On March 5-7, 1993 an historic conference on Speech, Equality and Harm was held at the University of Chicago Law School. It brought together for the first time constitutional law scholars, critical race theorists, and feminist legal theorists and activists to address problems of speech, equality and harm in the United States and Canada.
Participants examined connections between hate speech and bias crime, and between pornography and sexual violence, including the sexual traffic in women and violence against gays and lesbians. Participants from diverse fields worked together to explore legal theories and constitutional strategies for addressing issues of harm.
Richard Delgado called the conference "a historic confluence of interest" which "may well signal a turning point in the history of social activism on behalf of women, people of color, gays and lesbians." When social change does occur, the Chicago conference will stand out as a watershed event marking the beginning of the end of an era of the toleration and constitutional sanctioning of harmful speech.
The proceedings of this conference have now been made available on videotape and on audiocassettes. Videos may be ordered individually for $39.95 each, or as a set of ten for $300, this at a savings of 24% (there will be a $3 per tape charge for shipping and handling). Audiotapes are also available individually or at $150.00 for the set. For more information or to place an order, call or write to the a
ddress below.
CENTER ON SPEECH, EQUALITY AND HARM
attn: Karen Davis
9 E. 97th Street, #2D
New York, NY l0029
(212) 534-6423 phone/fax
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