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FIREat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Today
Azhar Majeed, ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½'s Associate Director of Legal and Public Advocacy, begins his Midwest speaking tour today with a stop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). As part of a panel hosted by the Illini Secular Student Alliance, Azhar will discuss UIUC's two red-light speech policies, as well as ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½'s involvement in the 2008 case where the University of Illinois attempted to restrict faculty political speech during the election season. The panel will also feature Dr. Kenneth Howell, a professor of Catholic thought at UIUC and the subject of a recent FIREcase. Edward Clint, leader of the student group Atheists, Agnostics, & Freethinkers will also be on the panel. The panel will be held at 6:00 pm in the Digital Computing Lab, Room 1320.Check the FIRECalendar of Events or the FIRESpeakers Bureau 2010-2011 Google map for up-to-date information on all upcoming events, and be sure to stop by if you are in the area! To invite a FIREspeaker to your school, click here.
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