<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57173" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57208">Ken Paulson, </span>President and CEO, First Amendment Center, Vanderbilt University will present</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57226" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57239" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57238">Freedom Sings: Speech, Civility and the University of Illinois</span><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57248">Tuesday, March 3, 2015</span><br><span>8:00pm</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57274"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57240">Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum</span><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57249">600 South Gregory</span><br><span>Urbana </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57250" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57253"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57252"><em>Freedom Sings</em> is the entertaining, engaging and inspiring story of free speech in America told through rock, pop, hip-hop and country music. A cast of musicians revisits turning points in contemporary history with performances of songs made famous by the Beatles, Black Eyed Peas, Loretta Lynn and many more.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57311"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57254">This critically acclaimed multimedia performance and riveting narration make this a singular entertainment experience that will raise our awareness of the vital importance of protecting our Constitutional rights against censorship and suppression. It also will provide context for deeper understanding of the ongoing debates and discussions about speech and civility on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.</div></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57251" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57216" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57217" dir="ltr">For more info go to:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57330" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57316" dir="ltr"><a href="http://cas.illinois.edu/publicevents/freedom-sings-speech-civility-and-the-university-of-illinois/">http://cas.illinois.edu/publicevents/freedom-sings-speech-civility-and-the-university-of-illinois/</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57321" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424453166220_57329" dir="ltr"><a href="http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1102/32472889">http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1102/32472889</a></div></div></body></html>