CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria LaHood will speak on a panel at Hunter College titled Freedom of Speech, Except When Criticizing Israel: Systematic Attempts to Silence Palestine.

This panel will shed light on the legal issues involved in Palestine solidarity organizing, the constitutional issues at stake, what this could potentially mean for academic freedom, and freedom of speech in general.

From the Universities of California to the City Universities of New York, there is a disconcerting increase in intimidation of Palestine solidarity supporters on U.S. college campuses. This panel will bring together a legal expert, academic scholar, and student activist to discuss the various forms of repression that are happening across the country and what is being done to advance and secure the constitutional rights of activists doing human rights work around Palestine. Specific emphasis will be given to discussing the nationwide increase in Title VI lawsuits and how they are being used as a tactic to silence and prevent speech critical of Israel.

Panelists
Maria LaHood, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
Sundus Seif, Brooklyn College SJP President
Kristofer Petersen-Overton, Doctoral student at the CUNY Graduate Center and Graduate Teaching Fellow at Lehman College

What: Freedom of Speech, Except When Criticizing Israel Panel Discussion
Where: Hunter College, 68th STreet & Lexington Ave (6 train to 68th street)
When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 8:30 p.m.

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