Thursday, March 5, 2009

Golden Gate Objectivists - Statement of purpose

Golden  Gate Objectivists (GGO) is an informal association of individuals joining together to promote Objectivist ideas in our local community. Our goals include:

1. Spreading Objectivist ideas locally through outreach activities, for example:
  • Promoting the invitation of Objectivist intellectuals to speak at public forums in the local area - from open-minded political organizations to local fund-raising events based on social networking, to other public speaking opportunities
  • Piggy-back on other public events to make Objectivist voices heard - e.g., through participation at political events, protest...
  • Organizing systematic Letter-to-the-Editor campaigns to get our voices heard in local media - newspapers, radio, online
  • Becoming known to local media as 'go-to' people on specific topics of interest to, and in the expertise of, group participants
  • Selectively advocate an Objectivist perspective on local community issues through ad-hoc activism
2. Increasing the support by San Francisco Bay Area Objectivists, Ayn Rand fans and sympathizers for the Ayn Rand Institute - through financial and intellectual means

3. Creating a forum for local Objectivists to connect with each other - for discussions of Objectivism, presentations and intellectual learning as well as for mutual support and socializing