Education Resources:
Agenda 21 – Sustainability – ICLEI
- American Stewards for Liberty – fighting back! http://americanstewards.us/
- ICLEI USA – http://www.icleiusa.org/
- Smart Growth America – http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/whoweare.html
- Sustainable Development Virginia – local website for Virginia news by county – http://sustainabledevelopmentva.ning.com/
- UN – Division for Sustainable Development – http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/whoweare.html
- VA Campaign for Liberty – www.va10thamendment.org
Black Americans
- “Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black and White” by David Barton
- Frederick Douglass – http://frederickdouglass.org/ – seminars, plays, speeches
- Frederick Douglass – Online Resources – http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/douglass/#External
- The National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives website – http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21Index.html
- The New Coalition – website based on Booker T. Washington – http://www.newcoalition.org/
- Black Founders:
- Glenn Beck’s Black Founders Episode – http://bmia.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/glenn-becks-black-founders-episode/
Blogs
- Audrey Welborn writing from Roanoke – http://www.welbornfreedomwatch.org
- Bearing Drift – http://bearingdrift.com
- Citizens Against Government Waste blog – www.swineline.org
- Liberty Uprising – http://libertyuprising.com/
- PolitiFact – http://www.politifact.com/about/ – fact check
- Red State – www.redstate.com
- Right Side News – http://www.rightsidenews.com
- Tea Party for Christians – www.teapartyforchristians.com
- Tertium Quids – http://www.tertiumquids.org/
- Virginia Right – www.varight.com
Books
- A nine week course is based on the book “The 5000 Year Leap” by W. Cleon Skousen. To get a preview of the course go to the National Center for Constitutional Studies website.
- “We Still Hold These Truths” – Book and video from Heritage Foundation, http://www.heritage.org/Initiatives/First-Principles
RTP’s book recommendations:
Title | Author |
5000 Year Leap, The | W. Cleon Skousen |
Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand |
Basic Economics: A Citizen’s Guide to the Economy | Thomas Sowell |
Benjamin Franklins Autobiography | www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/ |
Capitalism and Freedom | Milton Freedman |
Enduring Principles of the American Founding, The | Matthew Spalding |
Federalist Papers, The (1) | Madison, Hamilton, Jay |
Forgotten Man, the | Amity Shlaes |
Ideas have Consequences | Richard Weaver |
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto | Mark R. Levin |
A Patriot’s History of the United States | Larry Schweikart |
Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, the | Kevin R.C. Gutzman |
Real George Washington, The | Jay Parry, Andrew Allison |
Real Thomas Jefferson, The | Allison, Maxfield, Cook, Skousen |
Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy | William J. Watkins, Jr. |
Road to Serfdom, The | Friedrich Hayek |
Tocqueville: Democracy in America (2) | Alexis de Tocqueville |
We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future | Matthew Spalding |
(1) read on-line for free at www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/
(2) read on-line for free at: http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2284&Itemid=28
Children
- “America’s Black Founders” by Nancy I. Sanders – Ages 9-15
- “Black Heroes of the American Revolution” by Burke Davis – Ages 9-12
- “I Love America” Part 1 – Ages 4-7 – http://www.nccsstore.com/I-Love-America-Part-1/productinfo/ILA1/
- “I Love America” Part 2 – http://www.nccsstore.com/I-Love-America-Part-2/productinfo/ILA2/
- “I Love America” musical CD – http://www.nccsstore.com/I-Love-America-Music/productinfo/ILA/
- “Take Your Hat Off When The Flag Goes By” – http://www.nccsstore.com/Take-Your-Hat-Off-When-the-Flag-Goes-By-CD/productinfo/TYHO/
The Constitution
- A line-by-line examination of the constitution from the Heritage Foundation – http://www.heritage.org/Initiatives/First-Principles
- National Center for Constitutional Studies – seminars, books, study courses, and videos about the Constitution http://www.nccs.net/
- The Cato Institute: Center for Constitutional Studies – research, publications, legal briefs, speakers bureau – http://www.cato.org/research/ccs/
- The Constitution Translated for Kids by Cathy Travis
Current Issues – Current Events – News
- American Policy Center – http://americanpolicy.org/
- American Thinker – http://www.americanthinker.com
- Big Government – http://biggovernment.com/
- Breitbart – www.breitbart.com
- The Blaze – www.theblaze.com
- Heartland Institute – http://www.heartland.org/
- Hillsdale College http://www.hillsdale.edu/
- The Drudge Report – http://www.drudgereport.com/
- Tertium Quids – http://www.tertiumquids.org/
- Fox News – www.foxnews.com/
- Freedom Advocates – http://freedomadvocates.org
- Freedomworks – http://www.freedomworks.org/
- Freedom of Information Act information for Virginia www.opengovva.org
- Hot Air – www.hotair.com
- National Center for Policy Analysis – http://www.ncpa.org/
- NZ Patriot – www.nzpatriot.com
- Politico – http://www.politico.com/
- Real Clear Politics – http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
- Virginia Campaign for Liberty – http://www.campaignforliberty.com/usa/VA/
- Wall Street Journal – www.wsj.com
Economic and Fiscal Information
- Americans for Fair Taxation – www.fairtax.org/
- Citizens Against Government Waste – http://www.cagw.org/
- National Inflation Association – http://inflation.us/
- US Government Spending – www.usgovernmentspending.com
- Zero Hedge – www.zerohedge.com
Foreign Press
- Al Jazeera – http://english.aljazeera.net/
- Asia and Middle East – http://www.asianews.it/
- Europe – http://www.neurope.eu/
- Russia – http://english.pravda.ru/
- United Kingdom – http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Immigration
- American Council for Immigration Reform – www.ancir.org
- American Principles Project – http://www.americanprinciplesproject.org/blogs/tags/immigration/
- Numbers USA – www.numbersusa.com/
Leadership Resources
- Heritage Foundation – http://www.heritage.org/Initiatives/American-Leadership
- The Reagan Institute – http://thereaganinstitute.com/ – ethics in public service, public policy, candidate recruitment, campaign & advocacy skills
- American Majority – http://americanmajority.org/
Legislative – Elections
- Federal Elections Commission – http://www.fec.gov/ – Federal campaign finance laws
- For the Congressional races in VA, see http://www.vpap.org/candidates/federal/
- How to host a tea party debate – http://teapartydebates.org/
- Senate C-Span – http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx
- Virginia 10th Amendment website – http://va10thamendment.org/
- The legislative action arm of American Family Association – http://www.afaaction.net/Default.aspx?state=VA&chamber=H#10
- Govtrack.US – A civic project to track congress – http://www.govtrack.us/
- Repeal Amendment – http://www.repealamendment.org/ – this is the Virginia Tea Party’s signature legislation for the 2011 GA.
- US Senate – www.senate.gov
- US House – www.house.gov
- Congress.org – news and blog site – http://www.congress.org/
- Cuccinelli Compass – http://www.Cuccinelli.com
- Virginia redistricting – http://dlsgis.state.va.us/
- Presidential executive orders, memoranda, proclamations – http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders
- Virginia Association of Counties – www.vaco.org/
- Virginia State Board of Elections – http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/
Tea Parties and Patriot Groups in the Richmond area
- Chester Patriots – www.wst–chester.com
- Just Liberty (Hanover County) – http://justliberty.org/
- Goochland Tea Party – http://goochlandteaparty.org/
- New Kent Tea Party – www.newkentteaparty.com
- East Henrico Tea Party Patriots – http://easthenricoteapartypatriots.org/
- 912 Richmond – www.912richmondva.com
- Patrick Henry Tea Party (Beaverdam) – www.patrickhenryteaparty.com
- Powhatan Taxpayers Alliance – http://www.powhatantaxpayersalliance.org
- Richmond Tea Party – www.richmondteaparty.com
- Virginia Campaign for Liberty – www.campaignforliberty.com/usa/VA/
- Virginia Tea Party Patriots (Virginia Tea Party Federation, Statewide) – www.virginiateapartypatriots.com
Youth – Students
- Heritage Foundation Young Leaders Program – http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships-Young-Leaders/Young-Leaders-Program
- Young America’s Foundation – www.yaf.org – college student initiatives and activism, speakers, recommended book lists, videos, and more – http://www.yaf.org/CampusProjects.aspx
- Young Americans for Liberty – http://www.yaliberty.org/
- Students for Liberty – http://studentsforliberty.org/