The Libertia Society is looking forward to creating a dynamic public place for those interested in the ideas of liberty to gather and share their passion for a free society. While this event is open the the public, you must register to attend. You can find more information about the registration here.

8:30      Registration

Location: College of Liberal Arts on the University of Texas, Austin campus.
116 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78712

9:00      Welcome, Introductions, Orientation

9:30      Break

9:45      Session 1 – Women & The State

1. Angela Keaton: Whose Body is it Anyway? Women’s Search for Freedom, Privacy & Autonomy
2. Dan D’Amico: State Sanctioned Violence and the Social Effects of Incarceration
3. Jeremy Horpedahl: Economic Freedom – Even More Important for Women!

10:30     Break

10:45     Session 2 – Thinkers We Can Learn From

1. Mimi Gladstein: Freedom as a Feminist Goal
2. Tracy Lawson: Liberty and Individualism in Dystopian Literature
3. Robert Anthony Peters: Representations of Women in Art: A Force for Freedom

11:30      Lunch break

1:00       Dramatic Read Through of Sophocles’ play Antigone

2:00      Break

2:15       Session 3 – Small Group Discussions of performance

3:00      Break

3:15       Session 4 – Communicating the Ideas of Liberty to Women Panel

• Institute for Humane Studies-Kelly Barber
• Ladies of Liberty Alliance- Nena Whitfield
• Libertia Society- Christy Horpedahl
• Students for Liberty-Noelle Mandel & Morgan Scott
• European Women for Liberty-Caroline Devine

4:00       Break

4:15       Session 5 – Breakouts & Unconferencing

• Students For Liberty with Morgan Scott, Noelle Mandell, and Caroline Devine
• Institute for Humane Studies with Kelly Barber
• Ladies of Liberty Alliance with Nena Whitfield
• Small Group Seminar: Isabel Paterson’s “The Humanitarian with the Guillotine”
• Small Group Seminar: Voltairine de Cleyre’s “In Defense of Emma Goldman and the Right of Expropriation”
• Unconferencing with participant chosen topics

5:00      Closing & Farewells