Navigating the Blurred Lines Between Offensive and Hate Speech

A Critical Conversations Event

Join us on Wednesday, October 24, 2024, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in the Center for Equity & Inclusion for a Community Dialogue, exploring the nuanced and often blurred lines between offensive speech and hate speech. Through open discussion, we will reflect on the complexities of language, intent, and impact and consider how different perspectives shape our understanding of harm and expression. This conversation aims to foster empathy, critical thinking, and a deeper awareness of how language plays a role in building an inclusive and respectful community.

This event is part of Critical Conversations: creating space for and educating one another about our multiple cultural contexts, activism, civil discourse, and academic engagement.