Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Disinformation, Misinformation and the Freedom to Dissent

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid Hybrid Event

How do we stop disinformation and misinformation being weaponised to suppress dissent? So-called disinformation and misinformation have been singled out by many governments, institutions, charities and commercial businesses as a threat to democracy, requiring widespread censorship. Is this a genuine concern, or just an excuse to suppress dissenting points of view on issues like the […]

Free Speech and the Right to Protest

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us for an in-person event in central London, or online if you prefer, to explore the lines between freedom of speech and the right to protest. Most of us can agree that freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental to democracy but our shared notions of what is permissible are often […]

FSU Arts Forum: Standing Up for Freedom of Expression Across the Arts

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Following the success of two initial FSU Arts Forums, one in London and the other in Glasgow, we invite artists, performers, writers, curators, architects, designers and others involved in the arts, to join a panel-led discussion on Standing Up for Freedom of Expression Across the Arts. We are all familiar with stories of artists having their […]