LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – One of Michigan Rep. Parker Fairbairn’s turning points came at a recent campaign event when a college student’s question served as a catalyst for action.
The Republican lawmaker from Harbor Springs said his conversation with Lake Superior State University student Karlie Goble triggered his initiative to establish Turning Point USA chapters across northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
What is Turning Point USA?
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Turning Point USA is the brain child of Charlie Kirk. The 31-year-old Christian, conservative, husband, and father, was murdered on Sept. 10 at a college speaking event in Utah. His life’s work involved challenging conversations with young people about their political and religious beliefs.
Embrace freedom and speak up.
Fairbairn said Goble had already done the hard work of gathering like-minded students on campus before she approached him for advice. Within a few hours of their conversation, Fairbairn had secured $5,000 from people dedicated to seeing the conservative movement grow.
“Turning Point USA at LSSU is about empowering students to think critically, embrace freedom, and have the courage to speak up for what they believe in,” said Goble. She is grateful for the contributions which she said will help grow Turning Point USA’s presence at LSSU, host campus events, and teach students about free markets and individual liberty.
“Young people are waking up.”
Goble’s work is picking up where Kirk left off. “The work Charlie Kirk was doing across our great nation was so important and impactful,” Fairbairn said in a statement on social media. “It cannot stop with his death.”
He continued, “Young people everywhere are waking up. Now, we need to help them find their voice and be the turning point.”
Fairbairn encouraged other students in northern Michigan and the U.P. to contact him if they are interested in starting their own Turning Point USA chapter.
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One of the first events for the LSSU chapter will be a memorial and a vigil on Oct. 14.
