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312 and announced an expansion initiative into off-campus free speech advocacy and legal defense.</p><p><a class="arrow-link" href="/news/fire-announces-75-million-expansion-campus-free-speech-advocacy-defense" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="882e227c-8052-49e2-ade5-b50ce55356d5" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">Learn more about FIRE's expansion</span></a></p> 313 314 </div> 315 </div> 316 317 </header> 318 </div> 319 320 321 <div class="col media"> 322 <div 323 class="media-outer" 324 data-animation="custom" 325 data-animation-duration="200" 326 > 327 328 <picture loading="lazy" width="500" height="300" class="media"> 329 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/500x300/public/2024/10/NORC%20FIRE%20survey%20Featured%20image%20oct%202024%20copy.png.webp?h=d1cb525d&itok=AHqv5E7_ 1x" media="(max-width: 499px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="300"/> 330 <source 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422 <div class="caption-or-controls"> 423 </div> 424 </div> 425 </div> 426 427 428 429 <div 430 class="accent-phrase-watermark is-svgator" 431 aria-hidden="true" 432 data-active-phrase="freedom-of-speech" 433 data-desktop-alignment="left" 434 data-mobile-alignment="left" 435 > 436 <div class="svg-script-word-watermarks"> 437 <div 438 class="svgator-desktop svgator-mobile" 439 data-animation="custom" 440 data-animation-svgator-trigger="true" 441 > 442 <object 443 type="image/svg+xml" 444 aria-label="Decorative animated phrase graphic" 445 data="/themes/custom/fire/assets/images/accents/svgator-onclick/freedom-of-speech--left.svg"></object> 446 </div> 447 448 </div> 449 </div> 450 451 <div class="text-content"> 452 <header data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 453 <h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"> 454 455 Defending free speech since 1999 456 457 </h2> 458 459 <h3 class="eyebrow" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="300"> 460 461 History 462 463 </h3> 464 </header> 465 466 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 467 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 468 469 <p>Since its founding, FIRE has assisted students and faculty in vindicating their rights to free speech and academic freedom.</p><p><a class="btn" href="/about-us/our-history" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="95fdcd7e-478b-48ec-8bbe-15e91be41fc5" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">Read OUR History</span></a></p> 470 471 </div> 472 </div> 473 </div> 474 </div> 475 476 <div class="bg-accent-angle top" aria-hidden="true"> 477 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments right" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 478 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 237.58) rotate(-42.65)" /> 479 <rect class="path-btm" x="-137.12" y="237.24" width="787.51" height="16" transform="translate(-97.61 267.87) rotate(-47.35)"/> 480</svg> </div> 481 <div class="bg-accent-angle btm" aria-hidden="true"> 482 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments right" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 483 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 237.58) rotate(-42.65)" /> 484 <rect class="path-btm" x="-137.12" y="237.24" width="787.51" height="16" transform="translate(-97.61 267.87) rotate(-47.35)"/> 485</svg> </div> 486 </article> 487 488 489<article class="cta-fullwidth-fifty-fifty" data-bg-color-top="gray-t3" data-bg-color-btm="gray-t3" data-collapsible-vspace="true"> 490 <div class="inner"> 491 <div class="cols"> 492 <div class="col text" data-animation="custom"> 493 <div class="inner"> 494 <header 495 data-animation-duration="300" 496 data-animation="fadeInUp" 497 data-animation-delay="300" 498 > 499 <h2 500 class="title" 501 data-animation="fadeInUp" 502 data-animation-duration="200" 503 > 504 505 Our Principled Record 506 507 </h2> 508 </header> 509 510 <div 511 class="description" 512 data-animation-duration="300" 513 data-animation="fadeInUp" 514 data-animation-delay="300" 515 > 516 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 517 518 <p>In our two decades of First Amendment advocacy, we have zealously worked on behalf of individuals from a broad swath of American society who are representative of our nationâs remarkable social, political, religious, and cultural diversity.</p><p><a class="btn" href="https://www.thefire.org/donate/membership/our-principled-record" target="_blank"><span class="inner-text">Learn More</span></a></p> 519 520 </div> 521 </div> 522 </div> 523 </div> 524 525 <div class="col image" data-animation="custom"> 526 <div class="media-outer"> 527 528 <picture loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" class="media"> 529 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/640x360/public/2025/02/FIRE%20logo%20tug%20of%20war%20graphic.jpeg.webp?h=6377f7ce&itok=vRPJxpL5 1x" media="(max-width: 768px)" type="image/webp" width="640" height="360"/> 530 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/550x570/public/2025/02/FIRE%20logo%20tug%20of%20war%20graphic.jpeg.webp?h=6377f7ce&itok=nB0dRUvT 1x" media="(max-width: 1199px)" type="image/webp" width="550" height="570"/> 531 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/880x500/public/2025/02/FIRE%20logo%20tug%20of%20war%20graphic.jpeg.webp?h=6377f7ce&itok=GUtdkzfN 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="880" height="500"/> 532 <img loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" src="/sites/default/files/styles/640x360/public/2025/02/FIRE%20logo%20tug%20of%20war%20graphic.jpeg.webp?h=6377f7ce&itok=vRPJxpL5" alt="Red and blue illustrated people engaged in tug-of-war with the FIRE flame logo in the background"> 533 534 </picture> 535 536 537 538 </div> 539 </div> 540 </div> 541 </div> 542</article> 543 544 545<!-- components/fifty-fifty-w-quote/fifty-fifty-w-quote.twig --> 546 <article class="fifty-fifty-w-quote" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-has-watermark="false" data-image-align="right"> 547 <div class="inner"> <div class="media-col" data-animation="custom"> 548 <div 549 class="media-outer"> 550 551 <picture loading="lazy" width="560" height="560" class="media"> 552 <img loading="lazy" width="560" height="560" src="/sites/default/files/styles/560x560/public/2026/01/Dominic%20Coletti%20square%20cropped.jpg.webp?h=e457039c&itok=eA8iikOR" alt="FIRE staffer Dominic Coletti"> 553 554 </picture> 555 556 557 558 559 </div> 560 561 <blockquote class="quote-col" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="900"> 562 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 563 FIRE is truly a one-of-a-kind workplace. Every day, I am surrounded by people with vastly different perspectives all coming together to defend the principles we all hold dear. Nowhere else have I seen such brilliant, passionate people dedicated day-in and day-out to something beyond themselves. 564 </div> 565 </blockquote> 566 </div> 567 568 569 <div class="text-content"> 570 <div class="inner"> 571 <header 572 data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 573 <h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"> 574 Join Our Team 575 </h2> 576 577 </header> 578 579 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 580 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 581 <p>
581Before joining FIRE, University of Michigan student Dominic Coletti served as the managing news editor for The Michigan Daily student newspaper. In 2022, Dominic was awarded one of FIRE's prestigious summer internships, and after graduating he joined our team full time in 2023. As a program officer on our Campus Rights team, he advocates on behalf of student journalists and others on campus whose rights have been violated. FIRE kindles a collaborative, inclusive, fast-paced workplace culture that has helped us achieve our goals for more than 20 years. Plus, we have phenomenal perks!</p><p><a class="btn" href="/careers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="df9bc365-fc6b-40d8-9967-e982792e2818" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">CAREERS</span></a></p> 582 </div> 583 </div> 584 </div> 585 </div> 586 </div> 587</article> 588 589 590<article class="cta-fullwidth-fifty-fifty" data-bg-color-top="gray-t3" data-bg-color-btm="gray-t3" data-collapsible-vspace="true"> 591 <div class="inner"> 592 <div class="cols"> 593 <div class="col text" data-animation="custom"> 594 <div class="inner"> 595 <header 596 data-animation-duration="300" 597 data-animation="fadeInUp" 598 data-animation-delay="300" 599 > 600 <h2 601 class="title" 602 data-animation="fadeInUp" 603 data-animation-duration="200" 604 > 605 606 Meet Our People 607 608 </h2> 609 </header> 610 611 <div 612 class="description" 613 data-animation-duration="300" 614 data-animation="fadeInUp" 615 data-animation-delay="300" 616 > 617 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 618 619 <p>FIRE is a mission-driven organization of hardworking, dedicated team members committed to defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.</p><p><a class="btn" href="/node/23279"><span class="inner-text">the fIRE team</span></a></p> 620 621 </div> 622 </div> 623 </div> 624 </div> 625 626 <div class="col image" data-animation="custom"> 627 <div class="media-outer"> 628 629 <picture loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" class="media"> 630 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/640x360/public/2023/11/FIRE%20staff%20team%20get%20involved.png.webp?h=854a7be2&itok=DkuWAmyc 1x" media="(max-width: 768px)" type="image/webp" width="640" height="360"/> 631 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/550x570/public/2023/11/FIRE%20staff%20team%20get%20involved.png.webp?h=854a7be2&itok=55vhUQ3I 1x" media="(max-width: 1199px)" type="image/webp" width="550" height="570"/> 632 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/880x500/public/2023/11/FIRE%20staff%20team%20get%20involved.png.webp?h=854a7be2&itok=FfBAuU3o 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="880" height="500"/> 633 <img loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" src="/sites/default/files/styles/640x360/public/2023/11/FIRE%20staff%20team%20get%20involved.png.webp?h=854a7be2&itok=DkuWAmyc" alt="Members of FIRE's team"> 634 635 </picture> 636 637 638 639 </div> 640 </div> 641 </div> 642 </div> 643</article> 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652<article class="card-grid" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-hash-lines="none" data-desktop-layout="large-four-up"> 653 <div class="inner"> 654 <header class="intro"> 655 <h2 656 class="title" 657 data-animation-duration="300" 658 data-animation="fadeInUp" 659 data-animation-delay="500" 660 > 661 662 Defending Your Rights 663 664 </h2> 665 666 667 <div 668 class="description" 669 data-animation-duration="300" 670 data-animation="fadeInUp" 671 data-animation-delay="700" 672 > 673 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 674 675 <p>FIRE defends and sustains the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought â the essential qualities of liberty â and carries out this mission through several core services.</p> 676 677 </div> 678 </div> 679 </header> 680 681 <div class="cards"> 682 <article 683 class="card js-link-event" 684 data-animation="custom" 685 > 686 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 687 688 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 689 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/11/student%20protesters.jpg.webp?h=82f92a78&itok=k4msKABI 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 690 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/11/student%20protesters.jpg.webp?h=82f92a78&itok=CTDbb8zF 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 691 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/11/student%20protesters.jpg.webp?h=82f92a78&itok=k4msKABI" alt="student protesters holding bullhorns and signs"> 692 693 </picture> 694 695 696 697 </div> 698 699 <div 700 class="text" 701 data-animation-duration="900" 702 data-animation="fadeIn" 703 data-animation-delay="200" 704 > 705 <header> 706 <h4 class="title"> 707 <a href="/defending-your-rights/individual-rights-advocacy" class="js-link-event-link"> Individual Rights Advocacy 708 </a> </h4> 709 710 711 <h5 class="eyebrow">Helping You</h5> 712 </header> 713 714 <div class="description"> 715 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 716 717 <p>FIREâs signature, core defense program provides free, non-legal assistance to individuals whose fundamental civil liberties are violated.</p> 718 719 </div> 720 </div> 721 722 </div> 723 </article> 724 <article 725 class="card js-link-event" 726 data-animation="custom" 727 > 728 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 729 730 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 731 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Judge%20gavel%20and%20background%20with%20American%20flag.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=qspgA_t4 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 732 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/06/Judge%20gavel%20and%20background%20with%20American%20flag.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=St1Bn5Qb 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 733 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Judge%20gavel%20and%20background%20with%20American%20flag.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=qspgA_t4" alt="Judge gavel and background with American flag"> 734 735 </picture> 736 737 738 739 </div> 740 741 <div 742 class="text" 743 data-animation-duration="900" 744 data-animation="fadeIn" 745 data-animation-delay="250" 746 > 747 <header> 748 <h4 class="title"> 749 <a href="/defending-your-rights/legal-support" class="js-link-event-link"> Legal Support 750 </a> </h4> 751 752 753 <h5 class="eyebrow">In the Courts</h5> 754 </header> 755 756 <div class="description"> 757 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 758 759 <p>FIRE strategically litigates in courts nationwide to vindicate the First Amendment and due process rights of everyday Americans.</p> 760 761 </div> 762 </div> 763 764 </div> 765 </article> 766 <article 767 class="card js-link-event" 768 data-animation="custom" 769 > 770 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 771 772 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 773 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2022/12/Spotlight%20on%20spee
773ch%20codes_Featured%20Image.png.webp?h=aae8d264&itok=UjtElsYz 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 774 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2022/12/Spotlight%20on%20speech%20codes_Featured%20Image.png.webp?h=aae8d264&itok=VSn4MNAE 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 775 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2022/12/Spotlight%20on%20speech%20codes_Featured%20Image.png.webp?h=aae8d264&itok=UjtElsYz" alt="Spotlight on speech codes 2023"> 776 777 </picture> 778 779 780 781 </div> 782 783 <div 784 class="text" 785 data-animation-duration="900" 786 data-animation="fadeIn" 787 data-animation-delay="300" 788 > 789 <header> 790 <h4 class="title"> 791 <a href="/defending-your-rights/reforming-college-policies" class="js-link-event-link"> Reforming College Policies 792 </a> </h4> 793 794 795 <h5 class="eyebrow">Fixing Higher Ed</h5> 796 </header> 797 798 <div class="description"> 799 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 800 801 <p>FIREâs College Policy Reform team works to proactively and systematically challenge campus policies that violate the free speech rights of students and faculty.</p> 802 803 </div> 804 </div> 805 806 </div> 807 </article> 808 <article 809 class="card js-link-event" 810 data-animation="custom" 811 > 812 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 813 814 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 815 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2021/03/05134646/capitol-flag-congress.jpg.webp?h=252f27fa&itok=EqrAoigA 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 816 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2021/03/05134646/capitol-flag-congress.jpg.webp?h=252f27fa&itok=NgCekQBp 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 817 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2021/03/05134646/capitol-flag-congress.jpg.webp?h=252f27fa&itok=EqrAoigA" alt="Flag in foreground of U.S. Capitol"> 818 819 </picture> 820 821 822 823 </div> 824 825 <div 826 class="text" 827 data-animation-duration="900" 828 data-animation="fadeIn" 829 data-animation-delay="350" 830 > 831 <header> 832 <h4 class="title"> 833 <a href="/defending-your-rights/legislative-policy-reform" class="js-link-event-link"> Legislative Policy Reform 834 </a> </h4> 835 836 837 <h5 class="eyebrow">Changing Laws</h5> 838 </header> 839 840 <div class="description"> 841 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 842 843 <p>FIRE defends your individual rights at the state and federal level by advocating for rights-protective legislation and against bills that would abridge those rights.</p> 844 845 </div> 846 </div> 847 848 </div> 849 </article> 850 </div> 851 </div> 852 853 854</article> 855 856 857 858 859 860 861<!-- components/fifty-fifty-w-quote/fifty-fifty-w-quote.twig --> 862 <article class="fifty-fifty-w-quote" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-has-watermark="false" data-image-align="right"> 863 <div class="inner"> <div class="media-col" data-animation="custom"> 864 <div 865 class="media-outer"> 866 867 <picture loading="lazy" width="560" height="560" class="media"> 868 <img loading="lazy" width="560" height="560" src="/sites/default/files/styles/560x560/public/2023/01/JEFF%20GRAY%20FEATURED%20IMAGE.jpg.webp?h=bd85a2e8&itok=whwwLbGp" alt="Jeff Gray featured image"> 869 870 </picture> 871 872 873 874 875 </div> 876 877 <blockquote class="quote-col" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="900"> 878 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 879 The City of Alpharetta stomped on my right to freedom of speech and they would have gotten away with it if not for FIRE. FIRE taught Alpharetta that everyone has the right to free speech, including people who are poor or homeless. 880 </div> 881 </blockquote> 882 </div> 883 884 885 <div class="text-content"> 886 <div class="inner"> 887 <header 888 data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 889 <h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"> 890 FIRE Has Your Back 891 </h2> 892 893 <h3 class="eyebrow" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="300"> 894 Our Impact 895 </h3> 896 </header> 897 898 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 899 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 900 <p>Police arrested veteran Jeff Gray for peacefully holding a sign to raise awareness of homeless vets. FIRE filed three lawsuits on his behalf to vindicate his constitutional rights and won them all!</p><p><a class="arrow-link" href="/news/victory-georgia-city-overhauls-panhandling-policies-and-pays-after-fire-defends-man-holding" target="_blank" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8de8fcb1-b379-4364-9c59-af5951a8c1a5" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">Read Jeff's Story</span></a></p> 901 </div> 902 </div> 903 </div> 904 </div> 905 </div> 906</article> 907 908 909 910 911 912<article class="cta-fullwidth-fifty-fifty" data-bg-color-top="gray-t3" data-bg-color-btm="gray-t3" data-collapsible-vspace="true"> 913 <div class="inner"> 914 <div class="cols"> 915 <div class="col text" data-animation="custom"> 916 <div class="inner"> 917 <header 918 data-animation-duration="300" 919 data-animation="fadeInUp" 920 data-animation-delay="300" 921 > 922 <h2 923 class="title" 924 data-animation="fadeInUp" 925 data-animation-duration="200" 926 > 927 928 Host a FIRE Speaker 929 930 </h2> 931 </header> 932 933 <div 934 class="description" 935 data-animation-duration="300" 936 data-animation="fadeInUp" 937 data-animation-delay="300" 938 > 939 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 940 941 <p>Hosting a FIRE speaker is a great way to catalyze social change by educating members of your community about the importance of free speech, due process, and religious liberty.</p><p><a class="btn" href="/research-learn/fire-staff-speakers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="eac669e0-be53-4b49-a661-b065e22b2517" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">
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