FAIR News: Defending Free Speech
Newsletter
FAIR Letter to Emory Student Bar Association
This week, FAIR's legal team sent a letter to Emory Law School's Student Bar Association regarding their denial of the charter application of the Emory Free Speech Forum, claiming, in part, that allowing open discourse is an “extreme” position.
FAIR strongly urged the SBA to reconsider their decision and remain true to the law school's “well-established promotion of free speech values,” and allow the formation of a group whose purpose is to share diverse perspectives, participate in civil dialogue despite those differences, and learn from each other.
Read and download the full letter here.
Call for Submissions
If you would like to submit your writing to our Substack, please check out our submission guidelines at the bottom of our “About” page here.
We hope to hear from you!
EP1 | Breaking Binaries with Coleman Hughes
We at FAIR are proud to present FAIR Perspectives, the official podcast of the pro-human movement, hosted by Melissa Chen and Angel Eduardo. For our inaugural episode, we are featuring Coleman Hughes.
Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcaster, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy, and applied ethics. Coleman's writing has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. We discuss “Blasphemy,” his new single which premieres today, January 17, 2022. We also explore how he came to music and reveal a more personal side of Coleman that many likely haven't seen before in his career as a public intellectual. We also talk about the ways his intellectual and musical careers intersect.
The FAIR Perspectives podcast will feature in-depth conversations with public intellectuals, authors, and industry leaders, as well as everyday people—teachers, students, employees, and others dedicated to building a better world.
Over the coming weeks, our guests will include Michael Shermer, Wilfred Reilly, Daryl Davis, John McWhorter, and more. Stay tuned!
Listen to the audio and read the full transcript here.
FAIR Medical Webinar
On Thursday, January 27th at 8:00PM CT, join FAIR Advisor Wilfred Reilly plus FAIR in Medicine fellows Dr. Sally Satel, Dr. Marilyn Singleton, Dr. Aida Cerundolo, Dr. Diana Blum, and FAIR attorney Leigh Ann O’Neill for this informative and timely Webinar titled “Pro-human Perspectives on Race-based Medical Care.’”
The physician-patient relationship is like no other: intensely personal, private, and as Hippocrates said, “sacred.” Now we are in danger of giving away our authority to make individual medical decisions in the name of “health equity,” which prioritizes equal medical outcomes across identity groups over individualized care.
Medicine is about caring for individual human beings, not advancing political agendas, yet we are seeing disturbing trends in medical schools where student lessons are being peppered with politically-charged rhetoric.
This timely webinar will explore these issues and help us arrive at pro-human solutions to preserve our autonomous patient-physician relationship.
FAIR Diversity Training
Chapter Leader: Series 2
Builds on Series 1 Cognitive Bias training. Choose from one of the following:
Monday, January 31st at 7:00PM – 9:00PM EST
Monday, February 7th at 10:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Wednesday, February 9th at 12:00PM – 2:00PM EST
Stay tuned for registration and RSVP details.
Meet FAIR Diversity: What It Means to Be Pro-Human
For all FAIR Members and volunteers. These events are typically on the last Monday of the month.
Monday January 24th, 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
Monday February 28th, 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
Monday, March 28th, 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
Conversations with FAIR Diversity (public event)
In this Webinar Series, FAIR Diversity panelists will facilitate inclusive dialogue using the pro-human approach to navigate difficult conversations in social, educational, and institutional settings. Topics will include healthcare, education, corporate sectors, non-profit sectors, and more. Themes will be topical and relevant, and open to the public.
Our first webinar:
FAIR Diversity Conversations: Healthcare
Monday, February from 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
Stay tuned for registration and RSVP details.
To learn more about FAIR Diversity, please visit our FAIR Diversity website.
FAIR Chapter Events
Open House Events
January 25th:
British Columbia
8:00PM CST. RSVP to british-columbia@fairforall.org
January 26th:
Triangle Area
Time TBA, ZOOM LINK
January 27th:
Bay Area
5:30PM PST, ZOOM LINK
January 27th:
Rochester
7:00PM EST (details pending)
February 1st:
Washington
7:00PM PST, ZOOM LINK
Other FAIR Chapter Events
January 20th:
San Bernardino County Chapter Kick-off
7:00PM PST, ZOOM LINK
January 23rd:
Washington Statewide Podcast Discussion
3:00PM PST, ZOOM LINK
January 25th:
FAIR Canada Educator's Alliance Meeting
7:30PM EST, RSVP to Ontario@fairforall.org
Januray 27th:
FAIR Toronto Meeting
7:30PM EST, RSVP to Ontario@fairforall.org
Dallas Chapter In-Person Grassroots Leadership Training
Heterodox Academy Conference
Registration is now open for HxA Conference 2022! Join the HxA on June 12th-14th in Denver, Colorado to connect with the HxA community, learn from leading thinkers, and discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Early-bird registration is now open.
Freedom of Speech on Campus with Ayaan Hirsi Ali
FAIR Educator Alliance
Teachers often feel isolated and alone in their schools, but FAIR is here for you! We will be holding weekly informal “happy hours” to share experiences and concerns and work on developing resources just for teachers. We’ll also be holding more formal monthly meetings to address issues based on your needs and interests.
For more information, please email educators@fairforall.org
The Zoom link to our weekly happy hour can be found here.
Grassroots Training Workshops
Are you ready to be an effective advocate for pro-human values in your community? You know in your heart of hearts our common culture of fairness, understanding, and humanity requires you to be civically engaged and actively organizing and advocating in your community.
But how do you get started?
We’ve got you covered with the FAIR Grassroots Leader Training series.
Register to learn practical tools for organizing your community, how to be a more effective advocate, and ways to create positive, bottom-up change in our culture and country. The sessions include:
Grassroots Leader Session 1 | Bottom-Up Organizing
Grassroots Leader Session 2 | Finding Your Place At FAIR
Grassroots Leader Session 3 | Organizing Your Organizing
Public Speaking Training | Keeping Your Audience Captivated
Register now for the next Grassroots Leader Training series.
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