Featured FEN Organizations
Center for First Amendment Rights (CFAR)
Website: http://www.cfarfreedom.org
Organizational Description:
CFAR is an educational resource for all ages and groups with a special emphasis on the 11-26 year old youths.
Currently CFAR sponsors:
An annual Symposium jointly with the University of CT School of Law
Periodic workshops for teachers at their conventions; CFAR is currently designing a special institute for community college professors of American History and Government. It will serve CT, RI and MA community college faculty.
An annual high school contest on the First Amendment
An annual high school conference on the First Amendment
First Amendment Clubs in High Schools
A road Show on Circuit—40 min lectures and discussions at HS with experts
A Middle School First Amendment Day jointly sponsored with the Greater Hartford Magnet Middle School and its lead teacher, Debra Avery
A First Amendment program sponsored jointly with and at the Neag School of Education for student social studies teachers
A speakers bureau
Services Provided:
CFAR provides educational programming, First Amendment information and is a resource on issues. All of CFAR’s programming and services are FREE.
Primary Issues of Focus:
Most First Amendment issues, including:
- Freedom of Press
- Election finance
- Censorship
- Religious issues
- Prayer in schools