The FSU's first Regional Speakeasy of 2023 takes place in Cardiff on Thursday January 19th—book your tickets here!

The Free Speech Union is kicking off 2023 with a brand new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK!

We start in?Cardiff?tomorrow (Thursday, 19th January), before hosting events?in the following cities:?Manchester?(25th January);?Edinburgh?(26th January);?Oxford?(7th February);?Cambridge?(8th February);?Birmingham?(15th February); and?Brighton?(20th February).

Full details of how to book tickets are available?here.

Each event will be addressed by a senior member of FSU staff—in Cardiff, for instance, our Education and Events team will be joined by the FSU's Chief Legal Counsel, Dr Bryn Harris, who will be exploring questions like: Why is?free speech?worth fighting for? What are the biggest threats to free speech today? Why has free speech become so mistrusted? And what can be done to defend it?

The Regional Speakeasies are a great chance to find out why the individuals involved in the Free Speech Union are so passionate about defending on- and offline freedom of speech and expression, and how our work is developing across many different fronts, from?case work with members?who've fallen prey to?cancel culture?to?campaigning?for stronger legislative protections of free speech, and from?Parliamentary?lobbying?to the?preparation of?research?designed to influence?public policy.

There will, of course, be plenty of time for discussion, as well as socialising with fellow free speech supporters.

This year, our Regional Speakeasies are open to anyone who wants to attend—so if you aren't yet a member but would like to know more about what we do, then please click?here?to visit our Events page and book your tickets today. FSU members go FREE, while non-members can purchase tickets for just ￡2!

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If you think there’s a risk you’ll be penalised for exercising your legal right to free speech, whether it’s in the workplace or the public square, you need the protection of the Free Speech Union. Membership starts from just ￡2.49 a month. You can join us?here.?

Alternatively, if you'd like to donate to help support the work that we do, you can click?here.