Top Six Highlights of 2021
Enjoy the most exciting highlights from LOLA this year!
1. LOLA reaches new women with the ideas of liberty
This year we’ve seen new LOLA Chapters in locations such as West Michigan, Brazil, Guatemala, Central NY, Venezuela, Mexico and more. LOLA Chapters continue to spread the ideas of liberty and address the shortage of women in the liberty movement. LOLA Chapters grew 492% since the initial launch of the Chapters Outreach program in 2018 and grew 24% from 2020 to 2021.
2021 Chapters:
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
West Michigan, MI
Alagoas, Brazil
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Central New York, NY
Toronto, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico
Maracay, Venezuela
Harare, Zimbabwe
Asuncion, Paraguay
Medillin, Colombia
Sergipe, Brazil
Sucre, Bolivia
A warm welcome to all the new LOLA Chapters acrss the globe <3
2. Socialism is the best way to destroy women’s rights
Libertarian Feminism continues to be a popular topic discussed by LOLA Leaders.
Ana has a very common story to tell: after leaving Venezuela and arriving in a new country, she has met with people who call themselves “defenders of human rights” but who are fans of the system her family has run away from. In this talk with Libertarian Party TV, Ana discusses Latin America, Canada under Trudeau, and LOLA in Toronto, alongside Martha Bueno and Zach Foster. Watch the full video here.
More on libertarian feminism
LOLA Venezuela teaches the ‘Myths of Libertarian Feminism’. Chiming in on the current hot topic of feminism, Leaders of LOLA Venezuela discussed the origins of Liberal (Libertarian) Feminism.
3. Gloria Alverez and Jo Jorgensen train LOLA Leaders
Gloria Alverez sat down for a personal training session with LOLA’s top leaders on political activism at the 2021 LOLA Leadership Retreat in Washington, D.C.
Jo Jorgensen trained leaders on how to campaign, raise money, attract voters, and more in this campaign training. Jo also shared her personal experience of running as a libertarian candidate in a male-dominant space. This is part of an ongoing campaign training hosted by LOLA Brazil. LOLA Brazil leaders received Jo’s training in order to run for their own campaign spreading the message of liberty. Thanks for joining us, Jo Jorgensen!
4. Explosion of LOLA in Latin America
- LOLA chapters are growing worldwide, and LOLA Latin America continues to be one of LOLA’s fastest-growing regions with 30 Chapters throughout 11 countries since its initial launch in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2018.
- With a community of over 500 members, LOLA Latin America reports that more than half of its members are coming to the ideas of liberty for the first time through LOLA. Join or start your LOLA Chapter
5. The LOLA Leadership Retreat
The 2021 LOLA Leadership Retreat featured 6 guest speakers including Gloria Alverez and a successful Social Co-Ed Mixer on Saturday night. 15 of LOLA’s top leaders came in from cities across the globe to be trained in classical liberal ideas, media and political activism training, and much more. Thank you to our sponsors and thank you LOLA’s for joining us in D.C.! Full retreat recap and more photos
6. LOLA Leaders in Politics
LOLA Brazil continues to grow in the political sector of Brazil. Last year six members of LOLA Brazil won city council elections under Brazil’s libertarian party ‘Novo’. In 2021, 6 parliamentarians have joined LOLA Brazil:
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro: Adriana Balthazar
State Deputy of Alagoas: Cibele Moreira
State Deputy of Sergipe: Kitty Lima
Councilor of Lavras: Carol Coelho
Councilor of Rio Claro: Carol Gomes
Councilor of Porto Alegre: Mari Pimentel
Now, there are a total of 12 parliamentarians associated with LOLA Brazil. Two members (Adriana and Mari Pimentel) are part of the Novo party but all defend classical liberal principles in their positions.