Events
Voices for Liberty supports campus events that engage undergraduate students in discussion about free speech and civil rights. Our speakers and campus partners ask students to consider historic and contemporary ways in which free speech has, or can, drive civil and social progress in critical areas like censorship, marginalization, and racial conflict. We also run occasional public symposia and webinars on emerging research in this area. Scroll down to check out upcoming and past events.
2nd Annual Voices for Liberty Symposium
November 15 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday, November 15, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (with reception to follow)
Free and open to the public.
Does free expression help or harm the cause of social progress? Does freedom of speech entrench an unjust status quo, or is it a crucial tool for groups wishing to challenge it?
These questions divide us everywhere — on social media, on campus, and in judicial decisions. Until now, however, the debate in academic literature has been overwhelmingly one-sided. Voices for Liberty, an initiative of the Liberty & Law Center at Scalia Law, aims to broaden that debate, bringing in new perspectives.
Join us for a full day of senior scholars and exciting new voices presenting cutting-edge research on the role expression played in women’s economic freedom and self-segregated communities, and continues to play in religious minority and nonreligious rights and international racial tolerance.
For more information about this event, as well as to register, please visit our event listing.
Questions? Please contact vfli@gmu.edu.