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Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship – Nadine Strossen

Author: perkinsk

Graphic: Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, Nadine Strossen, April 14, 2021 7 p.m.

Nadine Strossen is a Professor of Constitutional Law at New York Law School and the first woman national President of the American Civil Liberties Union, where she served from 1991 through 2008. A frequent speaker on constitutional and civil liberties issues, her media appearances include 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The Daily Show, and other news programs. Strossen will be introduced by the ACLU of Iowa’s Executive Director, Mark Stringer.

Strossen is a leading First Amendment and human rights advocate who argues that free speech, not censorship, is the best way to resist hate and promote other fundamental concerns, including equality, dignity, diversity, inclusivity, democracy and social harmony. First Amendment Days Keynote

Sharron Evans, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, will participate in the conversation.

Co-sponsored by the Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government), Iowa State Daily

Iowa State University Lectures Series

Session recording: https://iastate.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=82bba0f7-691b-4f3d-b336-ad0b010f1c56

First Amendment Days, April 12-16, 2021, is Iowa State University’s annual weeklong celebration of our First Amendment freedoms – religion, speech, press, assembly, petition. It’s hosted by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s First Amendment Committee. See the complete schedule.

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