THE GREAT DEBATE

MESSAGE BOARD FREE SPEECH DEBATES BRIGHT IDEAS    OPINIONS

PROTECTION OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS WE MUST BE AWARE OF THE LAWS   FUNDAMENTALS IN THE NEWS THE CLASSICS LEGALITIES PROTECTION INTERACTIVE                             LINKS                                                       VIDEOS                           FREESPEECH.ORG A C L U ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION FREE SPEECH ONLINE.ORG CENTER FOR PROTECTION OF FREE EXPRESSION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROJECT                            WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS                        Learn the basics of free speech as indicated by the constitution. Write down some of the free speech rights so you can learn them well and begin to recognize and protect them in everyday life.   Follow your local news for any indication of free speech rights that are being violated. Check newspapers for editorials or articles on censorship since these  violations are fairly common. Learn the newest modifications to free speech rules for online and electronic media. Know that free speech laws do apply to the Internet and other electronic media sources. Recognize when political, social or religious censorship is happening and when it is appropriate to censor and protect. Note that only thoughts or opinions which are violent or aggressive deserve censorship, but sometimes it is not the case.                     FIND MORE INFO                                  FIND MORE INFO                 American Association of University Professors   American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression American Civil Liberties Union ACLU of Virginia American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Banned Books Online The Center for Democracy and Technology Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Center First Amendment Center First Amendment Project The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) The Free Expression Network The Free Expression Policy Project The Freedom Forum GLAAD: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation The Media Coalition National Coalition Against Censorship Online Policy Group PEN American Center People for the American Way Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Rock Out Censorship Rock the Vote The Rutherford Institute Student Press Law Center The U.S. Constitution Online University of Virginia Virginia Coalition for Open Government The Youth Free Expression Network