BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//162.241.218.217//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://spjdc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5719@spjdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T143929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:History CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:On this date in 1791 the first 10 amendments — known as the Bil l of Rights — were ratified by the states of the new United States.\nThe N ational Archives has a page dedicated to the Bill of Rights.\nAnd just as a reminder\, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights is as follows:\nAme ndment I\nCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religi on\, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof\; or abridging the freedom o f speech\, or of the press\; or the right of the people peaceably to assem ble\, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221216 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ratification of Bill of Rights to US Constitution URL:https://spjdc.org/event/ratification-of-bill-of-rights-to-us-constituti on/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nOn this date in 1791 the first 10 amendments — known as the Bill of Rights — were ratif ied by the states of the new United States.
\nThe National Archives has a page dedicated to the Bill of Rights.
\nAnd just as a reminder\, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights is as follows:
\nCongre ss shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion\, or prohibit ing the free exercise thereof\; or abridging the freedom of speech\, or of the press\; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble\, and to pet ition the Government for a redress of grievances.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:First Amendment END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5184@spjdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T143929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join The Freedom\, Forum as they unveil the results of a ground breaking Freedom Forum survey that asked 3\,000 Americans how they feel ab out the First Amendment in the 21st century.\n“The First Amendment: Where America Stands” surveyed people across geographic\, demographic and ideolo gical lines on their attitudes about the freedoms of religion\, speech\, p ress\, assembly and petition.\nThis event will feature interviews with sur vey participants from across the country\, plus First Amendment experts an alyzing the diverse and divided results.\nRegister HERE. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The First Amendment: Where America Stands URL:https://spjdc.org/event/the-first-amendment-where-america-stands/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin The Freedom\, Forum as they unveil the results of a groundbreaking Freedom Forum survey that asked 3\,000 Americans how they feel about the First Am endment in the 21st century.
\n“The First Amendment: Where America Stands” surveyed people across geographic\, demographic and ideolo gical lines on their attitudes about the freedoms of religion\, speech\, p ress\, assembly and petition.
\nThis event will feature interviews w ith survey participants from across the country\, plus First Amendment exp erts analyzing the diverse and divided results.
\nRegister HERE a>.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:First Amendment END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5349@spjdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T143929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:In our highly charged and deeply divided political climate\, th e debate over the meaning of freedom of speech and the First Amendment has become more polarized. On the one-year anniversary of the unlawful siege on the U.S. Capitol\, join Washington Post Live on Thursday\, Jan. 6 for a robust series of discussions focused on interpretations of the First Amen dment in this era of increasing partisanship and political rancor. \n\nReg ister HERE.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Washington Post – Free to State: A discussion focused on the First Amendment URL:https://spjdc.org/event/washington-post-free-to-state-a-discussion-focu sed-on-the-first-amendment/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nFree speech is the best-known of the five First Amendment freedoms and faces in creasingly complex and urgent tests\, according to the Freedom Forum’s lan dmark survey\, “The First Amendment: Where America Stands.”
\nJoin the Freedom Forum to dig into the ages-long tension between fre e expression and difficult or contrarian voices with Jacob Mchangama\, aut hor of the new book\, “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Medi a.”
\nSee why the free exchange of even challenging ideas is essenti al for democratic nations. Mchangama’s definitive account of free speech f rom the ancient world to the digital age shows why defending it is so crit ical today.
\nMchangama is the founder and executive director of the Danish think tank Justitia and host of the podcast\, “Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech.”
\nThis program will p remiere Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Eastern on the Freedom Forum YouTube channel.
\n“The Firs t Amendment: Where America Stands” surveyed more than 3\,000 Americans across geographic\, demographic and ideological lines on their attitudes about the freedoms of religion\, speech\, press\, assembly and petition. p>\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:First Amendment END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR