Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC

SFSA is the First Amendment’s home at @UNC. Established in 2023 to promote free speech policies and an open campus culture. Affiliated with @uncafsa @afsaalumni

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

🧵SFSA supports the rights of all students to speak freely. @UNC's campus is a public forum, meaning protesters must be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights. We reject any attempts to censor disfavored viewpoints, including at pro-Palestinian rallies.

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

. @UNC @UNCAFSA @TheFIREorg @Speech_First @afsaalumni @goACTA @sfmcguire79 @AcademicRenewal #freespeech #Israel #Palestine #NCPOL #UNC #Protesters

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

🧵SFSA supports the rights of all students to speak freely. @UNC's campus is a public forum, meaning protesters must be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights. We reject any attempts to censor disfavored viewpoints, including at pro-Palestinian rallies.

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

Protesting peacefully not only ensures the safety of all involved, but brings people to the table to discuss difficult topics. We support the rights of all students engaging in peaceful protest. To that end, please reach out to SFSA for any necessary support or resources.

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

@goACTA @AcademicRenewal @TheFIREorg @Speech_First @UNCAFSA @afsaalumni @UNC @mkotis #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #GazaSolidarityEncampment #freespeech #UNC #ncpol #HigherEducation

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

SFSA learned from a primary source that these protestors shouted-down the @UNC class of '24 "Last Lecture" event, forcing it to end early. SFSA, of course, supports First Amendment protected protests, but shouting down other speakers is an unacceptable First Amendment violation.

[The Daily Tar Heel @dailytarheel]

Around 100 demonstrators have began moving from Polk Place to McCorkle Place to intervene the “Last Lecture” event where former chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz was speaking.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Students nationwide are protesting the Israel-Hamas war. Some protests are legal and protected. Some are not.

How do you tell the difference?

FIRE’s latest Q&A has the answers.
https://t.co/kasjYrZCNH

[Harrington Shaw @harringtondshaw]

Great article on institutional neutrality by our @sfsaunc faculty advisor, @markmcneilly.

@UNCAFSA @afsaalumni

[UNC AFSA @UNCAFSA]

UNC AFSA hosted legal scholar and civil liberties activist Nadine Strossen on campus for a moderated discussion on current free speech issues with @markmcneilly. Thank you to all who attended!

@sfsaunc @UNCPPD @TheFIREorg @ACLU @HdxAcademy @goACTA @afsaalumni @UNC

[UNC AFSA @UNCAFSA]

SCOTUS chose not to hear @Speech_First's case regarding @virginia_tech’s bias response team, though it vacated the 4th Circuit's decision condoning BRTs. Justice Thomas said he has "serious concerns" that BRTs "objectively chill students’ speech." @WSJ

https://t.co/aE9yucjiAq

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

"Student Free Speech Alliance and the campus TPUSA group fought the denial – and won." @CollegeFix

@UNCAFSA @afsaalumni @AcademicRenewal @goACTA @Speech_First @TheFIREorg @TPUSA

https://t.co/S87pLMiQax

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

Heckling and using force to prevent speech is not protected activity, and it runs contrary to the very essence of free speech. Disagreement should be settled via exchange of ideas – not with violence. @UNCAFSA @goACTA @AFSA

[Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79]

Video of Pro-Palestinian smashing a glass door at a Berkeley event featuring Israeli lawyer Ran Bar-Yoshafat last night.

The event was shut down, and police had to evacuate the speaker and Jewish students off campus.

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

On March 26th, join the Student Free Speech Alliance for an evening with legal scholar and civil liberties activist Nadine Strossen. @afsaalumni @UNC @UNCPPD @UNCAFSA
https://t.co/K2VarjqG9G

[UNC AFSA @UNCAFSA]

The amazing success of Western universities can be attributed to their commitment to the “free, unfettered exchange of ideas and concepts.” But now, they are "on a dangerous downward path." @Telemachus111

@goACTA @afsaalumni @JonHaidt @UNC @HdxAcademy

https://t.co/Eq7h0X1v9n

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

DEI has "helped to erase meaningful distinctions between physical safety and psychological discomfort. That poses a real problem when it comes to protecting free expression, especially in terms of student activism."

@AmnaUncensored @JeffreyASnyder @thedailybeast @UNCAFSA @goACTA

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

At @AmericanU, new rules "ban all indoor protests and mandate that all student clubs—as well as all posters for university-sponsored events—be 'welcoming and build community.'" New administrators are being hired to police students' speech. @afsaalumni https://t.co/x8EY6uPbYy.

[Student Free Speech Alliance at UNC @sfsaunc]

SFSA Lodges Complaint with UNC Regarding Potentially Viewpoint-Discriminatory Event Denial

@UNC denied @TPUSA's event with @RealCandaceO without citing cause.

@AcademicRenewal @UNCAFSA @goACTA @TheFIREorg @afsaalumni

https://t.co/ZGccFEmtHe