Thursday, 07 Apr 2011
Your Entire Campus Should Be a Free Speech Zone
"Your Entire Campus Should Be a Free Speech Zone," Adam Kissel, vice president of programs for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. FIRE works to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities, including the freedom of speech, religious liberty and the sanctity of conscience. Part of the First Amendment Day Celebration.
Attacked for Words: A Terror Campaign against Sri Lankan Journalists
Poddala Jayantha is a Sri Lankan journalist and activist who in June 2009, following numerous threats on his life, was abducted by unidentified assailants and brutally beaten. Jayantha dedicated his career to exposing injustice in Sri Lanka's health, education and transport sectors. Part of the First Amendment Day Celebration.
Snyder v. Phelps: Defending Speech You Hate - A Panel Discussion
Media law experts will discuss last month's Supreme Court ruling that the First Amendment protects the right to stage protests at funerals and burials. Panelists include Gene Policinski, First Amendment Center; Jeff Hunt, a First Amendment attorney; Adam Kissell, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; and Frank LoMonte, sTudent Press Law Center. Moderated by Richard Doak. Part of the First Amendment Day Celebration.
First Amendment Day keynote address
"Why Students Depend on Freedom of Expression," Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center. The First Amendment Day Celebration keynote address.