Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar over Michael Moore by Joseph Vogel
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- Pub. Date: October 2006
- Publisher: Windriver Publishing (ID)
- Format: Paperback, 268pp
- ISBN-13: 9781886249318
- ISBN: 1886249318
Synopsis
When the student government of Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) heard about Michael Moore's 2004 Slacker Tour, they thought he would be a great speaker that would create the intelligent debate that is the mainstay of college campuses across the U.S. They knew their choice would stir controversy in one of the most conservative counties in America, but they felt they could handle it. They were completely surprised, however, by the tremendous anti-liberal reaction to their choice - a reaction that threatened violence, used bribery, applied political pressure, and ultimately failed to stop the student government, UVSC students, and the community from hearing Michael Moore.
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Bronze, 2007 IPPY Awards
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Joseph Vogel grew up in Northern California and Utah. Following his role in inviting filmmaker Michael Moore to Utah Valley State College, he was awarded the college's Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for his efforts in the advancement of free speech. He is the author of three books including Free Speech 101 (2007 Bronze Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards) and The Obama Movement. He has been featured in numerous newspaper, radio, and TV interviews, including Democracy Now!, Radio West, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the award-winning documentary This Divided State. He currently resides in upstate New York where he is working on his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester.
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Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar over Michael Mooreby Anonymous
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January 24, 2007: Free Speech 101- The Utah Valley Uproar Over Michael Moore, is the story of the conflict generated during Michael Moore's 2004 Slacker Uprising Tour when author Joseph Vogel, then head of student government at Utah Valley State College, dared to extend an invitation for Michael Moore to come and speak. In the center of fiercely a conservative, passionately Mormon state, Moore's liberal and anti-President Bush views were harshly despised by a vociferous portion of the community. The result was offers of bribery, death threats, and legislative pressures aimed at preventing the UVSC from using student fees to fund an allegedly 'viewpoint neutral' program to hear Michael Moore's words. Of course, no similar opposition was raised against conservative Sean Hannity's pro-Bush visit and speech. Vogel himself and many others passionately believed in the importance of free speech, and that true patriotism and being an American meant listening to all points of view before making a decision. The hard-fought battle just to allow Michael Moore to speak, and its outcome, is accounted in vivid detail from an insider's point of view - an author who knows well the history of religious persecution against Mormons for practicing their beliefs, and therefore questions why so much intolerance against free speech exists in the state of Utah to this day. Highly recommended.
Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar over Michael Mooreby Anonymous
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September 30, 2006: I was lucky enough to attend M. Moore's presentation thanks to my college age sons giving me tickets to this unique event in Utah County, Utah, for my 2004 birthday. One of my sons is now majoring in Political Science and gave me this book for my birthday in 2006. Now knowing what the author and other students had to live through trying to protect Free Speech was enlightening - sad, but enlightening. It is very clear from reading this honest history of the events leading to and following the visit of M. Moore and S. Hannity shows the backroom intrigue and morality of the author and others. I recommend this powerful non-fiction work to anyone who loves freedom of speech, religion, assembly - and to write about it without persecution.
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