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New ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø Video: How 'Firefly' Fans Saved Free Speech on Campus
Yesterday, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø released our newest short video, . The video, which features an interview with legendary author Neil Gaiman, is a lighthearted look at how the University of Wisconsin-Stout backed down from its censorship of Professor James Miller's posters, one featuring a quote from the science fiction show Firefly, and the other condemning fascism. Stout stood by its actions until FIRE's advocacy campaign on Miller's behalf inspired Gaiman, along with Firefly actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin, to take to Twitter to encourage their millions of followers to contact the university with their support of free speech.
In celebration of this victory for free speech on campus, which was made possible by the power of free speech in social media, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø is working with the new website Prizes.org to offer . This contest is Prizes.org's Featured Contest of the week. Visit FIRE's on Prizes.org to submit your entry for a chance to win—and please send this along to your friends so they can suggest tweets as well!
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