On November 9th, 18 YAL chapters participated in a national day of activism to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Across the country students asked, "Are we rebuilding the wall... In America?" and protested our country's steady slide towards statism.

Thanks to the generous support from over 60 contributors, YAL chapters received $100 activism grants to build a wall on their campus.

As a result, this event earned more media coverage than any other to date! Over 40 news stories from newspapers, television outlets, blogs, and radio stations covered YAL chapters.

Pictures from the day's events can be found by visiting our Flickr page here.

Today, we are also announcing the winners of our best event contest:

1. First place receives a $500 activism grant for a future event, and the winner is the YAL chapter at Washington University in St. Louis.
2. Second place receives 3 signed copies of Ron Paul's Audit the Fed, and it's a tie between YAL at St. Cloud State University and Indiana University at Kokomo.

YAL at Wash U built a soviet-style gulag in the middle of campus to demonstrate the dark-side of communism. It didn't take long before the university administration shut them down because they didn't have "approved tools." Unbelievable!

Listen to Jonathon's firsthand account of the administration's actions in the video below. These are the battles YAL chapters face every day:

For more coverage of all the day's events check out the posts on the YAL blog tagged "Berlin Wall" and other info can be found at CampusReform.org. Displayed below are some of the best photos and links to YouTube videos from YAL chapters' Berlin Wall events.