Member Group Leader Meeting
2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Conference Call
The VATP will be conducting a member group leader call on August 30th. Group leaders should have received an invite email; please email info@vatp.org if you have not.
The call will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing service.

Wake Up Winchester - Health & Freedom Conference coming October 14th
2023-10-14 11:00 - 19:00 | Round Hill Ruritan Club, 164 Poorhouse Rd, Winchester, 22602, United States
Mountain Entities is conducting its “Wake Up Winchester” Health & Freedom event on October 14th at 11AM. Get your tickets now!
From the event details:
LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT:
Our Sovereignty, Constitutional Rights, Covid-19 Pandemic,
NWO/WEF, Election Integrity, Medical Issues, Grand Jury & The Legal
System, Religious Freedoms, Black Robe Regiment, Human
Trafficking, CBDC, Homesteading/Prepping, Event 201, EMPS,
Spiritual/Physical Health, CBD…and MORE!
This is not a Political Rally, but a Back-to-Basics Conference for our
Community. The Mission is to have Everyone Leave Here With a Loving. Caring.
Compassionate Attitude to Help Others in These unprecedented Times!

Member Organization Leader Call
2023-10-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-15 19:00 - 20:00 and 6 more dates | Online – Zoom, United States
On the 3rd Wednesday of every month, the leaders of the various member organizations will meet online using a Zoom session to discuss operational concerns. If you are a designated leader from one of our member organizations and you are NOT receiving invites, please use the Contact form on this website to let us know, or use your established VATP contacts. Hope to see you online!
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Town Hall Call: Heritage Action discussion about the Virginia gas-powered cars ban
2023-10-30 19:15 - 20:15 | Conference Call
Over the last three years, conservative Virginians have fought against government regulations eliminating gas cars in the commonwealth. The regulation, instituted in 2021, ties Virginia to the same emission standards and vehicle requirements as California. Efforts to repeal the “Clean Car” act were blocked in the democratically controlled state senate last session.
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers is holding a telephone town hall for Virginia residents this Monday, October 30, at 7:15 p.m. The town hall is focused on Virginia’s vehicle regulations, and specifically the 2021 law signed by former Governor Ralph Northam that requires Virginia to follow California’s electric vehicle sales mandate and eventually California’s ban on sales of all new gas cars and trucks.
If you’re looking for more information about this topic and the ongoing effort led by Governor Glenn Youngkin to have the 2021 law repealed, please consider dialing into the town hall.
Here’s the information for Monday, October 30, at 7:15 p.m.:
– Phone number: 877-229-8493
– Pin number to join the call: 122568
Participants will have the option to ask questions of a range of speakers during the call, including:
– Virginia Delegate Tony Wilt, sponsor of legislation to repeal the 2021 law and take away California’s control over the cars Virginians will and won’t be able to buy in future years.
– Steve Bradbury, Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a frequent writer and speaker about vehicle policy issues.
– Chet Thompson, President and CEO of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

Against All Odds Summit
2023-12-02 10:00 - 15:30 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
Against All Odds Summit
Winning the Battle when under siege from
all fronts, facing attack from all quarters!
Draft Agenda:

Time
Topic
Speaker

9-10:00 AM
Registration

10-10:15
Pledge, Prayer, Introduction
Nelson Velez

10:15 – 11:15
Exposing and Crushing the Left’s Massive Dark Money Syndicate and it’s Dominating Corruption of our Elections
Hayden Ludwig & Kristen Eastlick

11:15 – 12:15
Mao’s America
Xi Van Fleet

12:15 – 1:30
Lunch

1:30 – 2:25
Building a Political Machine that Wins Elections
Ned Ryun – American Majority

2:30 – 3:25
Save our Elections to Restore our Republic and Bring Education Sanity
Katie Thompson – Heritage Action

3:30
Private Business Meeting – Member Orgs Only

4:30
Program End

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Event PresentersNed Ryun – Founder and CEO
American Majority
Ned Ryun is a grassroots and conservative activism expert. He is the founder and CEO of American Majority, a non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to identify and mold the next wave of liberty-minded candidates, grassroots activists and community leaders. Since its founding in January of 2008, while under Ryun’s leadership, American Majority has trained candidates and activists in all 50 states.
A former writer for President George W. Bush and the son of former Olympic medalist and U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS), Ned Ryun is highly sought after for his commentary on the national political scene, grassroots engagement and the conservative movement in general. Ryun has appeared on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity,” “Special Report with Brett Baier,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” “Fox & Friends,” “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” ABC’s “World News Tonight” and has been quoted in numerous print publications including Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Politico, The Washington Post, and The Washington Times. He also contributes weekly opinion pieces for American Greatness and in 2020 he was appointed to the 1776 Commission by President Donald Trump.
Prior to launching American Majority, Ryun founded and directed Generation Joshua, a civics education program for middle and high school students that reached a membership of nearly 10,000. Ryun graduated with Highest Distinction (summa cum laude) from the University of Kansas with degrees in English and History. He is the author of Restoring our Republic and The Adversaries: A Story of Boston and Bunker Hill. Together with his father and twin brother, Drew, he also authored Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run.
Ned Ryun resides in Purcellville, Virginia, with his wife and four children.
Hayden Ludwig – Director of Policy Research
Restoration of America
Hayden Ludwig is director of research for Restoration of America, where he leads the team exposing the Left’s “dark money,” threats to election integrity, and the woke agenda. He’s authored reports on the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the 2020 Zuck Bucks scheme, and the Left’s get-out-the-vote machine that have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, the Federalist, Daily Caller, Breitbart, American Greatness, and other conservative outlets. He lives with his family in Chesterfield County. You can read his work at www.Restoration-News.org.
Kristen Eastlick – Senior Vice President
Capital Research Center
Kristen Eastlick serves as Senior Vice President at Capital Research Center, America’s investigative think tank. CRC investigates the groups working to influence the public policy process—the foundations, policy groups, activists, donors, and others—so the public understands which special interests are being protected. Kristen manages the team that produces CRC’s investigative research and promotes it to many interested audiences. Prior to joining the CRC team, she spent nearly 20 years at Berman and Company, a public affairs/issue advocacy firm that engages in public awareness campaigns to promote limited government, leaving as the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in literature and a master’s degree in political science, both from American University.
Xi Van Fleet – Author, Mao’s America
Chinese by birth; American by choice. Survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Defender of liberty.
Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. She later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America.
But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. “Mao’s America” is her dire warning to the United States.

"Take Control of Your Family’s Health" - Summit and Rally
2024-01-15 07:30 - 21:00 | Virginia Capitol Square, 1000 Bank St., Richmond, VA, United States
The Virginia Medical Freedom Alliance Presents:
“Take Control of Your Family’s Health” – Summit and Rally
Hidden Truths about Vaccines and Other Critical Health Issues

January 15, 2024
Marriott Richmond and Virginia State Capitol

Vaccines, School Based “Health” Clinics, wireless radiation, corrupt schools, sexual exploitation, and more….Be empowered by meeting others who share your concerns. Meet nationally recognized speakers.
Details, from the event website:
Join the Virginia Medical Freedom Alliance for a full day or a portion of the day as we work to educate and empower you to stand for Medical Freedom and Protect Our Children. Grab a cup of coffee and begin the day with a dynamic morning of speakers addressing the childhood vaccine schedule and the imminent threat to our children if the Covid-19 shot is made mandatory for all Virginia children. Next, learn about environmental toxins, including our food supply and the danger of electromagnetic radiation. Dr. Elizabeth Mumper, Dr. Paul Thomas, James Lyons-Weiler, Dr. Brooke Miller and Cece Doucette will fill the morning.
Just before noon the group will take a short walk to the Capitol Square Bell Tower as we rally between the Capital and the legislative offices to let our elected officials know that we want them to stand and support us as we protect our children. The speakers at the Bell Tower are Virginia warriors who have been in the trenching for the last three years speaking the truth about the dangers poised by one size fits all medicine. (The event at the Bell Tower is open to all but, we do ask you to register.) The group will return to the Marriott for lunch and an afternoon of speakers addressing dangers brought about because of government censorship, a broken education system and child sex-trafficking. Speakers include: Nathan Jones, Dr. Denise Sibley, Leah Wilson, Valerie Borek, and Dianna Lightfoot.
For those who want even more, join us for a social hour, music, and dinner with our keynote speaker. This is a day to make connection and take this vital, life saving information home to your communities. Don’t miss it.
Note that there are ticketed portions of the event that have event fees. Please see the VAMFA event website for all the details and to get tickets.
Visit the event website for all the details!
Event Info

Summer Summit 2024
2024-06-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
Save the date! The VATP will be holding its 2024 summer summit on June 22nd. Review our exciting program below and register today!

2024 AMERICAN PHOENIX RISING
VATP SPRING-SUMMER SUMMIT
JUNE 22, 2024
10:00 am-3:00 pm
Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel
Program

Time
Topic

9:30 – 10:00 AM
Event Registration

10:00 AM
Prayer; Pledge of Allegiance

10:05 AM
Welcome and Introduction – Nelson Velez, VATP Chairman

10:20-10:50 AM
Clean Sweep presentation on how to stop the voter fraud operation before a single vote is cast – Marly Hornik, 20 minutes with 10 minutes Q&A

10:50 – 11:15 AM
Preventing the illegal alien vote from corrupting the results of the 2024 election – Lynn Taylor, President of Virginia Institute for Public Policy, 20 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A

11:15 AM
BREAK – 15 Minutes

11:30 AM
Project 2025, Heritage’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project spear headed by former Trump top senior advisor Spencer Chretien. 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A

12:30 PM
Congressional Candidates

12:45 PM
LUNCH

1:30 PM
The Impact of the Media in American Politics, what to avoid and where to find honest reporting – John Reid, 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A

2:30 PM
The Dangers of Destroying our History and restoring what was destroyed – Dr. Ann McLean, 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A

3:30 PM
Adjourn – Public Portion Concludes

4:00 PM
PRIVATE Member Business Meeting

SpeakersMarly HornikCEO and Founding President, United Sovereign Americans Founding President of the United Sovereign Americans (USA) who are effectively shutting down voter fraud operations and ensuring clean and honest elections through Federal Civil Rights Law.
President of the Institute for Public Policy. Leading the initiative to protect our elections from the impact of illegal aliens voting.
Lynn TaylorThe 2025 Project spearheaded by Spencer Chretien aims to ensure that only the best who are good and honest supporters of the Trump Presidency are considered for critical posts in the administration. Chretien was a senior advisor to the Trump Administration and will head the 2025 Presidential Transition team. He works in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation and oversees the coordination of over 100 conservative groups who support this effort.
WRVA radio personality and head of the Virginia Council.
John ReidFounding President of the Virginia Council Dr. Ann McLeanUniversity Historian Detach, Demoralize & Destroy – How the Left is wrecking our history and our American Heritage

Also Appearances by Winning Congressional and Senatorial Candidates
Surprise Guest Appearances
Collectable and coveted prizes for all attendees

Our Valued SponsorsPlatinumAmericans for ProsperityGoldVirginia Institute for Public PolicySilverHeritage ActionThe John Birch SocietyVirginia Christian AllianceDefend ArlingtonVirginia Medical Freedom AllianceBronzeThe Virginia CouncilNorthern Neck PatriotsUnited Sovereign Americans

General Election 2024
2024-10-23 08:00 - 17:00 | VA
The general election is on November 5th this year. Please vote early (ASAP), but if you don’t, November 5th is your day. Lots of resources available on the Virginia Department of Elections Website.
Resources:
Voter Pocket Guide
Find Your Early Voting Location
Check Registration Status
Register to Vote
Find Your Polling Location

Winter Summit 2024 - Aftermath!
2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
“AFTERMATH” – Winter Summit Event
Saturday, November 23rd
PRESENTERS

Trevor Loudon
Trevor Loudon is an author, filmmaker and public speaker from Christchurch, New Zealand. For more than 30 years, he has researched radical left, Marxist and terrorist movements and their covert influence on mainstream politics. He has been a guest on Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck and is a contributor to the Epoch Times.
Watch Trevor’s Intro Video

Steve Haner
Senior Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Stephen Haner is the Senior Fellow for State and Local Tax Policy at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. You can read his writings at
https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/author/stevehaner/

Ken Peterson
Goochland County Board of Supervisors
Ken Peterson was elected to the Goochland County Board of Supervisors in 2012, serving as Chairman in 2013 and 2018. He is also a successful author. You can find his latest book at
In Search of Good Government Vol. II: Superpower Cross Currents

Katie Thompson
Virginia State Director of Heritage Action
Katie Thompson is the Virginia State Director of Heritage Action, the activism arm of Heritage Foundation. Heritage Foundation does cutting-edge research for the conservative movement, and the job at Heritage Action is to get those well-researched and well-written policies enacted at the state and national level. Heritage Action has 2 million grassroots activists nationwide.
Heritage’s Strategic Priorities: Fighting for America’s Future

AGENDA

Time
Presenter
Topic

9:00 AM
Registration opens

10:00 AM
Nelsen Velez
Opening prayer, pledge, National Anthem, Chairman’s remarks

10:30
Trevor Loudon

11:30
— BREAK —
Break

11:40
Steve Haner

12:15
Lynn Taylor

12:30
— LUNCH —
Lunch and Networking

1:15
Ken Peterson

2:00
Katie Thompson
Fighting for America at Every Level: How you can impact federal, state, and local policy today.

3:00
Nelson Velez
Closing remarks

3:30
Member group leaders
Private business meeting (member group leaders only)

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Member Organization Leader Call
2024-12-11 19:00 - 2024-12-18 20:00, 2025-01-08 19:00 - 2025-01-15 20:00, 2025-02-12 19:00 - 2025-02-19 20:00, 2025-03-12 19:00 - 2025-03-19 20:00, 2025-04-09 19:00 - 2025-04-16 20:00, 2025-05-14 19:00 - 2025-05-21 20:00 | Online – Zoom, United States
On the 2nd Wednesday of every month, the leaders of the various member organizations will meet online using a Zoom session to discuss operational concerns. If you are a designated leader from one of our member organizations and you are NOT receiving invites, please use the Contact form on this website to let us know, or use your established VATP contacts. Hope to see you online!

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VCDL Lobby Day 2025
2025-01-20 08:00 | Virginia General Assembly – Capitol Hill, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, VA, 23218, United States
VCDL Lobby Day 2024!
Calling all Virginians….on Jan 20th, the Virginia Citiziens Defense League will be conducting its annual rally and Lobby Day in the General Assembly. We need *everyone* to plan to attend, so that we may display a show of influence to our legislators and to advocate for legislation that we support. Check out the VCDL events page to register and to get the latest information.
THERE ARE SOME BUSES running from a few places in Virginia, so review what’s available if this could help you attend. We hope to see you there!
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From the VCDL website:

2025 Lobby Day

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When:
January 20, 2025
8:00 a.m.

Where:
General Assembly, Richmond, VA
201 N 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
United States

Contact:
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Bus@VCDL.org
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Summer Conference 2025: America Rises - The Phoenix Soars!
2025-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
000Weeks0000Days00Hours00Minutes00SecondsOn June 7th, 2025 we will be holding our summer conference at the Marriott Richmond Airport Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians!
Event Sponsorship InformationPROGRAM

Time

Presenter

Topic

10:00AM
–
Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance

10:15AM
Nelson Velez
Chairman’s Welcome

10:30AM
Ned Ryun
Ballot Chasing as the winning strategy for Virginia

11:20AM
–
10-Minute Break

11:40AM
Nicholas Softy
Immigration Reform: Securing America’s Future

12:30PM
Sandy Adams
Government: Servant or Master?

1:00PM
–
Lunch & Networking

1:45PM
Mark Mix
National Right to Work: Protecting the Right to Work in VA This Year

2:45PM
John Reid
Overview of the political landscape and the major issues, and what is actually at stake for Virginia in this election

4:00PM
–
Private Business Meeting – Member organizations only

PRESENTERS

Ned Ryun
Founder and President of American Majority. Ned has been a godsend to the Tea Party Freedom movement since the beginning in 2009. He has provided critical training and resources without which our movement would have stalled and would have been besieged with endless problems and mistakes. His expertise and willingness make available his talent and knowledge was instrumental in the tea party historic success and impact. He has been a frequent contributor on Fox News for over a decade and is nationally acclaimed for his political acumen. His presentation will focus on an election strategy that has been wildly successful throughout the nation, particularly in Florida and New York. Ballot Chasing will be presented as the winning strategy for Virginia.

Nicholas Softy
Virginia Field Representative of the Federation of American Immigration Reform.
Nicholas promotes the initiatives of FAIR across the Commonwealth of Virginia and develops productive relationships with stakeholders, activists, and the general public on immigration issues.
With a strong professional portfolio spanning political campaigns, non-profit organizations, think tanks, and fundraising companies, Nicholas possesses a diverse background in driving impactful results.

Sandy Adams
From 2021-2024, Sandy worked for a congressman as District Director. While working for Congress for the past four years and seeing the abuse being perpetrated on the American people, Sandy felt compelled to write Government: Servant or Master? She hopes to be a catalyst for change in this country to help educate the citizens and the members of Congress to act so that our Constitutional Republic can remain intact and Americans can remain free. She has been nationally recognized for her efforts and over the last couple of months has been interviewed by such notables as Bill O’Reilly .

Mark Mix
President of the National Right to Work Organization, a 2.8 million-member public policy organization. He also serves as President of the Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
Mr. Mix frequently appears on national television and radio programs including on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax TV, One America News, and C-SPAN. His writings have appeared hundreds of times in major national and regional news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, The Detroit News, National Review, The Washington Times, New York Daily News, and Newsweek.

John Reid
Candidate for Lt Governor who is a life long conservative Republican and who has fought as a natural ally along side of the Tea Party and like minded patriot groups for decades. He has been a strong advocate for our Republic and a stalwart defender of the Constitution as it was originally intended. John Reid’s career reflects a steadfast commitment to public service and conservative values. He worked for former President Ronald Reagan after his time in the White House, led communications for Governor George Allen during his tenure in the U.S. Senate, and collaborated with business and political leaders in the Middle East to promote democracy. He is founder and president of the Virginia Council which provides critical resources and information on the vital issues of our day. Throughout his career, John has dedicated himself to strengthening our nation and empowering its citizens.

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