Purpose FreedomFest 2021:
The World’s Largest Gathering of
Free Minds
30 By Dr. Diane Hayden, PhD F
“FreedomFest has been the leader in the
liberty movement to bring together thousands of people
committed to freedom.”
—Dr. Diane Hayden, PhD
reedomFest is an intense three and a half days, and it’s different from any conference
you have ever attended. This year’s theme is fitting: Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise—where else can you attend yoga in the morning, listen to world-renowned speakers on finance or geopoli- tics after breakfast, choose from among a dozen breakout sessions with the world’s brightest thought leaders in the afternoon, watch a movie (and meet the director) during the day, and end the evening with karaoke? Since 2007, Freedom- Fest has been the leader in the liberty movement to bring together thousands of people committed to freedom—concerned citizens, educators, pro- fessionals, business leaders, filmmakers, politi- cians, celebrities, and policy makers. “FreedomFest is an annual festival where free minds meet to celebrate great books, great ideas, and great thinkers in an open-minded environment. It is independent, non-partisan, and not affiliated with any organization or think tank,” says Valerie Durham, Executive Director. The event was started in 2002 by Durham’s parents—her father had been President of the Foundation for Economic Education, an organization of top think tanks but
whose members were not sharing and connecting. “FreedomFest is one place and one time where ev- eryone who cares about liberties gets together and shares about diverse topics ranging from political and economic to health, intellectual, and financial,” says Durham. FreedomFest 2021 will be held in Rapid City, South Dakota, from July 21–25 and includes more than 260 top-ranked expert speakers, break- out sessions, debates, mock trials, Anthem film festival, and over 150 exhibitors at the Tradeshow for Liberty. Speakers include comedian JP Sears; Dave Rubin, host of the Rubin Report; Gov. Kristi Noem (SD); Larry Elder, host of the Larry Elder Show; Dr. Drew Pinsky; Dr. Jo Jorgensen, former presidential candidate; John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods Markets; and our very own publish- er of Natural Nutmeg and Essential Naples, Dr. Diane Hayden. Mya Olson, founder of Health Freedom South
Dakota, is a featured speaker this year at Freedom- Fest with her speech, “History of the Medical Ma- fia.” Olson was inspired to create a health freedom organization because she felt lied to by the main- stream medical community. As a result of a vaccine
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