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Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Non-profit Organizations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7,272 followers
We defend the First Amendment in the courts, on campus, and in culture.
About us
FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them. FIRE recognizes that colleges and universities play a vital role in preserving free thought within a free society. To this end, we place a special emphasis on defending the individual rights of students and faculty members on our nation’s campuses, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience.
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http://www.thefire.org
External link for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1999
- Specialties
- Education, Constitutional law, First Amendment law, and Higher Education
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510 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, US
Employees at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
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Worried that this year’s election will turn #thanksgiving into a family fracas? Here are four tips to help you communicate across differences at the dinner table. #howto #holiday #discourse
How to survive Thanksgiving
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Beware the official who comes calling for censorship under the banner of free speech.
Landry calls for LSU to punish professor for alleged speech
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DONATE TODAY: No matter what issues matter to you, FIRE ensures your right to speak is protected. In fact, we’ll drive this bus right into a wall before we compromise on our principles. That’s our promise to you. If you’re a fearless supporter of free speech like us, please consider supporting FIRE with a gift today. Join the Free Speech Movement. Support FIRE today: https://lnkd.in/evGqRXii #fundraising #philanthropy #civilliberties #freespeech
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A Wisconsin school district proposes banning “hate speech.” The catch? There’s no legal definition of “hate speech,” and such policies often end up censoring First Amendment-protected expression.
Wisconsin school district mulls unconstitutional ‘hate speech' policy
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Thinking of sitting out the family debates this year? Things might get a little too quiet… It’s tempting to wish disagreements would simply vanish over the holidays, but staying calm and talking things through is the best way to navigate the issues that divide us. We’re grateful this Thanksgiving for all the conversations shared over turkey and stuffing—even the messy ones 🍁🦃
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This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order to protect “critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and personal information” from “hostile foreign nations.” It commands state agencies, including Texas’s public universities, to “harden state systems” against the Chinese government. The wording of the order is unclear and open to interpretation that would be deeply damaging to free speech and academic freedom in the state of Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott's order ‘hardening state government' against China is dangerously hard to parse
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