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Is freedom of speech over-rated?

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Sick of soundbites and party-politicking when it comes to the big issues? The Wheeler Centre and St James Ethics Centre bring you Intelligence Squared: a series of debates with no artificial additives.
 
Tonight's panel will wrap their giant brains around the issue of free speech: is democracy all about the freedom to say whatever we like or can things go too far?
 
Joining the intellectual fray will be Julian Burnside, Gretel Killeen and Arnold Zable who will do intellectual battle with Marcia Langton, Michael Gawenda and Catherine Deveny.  
 
 

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Melbourne Town Hall


Address
90-120 Swanston St

Melbourne 3000

Transport
Nearby Stations: Flinders St

Telephone 03 9658 9779

Price from $12.00 to $20.00

Date Tue 08 May 2012

Open 6:30-8:30pm

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