{"id":15873,"date":"2012-02-20T17:34:42","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T21:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/?p=15873"},"modified":"2012-02-20T17:34:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T21:34:42","slug":"live-action-responds-to-community-colleges-censorship-of-its-pro-life-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/live-action-responds-to-community-colleges-censorship-of-its-pro-life-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Action Responds to Community College\u2019s Censorship of Its Pro-Life Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:media@liveaction.org\">media@liveaction.org<\/a>, (323) 454-3304<\/p>\n<p>BROOKLYN, N.Y., \u00a0March 24 \u2014 Kingsborough Community College has reversed their ban on student Joseph Hayon\u2019s distribution of a pro-life magazine after receiving a letter from the Alliance Defense Fund. On September 24th the Kingsborough Community College, located in Brooklyn, New York, ordered Joseph Hayon to stop distributing copies of Live Action\u2019s national pro-life magazine, \u201cThe Advocate.\u201d\u00a0 Live Action encouraged Hayon to call the Alliance Defense Fund to ensure that his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech were upheld.<\/p>\n<p>On Hayon\u2019s behalf, the Alliance Defense Fund sent a letter on March11th to the Community College explaining that under the First Amendment \u201cKCC simply cannot silence speech because some people find it offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the letter from ADF, the Kingsborough Community College reversed their ban and said they would respect Hayon\u2019s right to distribute \u201cThe Advocate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lila Rose, UCLA student and President of Live Action, comments: \u201cWe are encouraged that Joseph used his voice for voiceless preborn children and was not silenced even when threatened. Institutions of higher learning should welcome open dialogue, not suppress it. We are thankful to the Alliance Defense Fund for vindicating Joseph\u2019s rights. May more young people stand up and speak out for the rights of the unborn!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Advocate\u201d is distributed quarterly to tens of thousands of students across the country. Created by students, for students, it includes pro-life facts and news, cutting edge research, personal stories, and investigative reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Related Documents:<\/p>\n<p>ADF Press Release: NY college reverses course, allows free speech<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/news\/story.aspx?cid=5237\">http:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/news\/story.aspx?cid=5237<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Live Action\u2019s Pro-Life Magazine: The Advocate<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/advocate\">http:\/\/liveaction.org\/advocate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact: media@liveaction.org, (323) 454-3304 BROOKLYN, N.Y., \u00a0March 24 \u2014 Kingsborough Community College has reversed their ban on student Joseph Hayon\u2019s distribution of a pro-life magazine after receiving a letter from the Alliance Defense Fund. On September 24th the Kingsborough Community College, located in Brooklyn, New York, ordered Joseph Hayon to stop distributing copies of Live [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[9553],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Live Action Responds to Community College\u2019s Censorship of Its Pro-Life Magazine - Live Action News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/live-action-responds-to-community-colleges-censorship-of-its-pro-life-magazine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Live Action Responds to Community College\u2019s Censorship of Its Pro-Life Magazine - Live Action News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Contact: media@liveaction.org, (323) 454-3304 BROOKLYN, N.Y., \u00a0March 24 \u2014 Kingsborough Community College has reversed their ban on student Joseph Hayon\u2019s distribution of a pro-life magazine after receiving a letter from the Alliance Defense Fund. 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