Into removal little bit of the suspense about october, that on october 28 we learned that David Axelrod will be joining us. Most of you know, was the chief strategist during the Obama Campaign and the Senior Advisor to president obama, and we are very eager to hear what he has to say only a few days before the election. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome congresswoman karen bass. In the past few weeks, all of america for the first time learned quite a bit about karen bass. But we in los angeles have known what a gem she is for years. As a member of the california assembly, her colleagues elected her speaker of the assembly at a particularly critical time, and her depth ofime, leadership was essential in rescuing californias economy from the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression at least until now. In congress, she quickly gained the respect of her colleagues due to her judgment and temperament, and just plain hard work, and her legislative skill. Ime of the legislative s
Public library. It seems all you need to do these days is turn on the television, and you can quickly hear what Alison Kibler talk about tonight, which is hate speech. Reality television to the nightly news, we see examples in the headlines that show that hate speech is alive and well in our country. Some would argue hate speech has a long and difficult history and our country, but also has a long way to go for improvement. Others say it pits equality and free speech against each other. Alisons book is examining how our society has changed since the early 20th century to verbally reflect the country we live in now, one nation, under all. Hate speech is a complex issue and i am proud to be part of the Kansas City Public Library, a place where, every day, offers a forum and an opportunity to engage and examine complicated issues, and debates, especially about free speech and the desk and equality. It is what a library is designed to do. Alison kiblers book is a great place to start. She
Some would argue hate speech has a long and difficult history and our country, but also has a long way to go for improvement. It pits equality and free speech against each other. Alisons book is examining how changed sinces the early 20th century to , the country we live in, one nation, under all. Hate speech is a complex issue and i am proud to be part of the Kansas City Public Library, a place where, every day, offers a forum and an opportunity to engage and examine complicated issues, and debates, especially about free speech and the quality. It is what a library is designed to do. Kiblers book is a great place to start. She is a professor of american studies and womens and gender studies at franklin and marshall, can currently at work on another project that is focused on second wave feminists and television reform. Particularly, their use of the federal communications ,ommissions fairness doctrine pressing television stations to improve the representation of women and feminism. Pl
What im asking you to do is match the controversial expression with the way that the expression has been regulated recently. These are within the last 23 years. Give me a couple eat a couple minutes, then i will take responses from the audience. You can talk to your neighbor, if you want. Ok. Lets try to get some answers out there. Does anyone want to get started . Lets go through all three . Ok, go ahead. The second one down matches the redskins name. Dr. Kibler thats true. What is at stake is something called the lanham act, which forbids the trademark, a trademark cannot be disparaging to a group of people. That has happened, and is being appealed. There is an Appeals Court recently, it struck down that act, but it will continue to be litigated. The redskins issue is kind of in play. Does anyone else have one that they feel certain about . Ok. Correct. Remember what university and was . Ok. The university of oklahoma expelled the fraternity, and the students who sang the song. And t
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