October 12th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Dr. Adam Lebovitz Please register by 6 pm Monday, October 5th For our October luncheon, Professor Lebovitz will examine the legal strategies on both the right and the left. “Free speech” has never enjoyed more robust legal protection, thanks in part to the “absolutist” stance of…
September 14th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons Please register by 6 pm Monday, September 7th For our September luncheon, Dr. Simmons will be speaking about the erosion of the voting rights act and its impact on current events. SPEAKER BIO Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is currently an assistant professor…
May 11th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with J.C. Derrick, publisher for Mainstreet Daily News Please register by 6 pm Tuesday, May 5th For our May luncheon, Mainstreet Daily News publisher J.C. Derrick will be speaking about the state of local news coverage in the face of newsroom layoffs and changes in the media…
Monday, April 20th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Jason Leopold, Senior Investigative Reporter at Bloomberg News Please register by 6 pm Monday, April 13th Jason Leopold, senior reporter for Bloomberg News and government-described “FOIA Terrorist” is this year’s winner of the Brechner Freedom of Information Award for his tenacity and passion in acquiring…
March 9th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Anna Peterson, Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Cronin Term Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida Please register by 6 pm Monday, March 2nd Teachers at public institutions of higher education in Florida face numerous challenges in the present political and social context.…
February 9th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Jackie Davison, Operations Manager for The Lynx bookstore Please register by Monday, February 2nd Join us for a presentation that will provide background information on book bans in the state of Florida, including information about recent court rulings and current legislative updates. The presentation will also…
January 12th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Janet Coats, Managing Director - Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology Please register by Monday, January 5th SPEAKER BIO Coats has been at the forefront of the seismic shifts in journalism and information culture over the last 25 years. She’s led large multimedia news organizations,…
December 8th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with author and Professor Emeritus Warren Goldstein Please register by Monday, December 1st. Most Americans who care about free speech have at least a passing acquaintance with the Red Scare of the 1950s, known popularly, if inaccurately, as McCarthyism. Fewer know anything about the first Red Scare,…
November 10th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Library Director, Shaney T. Livingston Please register by Monday, November 3rd. One of the most valued institutions in our community is the Alachua County Library District. We are proud to be one of the few counties in Florida where the library operates with its own taxing…
October 13th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm with Susan Bottcher, former Gainesville city commissioner and long-time political activist in Alachua County Please register by Monday, October 6th. This coming November 4th the city of Gainesville will hold a Special Election. The only item on the ballot will be a referendum that asks whether you…