Youth for Western Civilization is, in many ways, a victim of its own success. We launched onto the national scene and immediately acquired a reputation far beyond our own resources. We were a co-sponsor at last year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and had a huge rollout featuring Tom Tancredo and Bay Buchanan. We gained nationwide news coverage with the free speech controversies at the University of North Carolina and Providence College. This past semester, we expanded around the country, with chapters from coast to coast.
Our adversaries assume that we are like them – astroturfing operations with wealthy backers funding the illusion of a grassroots movement. In fact, Youth for Western Civilization has been a guerilla operation since day one. One hundred percent of our membership consists of students. Every one of them has stood up to intimidation and threats to hold true to our vision of Western revival. We’ve begged and scraped to even get where we are today. We have grown from absolutely nothing. Some multicultural groups on campus receive tens of thousands of dollars from mandatory student activities fees -- more than we received in our entire first year. As I’ve argued before, the far left today serves as the militant wing of the system – Youth for Western Civilization, and only Youth for Western Civilization is raising the issues of mass immigration, multiculturalism, and ideological indoctrination that the powerful would rather ignore. Only Youth for Western Civilization challenges the entrenched elites in American higher education.
Now, Youth for Western Civilization faces a turning point. To continue our progress, YWC must take the next step and have a full time staff. It would be impossible for us to try to out-fundraise the lackeys of the powerful or out-huckster the careerists. Instead, we are taking a new approach. I have recruited three dedicated activists who are willing to work for no salary. We are setting up a headquarters building that will serve as a combined residence/office for a full time YWC staff of four. We also have a nearby chapter of YWC where our activists can help us build up our organization. This is the most cost-effective way we can build this organization – and it is only possible because the dedication and courage of our activists cannot be surpassed.
I am asking for 300 donors to do what they can to match the courage of our activists who are struggling against all odds on college campuses around this country. We are asking for $10 a month. In return, we will have a full time staff of four and an internship program that will further increase our strength. There is simply no other organization that can take such a modest investment so far.
For the cost of a movie ticket, we will give our supporters a movement that I believe will change the face of this country. Join the 300. Stand with YWC by pledging $10 a month.
