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In Las Vegas, FreedomFest is on FIRE
FIRE staff are currently on the ground here in Las Vegas at FreedomFest. FIRE’s booth in the exhibit hall is open for business, and FIRE will also be featured in two separate events in the coming days. FIRE President Greg Lukianoff will be doing a presentation on Friday, July 13 at 10:30 am in Bally’s Skyview 1 about his forthcoming book, Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate. Also, FIRE’s short documentary “Don’t Mess With Firefly” is being featured in the Anthem Film Festival on Saturday, July 14 at 9:00 am and again at 12:30 pm.
Please stop by our booth and any of our events if you are at the conference or in the area!
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