University Chiefs Unite to Defend Free Speech
Expanding the meaning of words such as ‘violence’, ‘aggression’ and ‘traumatic’ to describe speech provides universities with a spurious excuse for censorship.
Expanding the meaning of words such as ‘violence’, ‘aggression’ and ‘traumatic’ to describe speech provides universities with a spurious excuse for censorship.
UWA recently had to cancel an event because they were worried a controversial speech would pose a safety risk. But should universities be penalised for not protecting free speech?
Australian Universities have slipped into a dangerous ‘fact-free-space’ where echo chambers of the noisy few are the only sounds now allowed in public debate. What can YOU do about this? Sign the Petition!
People are being silenced for having an opinion – and many are being intimidated and threatened with job losses or litigation! Punishment comes in many different forms. By attending a public event, conservatives are often set upon by mobs of…