Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
University of Hartford, Wilde Auditorium
Long-time student speech advocate Mary Beth Tinker, whose Supreme Court case established student speech rights, and school policy expert Patrice McCarthy, from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, will be featured speakers at a May 28 forum - Students and Schools Pushing the Limits of Free Speech in West Hartford.
The Milton Sorokin Symposium, a legacy of the Center for First Amendment Rights, will be held in the Wilde Auditorium of the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave. West Hartford, CT 06117, at 7 p.m. on Thursday May 28.
The symposium topic builds on the momentum of the First Amendment Essay Contest, which asked students, "In what circumstance should a school be able to punish students for their speech off campus." Winners from the essay contest will be recognized at the Symposium and speakers will further discuss the question from two distinct viewpoints.
Reporter Laurie Perez from Fox 61 will moderate. Perez has been honored for her reporting on a variety of topics in Washington, South Carolina and Connecticut. While covering the Donninger v. Neihoff case, where a student lost the privilege of serving as class secretary for comments she made on her personal blog, Perez took special interest in the issues that will be discussed at the Symposium.
Light refreshments will be served following the program.
The event is free, but your RSVP to pdoyle@acluct.org is strongly encouraged.
Directions for Gray Conference Center: Wilde Auditorium
From 84 East - Exit 41
Follow South/North Main Street 3.1 miles to its intersection with Asylum Avenue. Turn right onto Asylum and follow 2.1 miles to the Asylum Ave. campus on the right.
From 84 West - Exit 48
Travel Asylum Avenue 1.2 miles to the Asylum Ave. campus on the left.
Once you enter the University of Hartford campus
Take your first left. Go straight until you come to a stop sign, turn right. Follow signs to "K" lot; you will be making a right hand turn into the Parking area. There are 3 lots that make up the "K" parking area. Go straight until you reach the 2nd right hand lot, which is the closest lot to the Conference Center. The parking lot is directly across from Hartford Arts School and diagonal to the Gray Conference Center. (If there is a need for additional parking, please proceed to the "F" lot. ) From K, you will proceed towards the University Green and the three (3) flag poles. The entrance to the Gray Conference Center is across the courtyard. There is a large sign reading Harry Jack Gray Center. Walk to the right side of the HJG Center.
For Wilde Auditorium walk down the covered walkway to your first set of double doors on your right. Enter the atrium and take the stairs down to the lower level to the Wilde Auditorium.
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