Center Launches K-12 Student Video Contest to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday #America250RI
Cranston, RI – In recognition of President’s Day and George Washington’s upcoming birthday, the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity today launched a video contest encouraging K-12 students to create a video about why they are proud to celebrate America’s semiquincentennial, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.
In celebration of America250, and in support of the US Department of Education’s “History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour” in partnership with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Center announced this patriotic video contest for Ocean State students.
Participating students are asked to create and post a patriotic video-short describing why they are proud to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, with a focus on our nation’s underlying principle of liberty.
Conversely, nothing can be more un-patriotic than the indoctrination of young students with false narratives about their country. This America250 contest is designed to directly counter the blatantly anti-American social studies standards adopted by the R.I. Department Of Education, which were drawn from discredited “critical race theory” tenets and which falsely teach that America was founded in order to oppress others.
“Real patriots know that America’s true birthright is one of liberty,” said Mike Stenhouse, the Center’s CEO. “We are excited to hear from Ocean State youth about why they are proud to be an American; and how our God-given and Constitutional freedoms have impacted their lives or inspired their dreams.”
Contest details and instructions can be viewed at RIFreedom.org/America250RI.
