(via the Illinois Library Association)
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), in partnership with the American Library Association and Illinois Library Association, invites you to “More Speech: A Conversation about the First Amendment,” a panel discussion examining how the First Amendment impacts art and civic life, freedom of speech, and expression. The event will include opening remarks from Elissa Tenny (President, School of the Art Institute) and Andrea Telli (Commissioner, Chicago Public Library) as well a keynote address from David Hiller (President, Robert R. McCormick Foundation), and a panel of experts moderated by former WGN-TV News anchor and journalist Robert Jordan.
This free event will be held from 6:15 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 1, at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. Registration is required to attend. The event will be accessible via live streams at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield), Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), and Shawnee Community College Education Center (Ullin).