{"id":54104,"date":"2014-01-20T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/?p=54104"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:36:56","slug":"dilemmas-debates-demands-drinks-7-feb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/?p=54104","title":{"rendered":"Dilemmas, Debates, Demands and Drinks (7 Feb)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52704\" src=\"http:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/global-green.png\" alt=\"global-green\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/global-green.png 620w, https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/global-green-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/global-green-250x157.png 250w, https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/global-green-317x200.png 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Index invites you to Dilemmas, Debates, Demands and Drinks a candid discussion about working with freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA<br \/>\nWhen: 7 February 7 \u00a06.30pm \u2013 9pm<br \/>\nTickets: Free, but <strong>RSVP Essential<\/strong> via <a href=\"mailto:julia@indexoncensorship.org\">julia@indexoncensorship.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A year on from Index\u2019s conference \u2018Taking the Offensive \u2013 defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK\u2019\u00a0 (read the conference report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/takingtheoffensive\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) \u2013 join us for an open space event at the Free Word Centre to discuss how the changing free expression landscape affects the arts and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>There were highs and lows for\u00a0free expression in UK last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHS:<\/strong> the reform libel law by the Defamation Act; the box-office success for Book of Mormons; the growth in sales of self-published books; reform of Section 5 of the Public Order Act, and Grayson Perry singing out loud and clear for freedom of expression in the Reith Lectures.\u00a0 <strong>What pushed the boundaries for you in 2013?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOWS:<\/strong> the revelations about government\u2019s wholesale surveillance of our online activity, the enactment of new press regulations post Leveson, government commissioned web filtering and segregation on university campuses, reforms to GCSE downgrading arts education. <strong>How do these developments affect the climate for artistic expression?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FUTURE:<\/strong> The issues of online filters, the call for protection against harassment and social media guidelines (Crown Prosecution Service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/2013\/06\/the-end-of-britains-social-media-prosecutions\/\" target=\"_blank\">social media guidelines<\/a> published last year) require us all to think what sort of internet we want &#8211; how free it is, or should be.\u00a0 <strong>Are you, or artists\/producers you know, concerned about online abuse or commentary in relation to your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPEN SPACE EVENT:<\/strong>\u00a0 The agenda is based on what you bring to it. Here is the space to discuss anything from one of the big issues of the day or talk about that difficult poem that someone once wrote in a workshop.\u00a0 Or just sit and listen.\u00a0 Join Indexers past and present and some of our close friends and associates\u00a0at Free Word, facilitated by Chrissie Tiller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Index invites you to Dilemmas, Debates, Demands and Drinks a candid discussion about working with freedom of expression. Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA When: 7 February 7 \u00a06.30pm \u2013 9pm Tickets: Free, but RSVP Essential via julia@indexoncensorship.org A year on from Index\u2019s conference \u2018Taking the Offensive \u2013 defending artistic freedom of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88144,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54104\/revisions\/88144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}