UW River Falls hosts CFACT’s Hoffman for “Faith, Freedom, & Farming” event
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The University of Wisconsin, River Falls hosted CFACT’s Gabriella Hoffman as part of its “Faith, Freedom, & Farming” event on campus where Hoffman spoke about agriculture and conservation issues to a good-sized crowd during finals week. Student organizers of the event pose with Hoffman (4th from left, bottom row) after the speech. “I recently concluded my spring 2023 speaker tour at UW-River Falls where I discussed the role agriculture plays...
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CFACT at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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CFACT had the distinct honor of speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as part of the Leadership Institute’s Youth Leadership School. The Leadership Institute (LI), founded in the late seventies by former Reagan special advisor Morton Blackwell, has established a reputation as the preeminent grassroots advocacy training organization on the conservative side. Student listening to the training LI is known for bringing in some of the best in grassroots...
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UCLA Gets a Lesson about Communism
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UCLA, one of California’s largest universities, nestled in the home of Hollywood found itself confronted with the realities of the horrors of communism this week. National Field Coordinator Greg Neff set up a memorial to the victims of communist atrocities this past May Day, an international communist holiday celebrated every May 1st by marxists around the globe. Setting up 100 red flags, each representing a million people murdered by these...
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Gabriella Hoffman Returns to GMU
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The campus of George Mason University, a public research university consisting of nearly 40,000 students in Fairfax County Virginia and one of the leading sources of Austrian Theory economics professors in the country. was abuzz leading up to the return of CFACT's very own Gabriella Hoffman. Gabriella had last spoken to a rowdy GMU crowd a year ago and with such a great turnout this was inevitably a school she...
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CFACT Premiers Epoch Times Documentary “The Shadow State”
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Independent news agency Epoch Times known for their hard hitting stories that other news sources will not touch recently produced a new documentary about ESG and the threats it poses to America called "The Shadow State." ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance score. This new woke system unites governments and corporations in a terrifying way, creating a global neo-fascist regime that chooses winners and losers based upo0n their adherence...
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CFACT at University of Houston-Downtown Helps Plants Trees Ahead of Earth Day
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University of Houston-Downtown got seven new trees this week thanks to Dreissen Fellow La'Vonte Holt. This 40 acre urban university, a part of the University of Houston system, boasts a student population of over 15,000 students. In what was thought to be a relatively easy thing to get approved turned into a battle of perseverance but La'Vonte prevailed despite the City of Houston bureaucracy's best attempts to have nothing done...
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Polling Students at UM-Dearborn
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CFACT National Field Coordinator headed up to Michigan to establish new Driessen Fellows and carry out various on campuses activities including polling students. One such campus was the University of Michigan at Dearborn. Situated in the suburbs of Detroit, UMD is one of two universities operating under the University of Michigan, this school was founded in the 1950s thanks to a gift from the Ford Motor Company with the stipulation...
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CFACT at IU Bloomington writes Governor on bill to limit “ESG”
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The CFACT chapter at Indiana University, Bloomington organized a letter writing campaign to the Governor in order to support legislation aimed at limiting the use of ESG investing. "ESG" investing stands for "Environment, Social, and Governance," and takes private or public funds to support leftist agendas as opposed to maximizing investment returns. Here is the letter sent to Indiana State Representatives by CFACT at IU Bloomington in full. CFACT, and...
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MN Rep. Tom Emmer quotes CFACT Fellow in energy press release
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CFACT Driessen Fellow Dylan Saue was quoted in a press release by Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer on issues relating to important energy matters for the nation. Specifically, the statement regarded H.R. 1, a piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to boost American energy independence. CFACT Fellow Dylan Saue praised the passage of the bill, citing the free market principles CFACT supports. His comment can be...
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Grand Canyon University CFACT chapter hikes Camelback Mountain
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Attendees of CFACT's hike make their way up one of the Camelback Mountain trails. CFACT at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ organized a hike of Camelback Mountain to encourage an appreciation of stewardship of nature among club members. While it is important to spread the facts about issues like climate change, energy, and property rights, it is equally as important to help students appreciate the environment they are working...
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CFACT tabling efforts spread free market environmentalism message
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Cover photo: CFACT Driessen Fellow Tait La'Fonte from Louisiana State University talks with potential CFACT recruits while tabling on campus. From left, CFACT Driessen Fellow Chandler Wysocki interacts with an event attendee while handing out CFACT materials at the Ohio State University. CFACT Driessen Fellows at the Ohio State University and Louisiana State University recently organized tabling outreach efforts on campus in connection with Turning Point USA events at these...
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Gabriella Hoffman talks conservation with Texas A&M
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Hoffman begins her talk going through conservation facts at Texas A&M. CFACT's Gabriella Hoffman recently spoke to the Turning Point USA club at Texas A&M University on how "Conservation is Conservative." Hoffman hosts CFACT's "District of Conservation" podcast and also CFACT's "Conservation Nation" YouTube series. "Howdy from Aggieland! Great time speaking at Texas A&M University last night on conservation and environmentalism," Hoffman said after the talk. "Awesome group of students and lots...
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CFACT attends Capitol Hill mtg on energy policy
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CFACT policy analyst and Collegians activist Shakira Jackson was invited to attend a Whip meeting on Capitol Hill discussing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, to learn more about the issues. Jackson laid out feedback and a summary of the meeting in the following notes here: Representatives begin discussions on HR1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, at the Whip meeting. Background on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act:...
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University of Houston Students Clean up the City
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Students from the University of Houston, the third largest university in the state of Texas with 47,000 students, lead by CFACT Driessen Fellow Gadai Bulgac, set out to get at least a portion of their city looking a little better. Tired of their local city council and mayor being unresponsive to the problem of rampant littering in the area these students, in a traditional conservative fashion, took it upon themselves...
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University of Minnesota Learns About Mining Regulations
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University of Minnesota’s CFACT, the longest running CFACT Campus program, was delighted to host attorney, grassroots activist, and energy expert Mike Franklin, partner at government affairs firm Weber Johnson. Franklin, who has decades of experience in Minnesota politics as an elected official and campaign organizer, spoke to the group about the onerous mining regulations holding America back. UM CFACT Vice-President, Dylan Saue noted about the presentation, “He gave a great...
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