Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day, and a great way to celebrate is by taking action for student press freedom! Join us and our friends @splc today and they’ll help you do just that in your own community. Sign up for one of the two advocacy sessions here: https://splc.org/2023/02/take-action-for-student-press-freedom-day/
FULL LIST OF TODAY’S EVENTS
Bravely Advocate this Student Press Freedom Day!
Brought to you by SPLC
Join your peers, SPLC staff and special guests Mary Beth Tinker (Tinker v. Des Moines) and Cathy Kuhlmeier (Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier) this Student Press Freedom Day to take action for student press freedom! If you’re new to advocacy, this is a great chance to get involved in a supportive, safe space. Join for a few minutes or stay the full hour — we’re even offering two time slots for your convenience. Tell your friends and we’ll see you there!
TODAY at 1 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET
Student Press Trivia Night
Brought to you by FIRE, Freedom Forum and SPLC
Join us for a virtual free press trivia night! Winners will be awarded prizes like Amazon gift cards and FIRE and SPFD swag. Register online in teams of four to join the fun, or if you’re registering as an individual, we’ll sort you into a team!
TODAY at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
FOIA Workshop
Brought to you by Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF Investigative Researcher Beryl Lipton—who has filed hundreds of public records requests— will describe how the process works, and guide you through what’s necessary to shine a light on your favorite (or least favorite) public agency. She’ll also offer a template we’ve used recently for sending requests to public schools.
TODAY at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Refusing Censorship: A High School Newspaper’s Fight for Student Press Freedom
Brought to you by PEN America, the First Amendment Coalition, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and SPLC
We invite students and educators to meet and hear from award-winning journalism adviser Adriana Chavira and her students at The Pearl Post at the Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Los Angeles. Adriana and the students’ story of overcoming censorship and disciplinary retaliation after publishing an article on the school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate’s effect on teachers can provide other student journalists with key ideas and insight when facing similar challenges.
TODAY at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
FUTURE EVENTS
New York New Voices Lobby Day
More than 130 student journalists from across New York state will gather in Albany next Tuesday, Feb. 28, to advocate for passage of the Student Journalist Free Speech Act. In addition to holding meetings with legislators, students will also be holding a press conference for New York media. (Learn more about New Voices here.)
Student Press Briefing: Impacts of School Surveillance
Brought to you by Center for Democracy & Technology
College and high school student journalists are invited to join the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) for a briefing on potential stories on school surveillance, student privacy, and free expression on- and off-campus. Participants will hear from CDT experts working on student surveillance and free expression, and have the chance to ask them questions. We will also have an open discussion about how participants have seen surveillance tools used in schools, and the impacts on students. Login info will be sent to registered attendees in advance of the event.
March 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
