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Check Out ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½'s Back to School Page!

You can now access ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½â€™s favorite Back to School resources all in one place.
Our popular Back to School series covered a range of helpful information that we hope will get you ready to speak your mind on campus this semester—now these tips have been compiled on a single, user-friendly webpage.
On our Back to School resource page you can:
- learn more about your right to protest on campus,
- find out if your school restricts speech, and take action if they do,
- prepare to defend yourself against attempts to censor political speech,
- get tips on hosting an advocacy event … and more!
We’ve even got two helpful videos on students’ rights ...

...and campus advocacy.

Check out all of FIRE's great Back to School resources, then get out there and speak your mind this semester!
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