Will Free Speech Survive? A Panel on Campus Free Speech at Sacramento State
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Will Free Speech Survive?
In her 2016 convocation speech, Brown University President Christina Paxson explained that a reporter had recently asked school officials if Brown had established any “safe spaces” on campus. “What on earth are they referring to?” Paxson said. “Idea-free zones staffed by thought police, where disagreement is prohibited?”
Yes, precisely such spaces. Sadly, this kind of challenge to campus free speech is now widespread. Surveys show that student support for restrictive speech codes and speaker bans is at historic heights.
Join the College Republicans at Sacramento State and The Goldwater Institute on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm PST, as we host a panel discussion on whether free speech on college campuses will survive. Our expert panelists include Jim Manley, Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute and an attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Legal Scholar and Professor of Law at McGeorge School of Law, and Floyd Johnson II, campus activist and a student at Sacramento State University.
Event Location:
Hampton Inn & Suites at Sacramento State
Camellia Room
1875 65th Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Organizer Goldwater Institute & College Republicans at Sacramento State
Organizer of Will Free Speech Survive? A Panel on Campus Free Speech at Sacramento State
The Goldwater Institute drives results by working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and strengthen the freedom guaranteed to all Americans in the constitutions of the United States and all 50 states. With the blessing of its namesake, the Goldwater Institute opened in 1988. Its early years focused on defending liberty in Barry Goldwater’s home state of Arizona. Today, the Goldwater Institute is a national leader for constitutionally-limited government respected by the left and right for its adherence to principle and real world impact. No less a liberal icon than the New York Times calls the Goldwater Institute a “watchdog for conservative ideals” that plays an “outsize role” in American political life.
College Republicans at Sacramento State
