Free Speech in a Globalized World
10/12/14
2014 Oslo Freedom Forum
October 22, 2014
Danish author and journalist Flemming Rose discusses the challenges to freedom of expression brought on by globalization and migration; how do we as a society reconcile the growing diversity of culture and religion while simultaneously protecting our right to diversity in speech an opinions? Rose argues that society has increasingly become more concerned with protecting the sensibilities of certain groups, rather than defending the rights we are all entitled to as human beings. In a democracy, Rose states, the only right we should not have - is the right not to be offended.
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Danish author and journalist Flemming Rose discusses the challenges to freedom of expression brought on by globalization and migration; how do we as a society reconcile the growing diversity of culture and religion while simultaneously protecting our right to diversity in speech an opinions? Rose argues that society has increasingly become more concerned with protecting the sensibilities of certain groups, rather than defending the rights we are all entitled to as human beings. In a democracy, Rose states, the only right we should not have - is the right not to be offended.
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Oslo Freedom Forum “Free Speech in a Globalized World" - Flemming Rose
21/10/14
The presentation, titled “Free Speech in a Globalized World,” will take place on Wednesday, October 22, in a session beginning at 11:45 am Oslo time. It will be live streamed on website at www.oslofreedomforum.com<http://www.oslofreedomforum.com/> (Day 2, Session 5), and held there for replay. Please, share this link, along with the time of the talk, with your friends and followers.
Please help us spread the word by using the hashtag #OsloFF. The discussion will be on Twitter @OsloFF, on Facebook at Facebook/OsloFreedomForum<https://www.facebook.com/oslofreedomforum>, on Google Plus at plus.google.com/+oslofreedomforum<https://plus.google.com/+oslofreedomforum>, and on Instagram at @OsloFF<http://instagram.com/osloff/>. OFF will also be liveblogged on our Tumblr page, oslofreedomforum.tumblr.com<http://oslofreedomforum.tumblr.com/>.
Best,
Flemming Rose
Please help us spread the word by using the hashtag #OsloFF. The discussion will be on Twitter @OsloFF, on Facebook at Facebook/OsloFreedomForum<https://www.facebook.com/oslofreedomforum>, on Google Plus at plus.google.com/+oslofreedomforum<https://plus.google.com/+oslofreedomforum>, and on Instagram at @OsloFF<http://instagram.com/osloff/>. OFF will also be liveblogged on our Tumblr page, oslofreedomforum.tumblr.com<http://oslofreedomforum.tumblr.com/>.
Best,
Flemming Rose