10 Apr 15 | Events, mobile
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Punchy short arguments about flashpoints in freedom of speech debates – porn, blasphemy, Israel, national security. Where do we draw the lines? And why?
Speakers include: Comedian David Baddiel, author and historian Tom Holland, Index chair David Aaronovitch and editor of Index on Censorship magazine Rachael Jolley, along with other guests
Where: Oxfam Moot, at the Hay Festival
When: Sunday 24 May 2015, 8.30pm
Tickets: £7 / Order here
Index is also launching its spring magazine at Hay Festival on 23 May, more information here
24 May 10 | About Index
Join Index on Censorship at the Hay Literary and Arts Festival from 27 May to 6 June
Visit the Index stand in the main festival site for special Hay subscription rates, freebies and special guests.
Index will have events on both weekends of the festival. On 30 May, Chief Executive John Kampfner discusses his latest book Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty
More details here
On 6 June, Index on Censorship hosts a discussion on artistic ownership:
Copyright, Copyleft and Artistic Freedom in the Information Age: Who Owns the Words?, featuring David Shields, John Sutherland, Feargal Sharkey, Sarah Hunter, and Claire Armitstead
More details here
Full details of the UK’s premier literary festival at www.hayfestival.com
17 May 10 | Events
Index on Censorship Chief Executive John Kampfner discusses his book Freedom for Sale at the UK’s biggest literary festival
30 May
2.30PM OXFAM STUDIO, £5
John Kampfner
Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty
Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity?
More details at www.hayfestival.com
