Voices and Votes: The State of Free Speech After the Election

In a time when the boundaries of speech and expression are constantly tested by political, technological, and societal changes, it is essential that we build our understanding of these fundamental rights and think about what’s at stake in the years to come. Join us at the National Liberty Museum as we host a panel of free speech experts to discuss the most pressing challenges and emerging threats that shape the discourse around free speech in the United States. Reflecting on recent free speech controversies and the course and results of the 2024 presidential election, panelists will consider the future of free speech in our democracy and how we can work together to cultivate a society that values open dialogue and the exchange of diverse perspectives.

TICKETS

$25 General Admission

$10 National Liberty Museum or World Affairs Council Members

$5 Students, Teachers, or School Faculty (w. Valid ID)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

5:30 pm Doors open, with access to all NLM galleries including our Free Speech: Our Right, Our Responsibility exhibition

6:00 pm Panel begins, followed by Q&A with the panelists and moderator

7:30 pm Panel and Q&A concludes

8:00 pm Doors close

PANELISTS

Summer Lopez, Interim Co-CEO and Chief Program Officer of Free Expression at PEN America

Aaron Terr, Director of Public Advocacy at FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

Ben Wizner, Director of the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project at the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)