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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty.
Join the next generation of free speech leaders for the FIRE Free Speech Forum from June 22-28 in Washington, DC.
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Free Speech Forum
Voices of Tomorrow
Washington, DC - June 22-28, 2025
Hosted at American University
The summit is a free, week-long summer program for college-bound rising 10th through 12th graders who are interested in free speech.
Students will gain a thorough understanding of free speech, including what it is, why it’s important, and how it empowers all of us to solve real-world problems and achieve our full potential. The summit will strike the perfect balance of academic rigor, immersive activities, leadership-building, and fun. Through a shared interest in free speech, students will make lifelong memories with new friends while getting a taste for college life at American University.
What you'll get from Free Speech Leadership Summit
Immersive civics education, workshops, and training for rising 10th through 12th graders
Renowned First Amendment expert faculty and speakers
Skill-building workshops
Activities and experiences in Washington DC
FIRE Free Speech Leadership Certificate
10:1 student-to-staff ratio
About FIRE
FIRE is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit that defends and promotes the value of free speech for all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture.
FIRE’s Free Speech Forum will provide a best-in-class civics education for students across the United States, including an ambitious curriculum led by legal experts, dynamic skill-building activities, and hands-on projects. Students will leave the Forum ready to be leaders who advocate for free speech in their communities and on campuses when they get to college.
Freedom of speech is a fundamental American freedom and human right. It is essential for democracy, scientific progress, artistic expression, social justice, peace, and our ability to live as authentic individuals. We believe in the next generation’s potential to advance free speech culture and will do what we can to help them succeed.
Free Speech Forum
Voices of Tomorrow
Washington, DC - June 22-28, 2025
Hosted at American University