Join us at the State Capitol in Lansing for a rally on press rights Wednesday

Show your support for the Constitution, the First Amendment and press rights by attending a rally on the steps of the State Capitol from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, September 17. The event, co-sponsored by the J-School, the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, and the Detroit and mid-Michigan chapters of the Society for Professional Journalists will be a terrific way to support free speech and free press.

This is a really important effort to drum up support for student press rights. Freedom of press is a huge issue for high school students and some college students around the state. Speaking at tomorrow’s event are Mary Beth Tinker from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Tinker v. Des Moines; and Utica native Katy Dean, the plaintiff in the Dean v. Utica Community Schools case.

This could be a terrific extra credit assignment for students!

Hope to see you at the Capitol tomorrow afternoon. To get there from campus, just go west on Michigan Avenue and you will run into the Capitol Building. Six parking ramps surround the area, so come early or take the CATA bus.

For more information, visit the MIPA website.