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For the reasons stated herein, we the undersigned hereby request that the faculty of The George Washington University Law School postpone any vote on the adoption of the proposed Policy on Hate & Extremist Groups. The Policy has not been given sufficient time to circulate through the community, and it does not express the views of the entire student body. Given that there are serious concerns regarding its language, and the impact such language may have on (1) open debate, (2) freedom of speech and expression of ideas, and (3) SBA charted organizations’ ability to bring guest speakers to campus, we respectfully ask that no vote is held until these points and others are further examined.
(1) The Policy may implicitly recognize the legitimacy of one guest speaker while condemning the other.
(2) The Policy may impact student organizations’ ability to bring certain speakers to campus.
(3) The Policy may detract from the open exchange of ideas on contentious issues.
(4) The Policy may disadvantage student groups who wish to bring speakers deemed as “hate-groups” to campus by requiring them to pay for additional security.
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March 28, 2012
The faculty has remained silent on our request while the deadline for this vote looms closer. I am spending my time meeting with student leaders to ensure our concerns about campus speech are clearly documented before they decide our future.
March 28, 2012
Seeing this level of engagement confirms that my classmates recognize how much is at stake for our campus culture. It is clear that we are not willing to let these changes happen without a real discussion.
3 Comments
This is moving way too fast. We need real open dialogue on campus before anything like this gets pushed through.
Ridiculous that they expect us to just accept this without any proper review. Slow down and let the students actually look at the language being used.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
For the reasons stated herein, we the undersigned hereby request that the faculty of The George Washington University Law School postpone any vote on the adoption of the proposed Policy on Hate & Extremist Groups. The Policy has not been given sufficient time to circulate through the community, and it does not express the views of the entire student body. Given that there are serious concerns regarding its language, and the impact such language may have on (1) open debate, (2) freedom of speech and expression of ideas, and (3) SBA charted organizations’ ability to bring guest speakers to campus, we respectfully ask that no vote is held until these points and others are further examined.
(1) The Policy may implicitly recognize the legitimacy of one guest speaker while condemning the other.
(2) The Policy may impact student organizations’ ability to bring certain speakers to campus.
(3) The Policy may detract from the open exchange of ideas on contentious issues.
(4) The Policy may disadvantage student groups who wish to bring speakers deemed as “hate-groups” to campus by requiring them to pay for additional security.
Updates
March 28, 2012
The faculty has remained silent on our request while the deadline for this vote looms closer. I am spending my time meeting with student leaders to ensure our concerns about campus speech are clearly documented before they decide our future.
March 28, 2012
Seeing this level of engagement confirms that my classmates recognize how much is at stake for our campus culture. It is clear that we are not willing to let these changes happen without a real discussion.
3 Comments
TOTAL OVERREACH. Stop trying to police everything.
This is moving way too fast. We need real open dialogue on campus before anything like this gets pushed through.
Ridiculous that they expect us to just accept this without any proper review. Slow down and let the students actually look at the language being used.
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TOTAL OVERREACH. Stop trying to police everything.