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You can't say that! Can you?

Free Speech Week Panel Discussion with Q & A

What are my rights when it comes to free speech? What can I say? What’s the difference between free speech and hate speech?  

This event will attempt to answer these questions. Panelists will discuss all these questions incorporating UWL’s past with pushing boundaries on free speech.  

The event will open with facts and myths about free speech presented by Nizam Arain, director of Equity and Affirmative Action, and James Szymalak, assistant professor of Political Science and Public Administration. Next, the event will include an interactive panel discussion on free speech moderated by Beth Boser, assistant professor of Communication Studies and including panelists Joseph Heim, emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, and James Parker, emeritus professor of History. The event concludes with a question and answer session among those attending and the presenters.  

The event was planned by the university’s newly formed Joint Committee on Free Speech Promotion, a committee charged by the chancellor to create programming that promotes the value of free speech at UWL. The committee’s goal is to provide the UWL community, as well as La Crosse area residents, a live experience of how to have challenging conversation about contentious issues in a respectful manner.  

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019

Where

None

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse None

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Heather Dutcher at 608.785.5487 or hdutcher@uwlax.edu.

Parking

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Use Passport Parking.

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