Academic Freedom, Ideas and 9/11
The Oshkosh Campus Greens have invited controversial UW Madison instructor Dr. Kevin Barrett to discuss Academic Freedom and 9/11. The event is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, beginning at 6pm and will take place in the Reeve Memorial Union Theater, room 307, 748 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh.
Tickets will be available at no cost to students at Titan Central beginning Oct. 17 and to the general public on Oct 23, also at no cost. Titan Central is located in Reeve Memorial Union, and can be contacted at 920.424.1234
Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature called for Barrett’s job to be terminated because he spoke his views on the causes of 9/11. According to Oshkosh Campus Greens Chair Andrew Sabai, “We have invited Barrett because we believe the legislature overstepped its boundaries and violated his academic freedom.”
Barrett will discuss the concept of academic freedom as it has pertained to his own situation. He will also discuss his views on 9/11, something that few have actually heard much about.
Prior to his presentation will be a showing of the movie Loose Change 2, which describes several alternative theories to the causes of the tragic events on 9/11.
The Oshkosh Campus Greens do not support or condemn the views of Dr. Barrett or Loose Change 2, but a growing segment of the population does support them. Sabai stated, “By bringing these ideas into the open and discussing them, students and the community will be able to decide for themselves if they have any merit, and if the legislators have acted inappropriately.”
Space will be available if members of the press wish to attend. Space will be limited and prior arrangements with the University need to be made. If you are a member of the media and wish to attend please contact Frank Church from University Relations at church@uwosh.edu or 920-424-1398 to make arrangements.
In addition, due to limited time, the Oshkosh Campus Greens ask that the media arrange interviews prior to the event. If you are interested in completing an interview, please contact the Oshkosh Campus Greens.
October 26th University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
6:00 – 7:30 pm Loose Change 2
7:45 – 8:30 pm talk by Kevin Barrett
8:30 – 8:45 pm Question and Answer session
Both events will be held in Reeve Union Theater room 307, 160 seats are available
“Academic Freedom, Ideas and 9/11” is part of the Oshkosh Campus Green’s Movie/Speaker series this year. The series features engaging and educational themes intended to incite discussion and challenge the status quo. The next event scheduled is “The reality of AIDS today”, featuring a discussion by local journalist Colin Crowley and a revealing video clip from the Frontline documentary “Age of AIDS”. Colin recently completed documentary work at an AIDS hospital in Kenya. The event is tentatively scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, December 5.
For additional information, please contact the Oshkosh Campus Greens at oshkoshgreens@yahoo.com.
Tickets will be available at no cost to students at Titan Central beginning Oct. 17 and to the general public on Oct 23, also at no cost. Titan Central is located in Reeve Memorial Union, and can be contacted at 920.424.1234
Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature called for Barrett’s job to be terminated because he spoke his views on the causes of 9/11. According to Oshkosh Campus Greens Chair Andrew Sabai, “We have invited Barrett because we believe the legislature overstepped its boundaries and violated his academic freedom.”
Barrett will discuss the concept of academic freedom as it has pertained to his own situation. He will also discuss his views on 9/11, something that few have actually heard much about.
Prior to his presentation will be a showing of the movie Loose Change 2, which describes several alternative theories to the causes of the tragic events on 9/11.
The Oshkosh Campus Greens do not support or condemn the views of Dr. Barrett or Loose Change 2, but a growing segment of the population does support them. Sabai stated, “By bringing these ideas into the open and discussing them, students and the community will be able to decide for themselves if they have any merit, and if the legislators have acted inappropriately.”
Space will be available if members of the press wish to attend. Space will be limited and prior arrangements with the University need to be made. If you are a member of the media and wish to attend please contact Frank Church from University Relations at church@uwosh.edu or 920-424-1398 to make arrangements.
In addition, due to limited time, the Oshkosh Campus Greens ask that the media arrange interviews prior to the event. If you are interested in completing an interview, please contact the Oshkosh Campus Greens.
October 26th University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
6:00 – 7:30 pm Loose Change 2
7:45 – 8:30 pm talk by Kevin Barrett
8:30 – 8:45 pm Question and Answer session
Both events will be held in Reeve Union Theater room 307, 160 seats are available
“Academic Freedom, Ideas and 9/11” is part of the Oshkosh Campus Green’s Movie/Speaker series this year. The series features engaging and educational themes intended to incite discussion and challenge the status quo. The next event scheduled is “The reality of AIDS today”, featuring a discussion by local journalist Colin Crowley and a revealing video clip from the Frontline documentary “Age of AIDS”. Colin recently completed documentary work at an AIDS hospital in Kenya. The event is tentatively scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, December 5.
For additional information, please contact the Oshkosh Campus Greens at oshkoshgreens@yahoo.com.
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