24 Freedom of Speech: Freedom to Lie

First Amendment analysis from a community perspective. How Facebook, fake news and friends are altering memories and changing history. A knowledgeable panel offers a discussion of words and their impact on our present lives. This panel was convened by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region on January 28, 2023.

Host: Kristine Hembre

Moderator: Anton Schulzki, President, National Council for the Social Studies

Panelists:

• Aday Abebe, GenZ representative
• Paul Blakesley, Teacher, D11
• Alycia Erickson, Pastor, Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church
• Amy Gillentine, Sixty35 Media Outgoing Publisher
• Jess Hazel, Reporter, KRCC

 LINKS:

Love the League 2023 – Join us on February 19, 2023https://www.lwvppr.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=750758&item_id=1853150&event_date_id=255

Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Churchhttps://ppmcc.org/

KRCChttps://www.cpr.org/krcc/ 

Sixty35 Mediahttps://sixty35media.org/

Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work.

This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of Women Voters is: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. LWVPPR members actively promote voter and civic education for the public and themselves. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of Shelly Roehrs, real estate agent at Blue Picket Realty. https://bluepicketrealty.com/agent/shelly-roehers/