FSP News - August 2011

The FSP needs a Google Apps Admin!

The Free State Project needs your help! The IT team is in need of a volunteer Google Apps admin, with the following responsibilities:

  1. Administer FSP mailing groups like Doers, Organizers, etc. Responsible for adding and removing group members.
     
  2. Manage FSP mail accounts. Back accounts up when they are retired. Create new accounts as needed.
     
  3. Provide general Gmail and GApps support, e.g. password resets, assistance in using the tools, etc.
In addition, there are a number of small projects waiting in the queue:
  1. Guide the transition of FSP mailing groups to Google (already in progress).
     
  2. Clean up and repurpose unused email accounts.
     
  3. Drive adoption of GMail and Google Apps as the standard platform for FSP business
All you need is a can-do attitude, and an interest in technology. No prior experience required - you'll work with teammates experienced in Google Apps. This is a great opportunity to get experience (you can put on your resume) with the new "Business Operating System" that's taking over the world.

Report lists new pro-liberty NH laws

Are you a policy wonk or aspiring statistician? If so, you will love the 2011 New Hampshire Liberty Related Bills Report.  The Report lists the 2011 pro-liberty related bills that are now law in NH.  While the FSP does not get involved in politics, some people that moved to NH as part of the FSP are involved in politics.  Some of those people were the authors and primary sponsors of some of the pro-liberty bills listed in the Report.

The FSP monthly sign-up statistics are available

Check out the monthly sign-up statistics broken down by the various ways people learn about the FSP.  The top reason given so far this year by new FSP participants is John Stossel.  The March 24th edition of Stossel's self titled TV show on Fox Business covered the FSP.  Thank you John Stossel for being the number one recruit for the FSP so far this year.

4 of the top 50 libertarian websites are based in NH

4 of the 50 most visited libertarian websites are based in NH, according to a DBKP Report. They are: Free Talk Live, The Free State Project, Cop Block, and Free Keene.

Action of the Month

Ask three people you know to become a Friend of the Free State Project.  A Friend is someone that likes the idea of the FSP.  If someone signs up as a Friend, it just means that they like the FSP.  There is no commitment for a Friend to move to NH or do anything else.  

Some of you may be scared by the idea of asking someone you know to announce that they support your cause, but the reward is more than worth it.  You likely know people right now that support liberty.  Maybe they have wanted to be a Friend of the FSP for a long time but they were waiting for you to mention it to them.  Maybe they didn't know they had the option of just becoming a Friend and not a full-fledged Participant.  Give the people you know that option.

Go ahead.  Take a chance.  Spread the word.  Get someone else excited about the FSP and signed up to receive the FSP News, this newsletter, by becoming a Friend of the FSP.  Feel free to make suggestions or comments on the FSP Forum.

Website of the Month

JobsinNH.com - JobsinNH.com is a great website to help you find a, you guessed it, job in NH.  The website is about helping people find jobs in NH.  One of the biggest issues with moving to NH is finding a job in NH.  Right now is a great time to move to NH.  You might want to check it out :)

Facebook Page of the Month

Live Free or Die Rally  - The Live Free or Die Rally bills itself as "the NH annual Live Free or Die Rallys are non partisan,non aligned, non profit, non sponsored annual gatherings welcoming equally the public, all pro constitution and liberty minded ideologies or organizations under one tent on common ground with supporting the first amendment, rights to gather, exhibit with redress through freedom of speech."  The Facebook page provides information on relevant events, photos and more for the several day long Rally or festival, if you will.  The main volunteer behind the Rally posts of the Facebook page so if you have a question, feel free to ask him.  BTW, the Rally is quickly approaching with a start date of August 25th and an end date of August 28th.

The Free State Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 liberty-loving people to move to New Hampshire. We are looking for neighborly, productive, tolerant folks from all walks of life, of all ages, creeds, and colors who agree to the political philosophy expressed in our Statement of Intent, that government exists at most to protect people's rights, and should neither provide for people nor punish them for activities that interfere with no one else. freestateproject.org

In New Hampshire

Free State Blogs

What's happening in New Hampshire with the Free State Project? Free State Blogs attempts to answer that question.

The RidleyReport

Videographer Dave Ridley from NHFree.com is one of our Porcs on the scene in New Hampshire. See some of what's happening in the Free State on the RidleyReport.

Check the NH Calendars

The NH Liberty Calendar tracks lots of NH events. The NH Underground Calendar lists some liberty-oriented New Hampshire events. For Keene specific events, check out the Free Keene Calendar. Check the calendars before a visit or a move - you are welcome to attend NH events!

FSP News Thanks & Statistics

FSP News circulation: 14,706. Back issues are available. Got FSP news? Please submit content by the 12th of the month. Thank you to all advertisers and contributors.

FSP Participants - here are some quick links:

  • Check out NH housing and other community & logistical information at NH Info

Are you ready to join the FSP, move to New Hampshire and work with us towards Liberty in Our Lifetime? Join here!

Participants: 11,062
Participants in NH: 934
as of 08/15/2011

The Free State Project (FSP) is an effort to recruit 20,000 pro-liberty activists to move to New Hampshire, where they will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty and property. The work of creating and sustaining such a society in New Hampshire is the job of residents, including project participants, not the Free State Project itself.

The FSP does not endorse any specific changes to government or strategies to achieve them. The FSP does not take positions on issues, candidates, legislation, places to move within New Hampshire, tactics or methods of action. The one stipulation the FSP does make is that people who promote violence, racial hatred, or bigotry are not welcome.

Reporting by the FSP on participant activity or NH events on the website, in the newsletter, or in any other place does not represent support or endorsement and may not portray the diversity of opinions and activities that exists among participants.