Becoming Empowered to Use Your Voice

Becoming Empowered to Use Your Voice
Date and time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM, October 01, 2020
Description

Missouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annual Public Affairs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2020! This year's public affairs theme is The Power of Voice

Links to all live webinar events will be listed on the Public Affairs Conference schedule website.

Have you ever had something to say, but hesitated to speak? Been passionate about a cause, but refrained from comment? Kris Carr, New York Times best-selling author, notes that it’s not about finding your voice, it’s about giving yourself permission to use your voice. Owning one’s voice gives the individual power in expressing values, beliefs and concerns. A 2017 survey conducted by FIRE and YouGov reported a majority of college students self-censor in the classroom and support the act of disinviting campus speakers with whom they disagree. How may we empower our voice when it is different from the norm and engage productively with others with whom we disagree? What responsibility does the educational system have to develop and empower student voices and to defend their rights not to be silenced?

Event sponsor
Admission

Free

Open to public, alumni, current students, faculty, future students, staff
Location
Live Virtual Event