First Amendment Congress Set for Oct. 2 at UCO
Join Freedom of Information of Oklahoma as we increase understanding and importance of the First Amendment. The annual event is Oct. 2 from 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Communications Building on the University of Central Oklahoma campus in Edmond, Okla.
Jonathan Turley, author of The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage, is the keynote speaker.
Turley is a nationally known writer and speaker on First Amendment issues and professor at George Washington University Law School. He will speak on the need for a robust defense of the First Amendment against censorship.
FOI Oklahoma will also present its 2023-24 awards to close out the event.
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
First Amendment Congress, Oct. 2, 2024
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
Bob Burke Screening Room, COM 120
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Registration and Welcome
10 to 10:50 a.m.
Intersection: The First Amendment and Freedom of Information in Oklahoma
Panel Discussion
11 to 12:15 p.m.
KEYNOTE: The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage with author Jonathan Turley,
Jonathan Turley is a nationally known writer and speaker on First Amendment issues and professor at George Washington University Law School. He will speak on the need for a robust defense of the First Amendment against censorship.
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Note: We will have a nacho bar for lunch, but you're also welcome to have lunch on your own.
1:15 to 2 p.m. First Amendment quiz and discussion
2 to 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Freedom of Information Oklahoma Awards Presentation
FOI Oklahoma will present its annual awards and hear from the recipients.
For more information, go to foioklahoma.org. (The UCO endowed journalism ethics chair is a sponsor of the conference.)