Free Speech For People Remembers Our Friend and Colleague, Steve Cobble Posted on March 2, 2021 (March 19, 2021) FSFP Updates All of us at Free Speech For People are heartbroken by the news that Steve Cobble, our friend and colleague, has died. Steve left us too soon and suddenly last Friday, a tragic loss for the movement for justice, equality, democracy, and peace around the world. As Rev. Jesse Jackson said: “We lost a giant.”Read More
Free Speech For People Welcomes Alexandra Flores-Quilty as Campaign Director Posted on February 17, 2021 FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is pleased to announce that Alexandra Flores-Quilty has joined the staff in the newly created position of Campaign Director. A seasoned social justice organizer and advocate, Ms. Flores-Quilty brings to Free Speech For People a deep knowledge of campaign strategy, democracy reform, and coalition building. Prior to joining the staff ofRead More
Remote Summer 2021 Legal Internships at Free Speech For People Posted on January 20, 2021 (January 21, 2021) FSFP Updates Come join the campaign to reclaim democracy for the people by fighting for free and fair elections, and against presidential corruption and abuse of power, in the summer of 2021! Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, was founded in 2010 after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. We’re working to renew ourRead More
Free Speech For People to Hire Director of Organizational Advancement Posted on January 13, 2021 (February 19, 2021) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is at the center of rebuilding our democracy – a democracy that works for everyone, not just for the white and wealthy. We do this through innovative legal actions, public education, and organizing strategies that advance the vision that “we the people” means all people. We’re interested in being successful, notRead More
FSFP Joins Coalition of Advocacy Groups Urging The Biden-Harris Administration to Treat Disinformation as a Fundamental and Intersectional Threat to Key Issues. Posted on December 22, 2020 FSFP Updates Free Speech For People recently joined a coalition of advocacy organizations in a letter urging the Biden-Harris administration to recognize and treat disinformation as a fundamental threat to our democracy and our ability to make progress on every major issue affecting the security and welfare of our people and our planet. “Your administration faces urgentRead More
Vote for Free Speech For People on CREDO’s Donation Page. The More Votes We Earn, The More Money We Receive! In Running For Portion Of $150,000 Grant From CREDO Mobile Posted on December 4, 2020 FSFP Updates For more than ten years, Free Speech For People has fought to protect and restore our democracy for we, the people. We have led the fight to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling and the falsehood that corporations are people with constitutional rights. We have taken on big money in politics and have authoredRead More
Free Speech For People Issues 2020 End Of Year Report Outlining Critical Victories For Democracy Posted on November 23, 2020 (November 23, 2020) FSFP Updates In 2020, our democracy was tested like never before. This crisis laid bare the critical and urgent need we now face to repair, rebuild, and improve our democratic processes. Free Speech For People is ready to lead the fight. With our bold, singular, and innovative actions in the courts and in legislatures across the country,Read More
FSFP Unveils New Interactive Map To Highlight Critical Victories For Our Democracy. Posted on November 17, 2020 (November 20, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People recently unveiled a new interactive map to highlight the organization’s decade of work to secure critical victories for our democracy. Map Tips: To read about our work in a certain location, click the icon. To zoom in or out, click the plus or minus sign on the bottom left-hand corner ofRead More
Free Speech For People Receives Grant Award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies! Posted on September 1, 2020 (September 1, 2020) FSFP Updates We are thrilled to announce that Free Speech For People is a recipient of a grant award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support our work to get big money out of politics and to fight for free and fair elections for all! Craig Newmark Philanthropies works to protect the values that America aspires to: fairness,Read More
FSFP Welcomes New Special Counsel Gillian Cassell-Stiga Posted on July 22, 2020 FSFP Updates We are excited to welcome Gillian Cassell-Stiga to the Free Speech For People team as our new Special Counsel. Before joining Free Speech For People, Ms. Cassell Stiga was an associate at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP in New York, where she litigated federal civil rights cases nationally, with particular focus on speech and assembly,Read More