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NOV 26 / 9 AM-12 PM, 5-7 PM
Free Cupcakes
for Five Freedoms
A First Amendment Project
WHERE
Buena Vista University:
The Forum & Servery
ABOUT THE EVENT
What would it take for you give up your First Amendment Rights for a day? More important, do you know all five of your 1A rights? According to The 2018 State of the First Amendment Survey, 40% of Americans could not even name one of the five 1A Freedoms.
These freedoms are freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly. In order to test how aware BVU students are of their 1A rights, I offered students free cupcakes from the Storm Lake Bakery in exchange for forfeiting their freedoms for the day. I wanted to see who would take the cupcake and who would turn me down, and why.
Handout given
with cupcakes
Agreement Sheet
MENU
THE PROOF
Americans are uneducated about the First Amendment Rights.
THE CHALLENGE
An overview of the event; featuring photos, quotes, and more
WHO ACCEPTED
Who chose to accept a cupcake in exchange for their 1A rights for the rest of the day.
WHO REJECTED
A select few who did not accept a cupcake in exchange for their rights, and chose to share their opinion.
RESULTS
What I gleaned from this experiment about BVU's education on the 1A rights, and what the community gained from this event.
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