Author: Dennis Hayes
Blasphemy versus Free Speech
Don Milligan* argues that ‘non-crime hate incidents’ function like blasphemy laws. He was speaking at the East Midlands Salon in Derby on 30 January. The suppression of ridicule or criticism […]
Heather McKee at Croydon Constitutionalists
Our roving reporter, Sean Parker, gives his take on a talk by SAFAF’s ‘flame-haired force of nature’. On the day that Keir Starmer’s Labour government announced people might get arrested […]
#JeSuisToujoursCharlie
We should all be as courageous as the writers and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo, argues Dennis Hayes*. ’Indestructible’ is the headline on a special edition of Charlie Hebdo published to […]
Astronauts for Space Exploration
Tim Crowley gave this entertaining and insightful talk at the AFAF Annual Conference 2024 ‘Academics for Academic Freedom’: I want to begin by just reflecting on this phrase. What does […]
AFAF and SAFAF – The rise of the students
At the AFAF Conference student voices were loud. Many of their stories were subject to Chatham House Rules but here is a snapshot of their contributions. The big message to […]
The HEFOSA: where are we now?
Abhishek Saha gave the opening talk at the AFAF Annual Conference held at Conway Hall, London, on 23 November 2024. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the history […]
The AFAF Conference 2024 – a personal perspective
Sean Parker* gives his personal account of the Academics For Academic Freedom Conference held at Conway Hall, London, 23 November 2024. “If you were an astronaut, would people ask you […]
Students and the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Heather McKee, convenor of Student Academics For Academic Freedom (SAFAF), argues that this Act, the whole Act and nothing but the Act is vital to Students. In 2023, the UK […]
Statement of Support for Michael Foran
Statement of Support for Michael Foran, Lecturer in Law at University of Glasgow. Academics for Academic Freedom stand in solidarity with Dr Michael Foran, in the face of repeated harassment […]
A call to arms against the Hate Speech Bill
The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (aka The Hate Speech Bill) is back in the Irish Seanad today (Wednesday 16 October). Senator Rónán […]
