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Privacy and data 1. Definitions and credit1.1 In these provisions: “we”, “us” and “our”  refers to DAFSC Ltd as owner and manager of the Alumni For Free Speech (“AFFS”) website (and related databases and email and newsletter functions) (“this website”) and campaign (for more information about us, see Section 14 and elsewhere in this website), […]

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Become an AFFS member

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What we're doing

Our universities, once the great champions of free speech, academic freedom and diversity of viewpoint, are increasingly becoming their opponents. This is an evolving disaster for academics and students – and for our society as a whole. To paraphrase Edmund Burke, the only thing necessary for censorship to triumph is for good people to do […]

Info & resources

We will be gathering information and resources for free speech campaigners here. Please email us with ideas and suggestions. First, the Chicago Principles The University of Chicago was an early leader in recognising the problem and endeavouring to address it. We set out below a substantial proportion of the “Chicago Principles” which it adopted in […]

Best free speech practice

What constitutes best free speech practice will evolve over the years. There is plenty of agreement as to the general principles for securing free speech, less so about what that requires to be done in practice. We will keep alert to evolving standards and practices. Our associated campaign, Best Free Speech Practice (BFSP), is a […]

Aims & work

Free speech, academic freedom, and diversity of viewpoint are vital to a free and tolerant society. Without them, much of the progress the human race has made would never have been achieved. They are currently under serious threat at our universities – an evolving disaster for academics and students, and for society at large. Many […]

Start an association

Alumni for Free Speech (AFFS) encourages alumni of universities and colleges to form their own organisations to support free speech, academic freedom and viewpoint diversity at their institutions. AFFS are committed to providing support and resources to assist with the creation of new alumni groups. The nature and atmosphere of your university or college as […]