In France, freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: how does the French definition of free speech differ from the right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution? Join a discussion exploring the American and French approaches to blasphemous speech, including Charlie Hebdo cartoons, cultural responses to offensive speech, and more with experts from both countries. Marc-Olivier Bherer, staff editor and reporter for the French daily Le Monde and Nieman Fellow at Harvard in the 2021 class; Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America and author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All; Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago Law School; and Hélène Tigroudja, law professor at Aix-Marseille University in France and a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, explore the similarities and differences. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented by the National Constitution Center and The Cultural Services of the French Embassy as part of a series on freedom of religion and speech in France and the United States.

Event time is 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT

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