Foto: Human Rights Lens Norway 2021/2022
Workshop:
Freedom of speech
What is freedom of speech? This workshop gives the participants insight into how freedom of speech functions, and insight into its limitations.
Photo: Human Rights Lens Norway 2021/2022
Instructions for the workshop
The participants first take part in a dialogue exercise where they need to take a stand on different claims. The exercise shows why freedom of speech is so vital in democratic societies. But is there a limit to what one should be permitted to say? The participants will explore this in follow-up group work.
Use an energizer as a break along the way.
Total duration: approximately two hours.
- Freedom of speech in practice. Activity: The dialogue exercise(45 min.)
- Energizer: One Minute
- Where are the boundaries of freedom of speech? Activity: 100% freedom of expression. (1 hour)
After the workshop the participants shall have
- Acquired more knowledge about the concept freedom of speech
- Reflected on the limits to freedom of speech
(English translation: John Anthony)
