Boydstun Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Free and open to the public. 22 January 2015 at 7:00pm Rutgers University LSC Livingston Hall B Freedom of Speech or Tyranny of Silence? Following the massacre of journalists at Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the intimidation of Sony Pictures over The Interview and a growing climate of self-censorship, this panel opens up a conversation on the future of the freedom of speech and the dangers we can’t ignore. What is the right to free speech? Does it include the right to offend? Is there such a thing as “hate speech” or “Islamophobia”? Are “trigger warnings” compatible with free speech and with learning? How should the government respond when foreign groups and regimes threaten Americans’ freedom of speech? What can you do to protect your freedom to voice your ideas? Join us for a wide-ranging discussion and Q&A.Confirmed speakers: Flemming Rose, an editor at Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that in 2005 published cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, and author of The Tyranny of Silence: How One Cartoon Ignited a Global Debate on the Future of Free Speech Dr. Onkar Ghate, Senior Fellow, The Ayn Rand Institute Robert Shibley, Executive Director of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) The panel will be moderated by Gregory Salmieri, who is a philosophy fellow at The Anthem Foundation and teaches at Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiuol Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Interesting. I might go. Anyone here going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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