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Bristol: Free Speech, Islamophobia & the Media

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Counterfire events
Date:
10.02.2015 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Tuesday 10th February 7pm
@ The Arts House, 108A Stokes Croft, BS1 3RU

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In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shootings the mainstream media has championed ‘free speech’ - yet they have silenced debate.

The hypocrisy of world leaders has gone unquestioned as they rally in defence of ‘freedom’ while curtailing civil liberties fuelling racism against Muslims and omitting any discussion of the real context of the Paris attacks: the catastrophic "War on Terror".

Des Freedman (Goldsmiths University) introduces a discussion on the role of media power and its relationship to democracy and freedom of expression.

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