FIRE at the University of North Carolina Greensboro

A selection from an episode of the PBS "Voices of Vision" television series documents FIRE's efforts to defend fundamental rights at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro, where students faced discipline for protesting an unconstitutional "free speech zone."

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• freedom
• liberty
• protest
• free speech
• expression
• rights
• UNC
• UNCG
• Greensboro
• North Carolina
• University
• FIRE
• Individual Rights

[mikemat3307]

Is that Nat Hentoff at 6:00?

[TheFIREorg]

No, it's actually FIRE Co-founder and UPenn Professor Alan Charles Kors. However, Nat Hentoff is on FIRE's Board of Advisors.

[WACCIMark]

nice video

[TheFIREorg]

Thanks!

[StevenMRA]

You guys are amazing. I went to college in the early to mid-90's and the "indoctrination machine" for PC views was already gaining power.

It amazed me. I had been this open minded guy who had no problem with color, gender, sexual orientation etc.

I went to college and was suddenly a white male racist sexist oppressor who "owed" for past transgressions I had not taken part of, had not supported, and abhorred.

Great work FIRE - a sincere thanks to your voice of reason.

:D

Steven

[supersonicsixteen]

@henrykitoy007 I'm having trouble understanding what you mean. Your grammar is terrible, which weakens your point considerably.

[supersonicsixteen]

@Marc3c Do it!



[supersonicsixteen]

@StevenMRA I feel ya in relation to that. I'm a white guy too, and I'm looked at many times with that lens.

[PumpingSmashkins]

Alice in Chains is a graduate of where now?

[Marc3c]

One of my nieces will be starting college next year and I intend to give her the following advice:

If anyone should ever tell you that you are not in a designated free speech zone… stand tall, look them straight in the eye and say: “This is the United States of America… the whole country is a free speech zone you fucking fascist.”

Then call F.I.R.E.

[PortlandFD]

Ha, Alison Chains

[henrykitoy007]

but if your in a senate you can debate that and you can fier theirs a big difference between school and senate

[henrykitoy007]

for me university rules must be followed just like a book of code of ethics and you cant change that and make your own rule

[henrykitoy007]

legitimate means lawful or genuine protest

[henrykitoy007]

for me we should follow university rules and this woman faces a prelimenary hearing of violating student code of conduct and university official told the protester that they could be remove or charge for disciplinary action