ASSOCIATE MEMBER BLOG TAG: freedom of expression
| Thursday, May 21, 2009 4:50PM | | | | Free Speech: Privilege or Right? | Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Laura Cococcia, Writing to Change our Global Community, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Censorship, Laura Reviews
| | | There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you - Maya Angelou
I often find myself reading articles about writers and activists whose efforts at promoting human rights are banned or censored - or even worse - they go to prison for speaking their truth.
It reminds me that only some of us have the right to freely express ourselves through writing or speech, which then makes freedom of expression a privilege.
Most of you are likely familiar with the current trial of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who has become an international symbol of struggle against oppression. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, she is also a widely-published author. Her book, The Voices of Hope, demonstrates... | | | | | |
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