Wednesday of every month from now on. For further updates about these events visit the Freedom Association website (www.tfa.net) or become a fan of them on Facebook.
One of the great aspects to YBF travelling to the USA in for the Reagan-Thatcher Summer Conference Programme is the week spent at the Leadership Institute in Arlington Virginia. The Leadership Institute one of the USA’s leading training organisation for young professionals and students alike who want to have the most impact in public life. The type of training studied includes skills in internet activism and social media techniques, along with television training in the Leadership Institute’s own television studio. This training is valuable for anybody who wants to enter public life and make the most of their television experiences.
The LI Studio’s says;
“Make your television appearances count. As a spokesman for your cause, you have just seconds to make an impact on a viewing audience. Communicating effectively on television requires skills different from other speaking situations. The Television Training Workshops explore the techniques of some of TV’s best communicators and teach you how to make the most of your on-camera opportunities.”
You can view some examples of the type of television training you could go through here.
We are all well aware that there is waste in our education system and thankfully YBF is here to expose the culprits.
The Arts and Humanities Research Council pays for research projects that include research into the the history of Victorian pantomime and children’s playground songs, to name just a few. The quango is given £100million by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills to give grants for education research in universities across England and Wales. A Young Britons’ Foundation study reveals hundreds of thousands of pounds is being pumped into research that taxpayers may struggle to find worthwhile.
YBF’s Chief Executive, Donal Blaney commented,
“It is worth remembering that at a time when ordinary people are having to tighten their belts the Government continues to throw millions of pounds at utterly obscure research…. now is the time to restrain Government spending and this kind of frivolous waste must be brought under control.”
You can read the full article as covered in the Sunday Express here.
Last week at the YBF Parliamentary Rally there were many speakers from across the conservative movement who attended and got to address activists from across the country.
One of those who attended was the Telegraph Journalist, James Delingpole. Please have a read of James’ blog article from 8th March about his experiences whilst at the YBF Parliamentary Rally last week and the reason YBF is such a valuable resource for conservative activists across the country.
Join the Staff, Supporters and Students of the Young Britons’ Foundation at THE best party this summer! After last year’s superb event at Peter Stringfellow’s new club, Angels, this year YBF is delighted to announce that the YBF Summer Drinks Reception will be taking place at Mahiki – THE place to be seen.
