9-12 Project

FormationMarch 2009
TypeSelf-described bottom-up organization for non-political values advocacy
Legal statusdefunct
Region served
United States
Administrator
Yvonne Donnelly[1]
WebsiteThe912Project.com

The 9-12 Project (alternatively 9/12 Project, 912 Project) was a group created by American television and radio personality Glenn Beck. It was launched on the March 13, 2009, episode of Glenn Beck, the eponymous talk show on Fox News Channel. A website was launched to promote the group, and several local 9-12 groups formed soon after in cities throughout the United States.[2]

According to Beck, the purpose of the project was "to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001 ... we were not obsessed with red states, blue states or political parties. We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created."[3] 9-12 represents the date following the September 11 attacks in 2001, and "9 Principles" and "12 Values" that Beck believes represent the principles and values shared by the Founding Fathers of the United States.[4]

Some of the Tea Party movement was part of the 9-12 Project serving as a sponsor for the Taxpayer March on Washington on September 12, 2009.[2] The 9-12 Project activists claim not to identify with any major political party.[5]

  1. ^ Vogel, Kenneth (November 11, 2009). "Beck to announce 'big plan' for 2010". Politico. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Vogul, Kenneth P. (November 20, 2009). "Beck to announce 'big plan' for 2010". Politico. news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  3. ^ [citation 3, Standard Journal]
  4. ^ "Mission Statement : Glenn Beck – the 912 Project". Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  5. ^ Webb, Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr (September 20, 2009). "Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Anti-government protests common in U.S. history". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.