What’s Happening Hate Speech or Free Speech? What does it mean Today? Thane Rosenbaum: Wednesday, December 16, 12 pm Suzanne Nossel: Tuesday, January 12, 12 pm
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n an era of rising a nt i -S e m i t i s m and increased hate speech across print and social media platforms, it is now more critical than ever to understand what is and what is not covered under the First Amendment. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that hate speech is legally protected free speech. But what does that mean today, and how can we work together to combat hate speech and anti-Semitic tropes, terms, and phrases? Authors Thane Rosenbaum and Suzanne Nossel will zoom with the Tidewater community to discuss their books about the benefits and dangers of free expression. The events are presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Jewish Community Relations Council’s newly formed Combating Hate Task Force, in partnership with the Holocaust Commission, as part of the Simon Family
JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival. Speech has been weaponized. Everyone knows it, but no one seems to know how to make sense of the current confusion and what to do about it. Thane Rosenbaum’s provocative and compelling book, Saving Free Speech... from Itself, will be a jumping-off point for a community conversation that will continue with Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice on free expression issues in the United States and globally. In Dare To Speak, Nossel delivers an essential, necessary guide to maintaining democratic debate that is open, and freewheeling, but at the same time respectful of the rich diversity of backgrounds and opinions in a changing country. All events are free and open to the community with RSVP required and will take place virtually. For more infor‑ mation, contact Megan Zuckerman, Jewish Community Relations Council director, at MZuckerman@ujft.org. To register for the events, go to Jewishva.org/bookfest.
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