{"id":15159,"date":"2023-07-18T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=15159"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:42:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:42:59","slug":"watch-live-az-legislature-holds-ad-hoc-committee-on-freedom-of-expression-at-arizonas-public-universities-after-arizona-state-university-fires-two-faculty-members-over-conservative-speaker-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=15159","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: AZ Legislature Holds Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona\u2019s Public Universities After Arizona State University Fires Two Faculty Members Over Conservative Speaker Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona legislative Republicans are hosting an ad hoc hearing investigating college campuses for potential violations of the First Amendment. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This comes after Arizona State University fired two employees and harassed them over a recent event at the school with conservative panelists, Charlie Kirk, Robert Kiyosaki, and Dennis Prager.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Ann Atkinson, one of the terminated employees, she told The Gateway Pundit about the threats and harassment she faced from leftist faculty members and ASU leadership before she was ultimately fired for organizing the event at the school\u2019s top personal development center.\u00a0Dean Tara Williams is also shutting down the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development, likely to extinguish conservative thought on campus.\u00a0\u201cThe Barrett culture changed\u201d when ASU hired Williams\u00a0as the college\u2019s new Dean last August, Atkinson explained.<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Arizona State University Faculty Member Ann Atkinson Speaks to TGP About Termination, Threats, Harassment by Leftist Faculty For Hosting Event With Conservative Speakers<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Atkinson also wrote an\u00a0OP-ED<\/a> titled, \u201cI Paid for Free Speech at Arizona State,\u201d where she details ASU\u2019s decision to fire her \u201cfor organizing an event featuring Charlie Kirk and Dennis Prager.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the event, 37+ members of the radical left faculty at the Barrett Honors College organized a petition against the event, slandering speakers as \u201cwhite nationalist provocateurs<\/a>.\u201d Barrett Honors College Dean Tara Williams encouraged this behavior and began\u00a0censoring marketing<\/a> for the \u201cHealth, Wealth and Happiness\u201d event with conservative speakers. She then promoted an opposition event organized by rogue Barrett Faculty led by Professor April Miller<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senator Anthony Kern retweeted the announcement of this event, commenting, \u201cTired of our State Universities shutting down conservatives? Be there Tuesday and support the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tired of our State Universities shutting down conservatives? Be there Tuesday and support the First Amendment: https:\/\/t.co\/fMwxp4yWK7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony Kern (@anthonykernAZ) July 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n

The press release from Arizona Senate Republicans states,<\/p>\n

State Lawmakers Launch Committee to Investigate Free Speech\u00a0at Arizona\u2019s Public Universities<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHOENIX, ARIZONA- Arizona Republican lawmakers are spearheading the launch of a committee concerning freedom of expression at Arizona\u2019s public universities and to examine events surrounding a program\u00a0titled, \u201cHealth, Wealth & Happiness,\u201d presented by Arizona State University\u2019s T.W. Lewis Center.<\/p>\n

The Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona\u2019s Public Universities will convene to hear testimony regarding the program held on February 8, 2023, and the subsequent closing of the T.W. Lewis Center in June. Author and talk show host, Dennis Prager, and former Lewis Center Director, Ann Atkinson, will be among the individuals sharing their testimony. Invitations have also been extended to ASU\u00a0faculty and administration who opposed the program.<\/p>\n

Arizona State Senator Anthony Kern and Arizona State House Representative Quang Nguyen will serve as Co- Chairmen. Both currently lead the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. Joining them will be Senator Frank Carroll, Senator J.D. Mesnard, Representative Austin Smith, Representative Beverly Pingerelli, as well as\u00a0Democrat legislators.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom of Speech is a principle our country was founded on and something I will always aim to protect,\u201d said Senator Kern. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important that our state\u2019s universities support their students and guests sharing their opinions and viewpoints. We want to create an environment for individuals involved in this situation to share their sides of the story to better understand what occurred with this program and the impacts it may have had on future freedom of expression. My hope is that the ASU faculty and administration who opposed the\u00a0program will accept our invitation to also share their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cArizona\u2019s public universities must be unfettered bastions of free speech and expression,\u201d said Representative Nguyen. \u201cI\u2019m very concerned to see an administrator terminated after coordinating to have conservatives speak on campus. I look forward to hearing from university leadership as to why this happened and what ought to be\u00a0done to rectify the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona\u2019s Public Universities will\u00a0happen Tuesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. in Senate Hearing Room 109, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix.<\/p>\n

Senator Kern will be available for media interviews following the conclusion of the committee.<\/p>\n

Watch the hearing live here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post WATCH LIVE: AZ Legislature Holds Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona\u2019s Public Universities After Arizona State University Fires Two Faculty Members Over Conservative Speaker Event<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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