[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”65502″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Is free speech a way to promote unheard and under-represented voices and perspectives, or is it a tool wielded by extremists and supremacists? Join activist, educator and filmmaker Toyin Agbetu, photographer and writer Courtney Hamilton, journalist Kiri Kankwhende, Buzzfeed News Editor Elizabeth Pears, activist and charity director Ethel Tambudzai, and filmmaker Dionne Walker as they present various positions in this lively discussion tackling taboos, censorship and some of the thorny, nuanced issues surrounding free speech, moderated by Kunle Olulode, director of Voice4Change. There will be a bar and the opportunity for all to join the discussion. Queensberry Rules apply![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In Partnership With[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”101939″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=freespeechpunchup&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

When: Thursday 06 September 2018 19:00
Where: Blue Room, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank London SE1 8XT (Directions)
Tickets: Free. Registration required via BFI

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