I put up a petition a few days ago that had the goal of encouraging UConn to adopt the Chicago Statement, a set of free speech norms that makes a clear statement about not shutting down or disinviting controversial speakers.
For people curious, underneath is some information about the Chicago Statement describing the academic norms, who's signed it, and why it would be important to have it on campus.
https://www.thefire.org/get-involved/student-network/take-action/adopting-the-chicago-statement/
I have made a piece of legislation that would codify our commitment to free speech. It is in both a petition form (underneath) and a piece of direct legislation (underneath the petition).
https://www.change.org/p/undergraduate-student-government-support-the-uconn-free-speech-statement/dashboard?source_location=user_profile_started
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sNLyL5JVToK8hg-GdaYjR8tz7awvPZXyir18HGmeNo8/edit?usp=sharing
If you'd be interested in helping obtain signatures, and getting this passed, please reach out to me at isadore.johnson@uconn.edu
Ending with a quote,
"If we don't believe in the freedom of expression for people we despise then we don't believe in it at all" -Noam Chomsky
For more information, contact: Isadore Johnson at isadore.johnson@uconn.edu