Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by celebrating the First Principles, Founding Fathers and other Patriots, vital documents and speeches, and flags that make America the greatest nation in world history. Many of current holidays have become overly commercialized or have lost their deeper meaning. We need to invigorate our appreciation and understanding of America’s spirit.
Anchored by the key dates of September 11 (the anniversary of the terrorists attacks) and September 17 (Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution by our Founding Fathers), the Schedule for each day has a separate focus.
In the inaugural year (2009), Patriot Week had over twenty 2009 participants, ranging from K-12 public, private, and home schools; universities and a law school; major media; and local nonprofit and political groups. The 2009 participants engaged in a wide range of activities, tailored to the needs and circumstances of each participant.
This grassroots effort had a serious impact on students and the general public in renewing the American spirit, and the goal is to spread the effort throughout the nation in 2010 through a variety of grassroots activities that anyone can participate in.
Anchored by the key dates of September 11 (the anniversary of the terrorists attacks) and September 17 (Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution by our Founding Fathers), the Schedule for each day has a separate focus.
In the inaugural year (2009), Patriot Week had over twenty 2009 participants, ranging from K-12 public, private, and home schools; universities and a law school; major media; and local nonprofit and political groups. The 2009 participants engaged in a wide range of activities, tailored to the needs and circumstances of each participant.
This grassroots effort had a serious impact on students and the general public in renewing the American spirit, and the goal is to spread the effort throughout the nation in 2010 through a variety of grassroots activities that anyone can participate in.
Help Renew the Spirit of America.
First Principle of Revolution; Founders Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry and John Adams; the Declaration of Independence; the Bennington (’76) Flag
First Principle of the Rule of Law; Founder Chief Justice John Marshall; Marbury v Madison; the Betsy Ross Flag
First Principle of the Social Compact; Founder George Washington; the Congressional Resolution forwarding the Constitution to the states for ratification; the current USA Flag
First Principle of Equality (gender): Patriots Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions and 19th Amendment; the Suffragist Flag
First Principle of Equality (race): Patriots Abraham Lincoln,
Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation and I Have A Dream; the
Union (Fort Sumter) Flag
First Principle of Unalienable Rights: Founder Thomas Jefferson; the Bill of Rights; the Gadsden (Don’t Tread on Me) Flag
First Principle of Limited Government: Founder James Madison; Unamended Constitution and 9th & 10th Amendments; State, County or Municipal Flags
