The Bedford Republican Committee has formed a Teenage Republican organization called “Students for Liberty”. This is an organization that is open to students 13 to 18 years of age and is open to all teenagers who share our Republican Values. This is not a Bedford High School-specific organization as the BRC purposely wanted to create the organization outside of the Bedford School system to allow home-schooled as well as students from non-Bedford Schools to participate. If you have teenagers or know of teenagers who might be interested in participating in this organization please have them contact the program’s mentor Valerie Earnshaw at earnshawvsus@aol.com
While this program is organized in Bedford, students from surrounding towns who do not have a program are welcome to participate in the Bedford program.
Thank You and keep working towards the 2012 elections
Sincerely:
Bill Van Anglen
Chairman of the Bedford Republican Committee
Press Release
May 19, 2011
Tuesday, the 24th of May the new “Students of Liberty” group will hold their first meeting at the Bedford High School with a talk entitled “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Middle East”.
With the presidential primary season heating up and politics taking a center stage in New Hampshire the Bedford Republican Committee wanted to get our youth involved. “In a republic, the voters have a responsibility to be informed. It’s important to get our teens involved so they are prepared for that responsibility”‘ said Bill Van Anglen, chairman of the Bedford Republican Committee. A month ago a sampling of high school and middle school students got together to talk about what they wanted. The message was clear… information. They chose the name “Students of Liberty” and put together a series of programs designed to inform students of the important issues of our day. Upcoming meetings will feature the topics of healthcare, the budget, and the Constitution.
Bill Martel, professor at the Tuft’s Fletcher School of International Relations, will present “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Middle East”. “Professor Martel holds a PhD in political science and has vast experience in government and academia and has a knack for presenting things in a clear, concise manner making the most complicated issues understandable to the average citizen” said Valerie Earnshaw, mentor to the student group. She continues, “given the recent and complex happenings in the Middle East we may have a hard time limiting this informative session to the teens.”
All Bedford teens are invited to attend. Democracy in Action hours can be signed off for those BHS students attending the event.
The program will be held in room 137 of BHS at 7:00 PM followed by a question and answer session.
Bill Martel Bio
BA, St. Anselm College
PhD in Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professional Activities
Principal investigator on space policy study with support from MIT Lincoln Laboratory (2007-2009); research support from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Secretary of Defense; Member, Editorial Board of the Naval War College Review; Academic Director, Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict (2006, 2007); Professor of National Security Affairs, Chair of Space Technology and Policy Studies, Naval War College (1999-2005); Research support from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Secretary of Defense, MIT Lincoln Laboratory (current); U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (2001-2002); Associate Professor of International Relations, Air War College (1993-1999); Former Director and Founder, Center for Strategy and Technology (CSAT) (1993-1999); Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University (1991-1993)