The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication is hosting the 15th annual First Amendment Day(s) beginning Wednesday.

According to the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication website, there will be many different events and activities that all students can take part in.

The “Free Speech vs. Hate Speech” discussion will take place in 172 Hamilton Hall on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. 

The session will be presented by ISU Public Safety.

The “Free-Speech Considerations for Faculty and Staff” discussion will take place in 172 Hamilton Hall on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.

The session will be presented by LGBTQA+ Faculty & Staff Association and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

The “Diversity & Inclusion and the First Amendment” presentation will take place in 172 Hamilton Hall on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The “Think Like a Journalist” presentation will take place in 172 Hamilton Hall on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The session will be presented by Emily Barkse, editor in chief of the Iowa State Daily, and Jason Noble of the Des Moines Register.

“Freedom Sings!” will take place at the Ames City Auditorium on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

The event will celebrate the First Amendment through words and music and invites the audience to experience the First Amendment in a new way.

The Democalypse March will take place in Hamilton Hall on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 am.

This event will give students a look into what it is like to live in a society without the First Amendment. 

Feast on the First will take place in Central Campus on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be a celebration of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. 

Keynote speaker, Glenn Smith, will give a lecture, “Shining Light in the Darkness,” in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The lecture will be over the vital role that the First Amendment plays in journalism today. Glenn Smith will discuss how The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina has made a difference in watchdog journalism. This will include talk of the Pulitzer Prize winning series.

A First Amendment teaching workshop will take place on Friday.

High school and college faculty members will work through a day-long workshop with Andrea Frantz, journalism professor at Buena Vista College, and Mark Witherspoon, editorial adviser at the Iowa State Daily. Questions can be directed to Mark Witherspoon.