# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Forever War and the First Amendment - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: A symposium on how the "War on Terror" has shaped the freedoms of speech and the press"About this EventThis September will mark 25 years since 9/11 and the dawn of a seemingly endless proliferation of open-ended conflicts waged against poorly defined enemies in North Africa, the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and even here inside the United States. A quarter of a century later, what George W. Bush labeled the “War on Terror” and what we have come to call “The Forever War” continues to shape our laws, politics, speech, and democracy.On September 9th and 10th, the Knight First Amendment Institute and the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism will host a major symposium to consider the ongoing impact of the Forever War on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press. How did the Forever War remake our laws, our institutions, our democracy? And how does it continue to influence the freedoms of speech and the press–and our right to know what our government is doing and funding in our names?Participants include Alex Abdo, Rozina Ali, Assia Boundaoui, Jelani Cobb, David Cole, Steve Coll, M. Gessen, Nicole Hemmer, Vijay Iyer, Jameel Jaffer, Brett Max Kaufman, Azmat Khan, Phil Klay, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Hari Kunzru, Mohsen Mahdawi, David McCraw, Mohammed R. Mhawish, Alberto Mora, Shourideh C. Molavi, Lydia Polgreen, Dana Priest, Aziz Rana, Astha Sharma Pokharel, Shirin Sinnar, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Prem Thakker, and Emily Tripp.Program at a GlanceWednesday, September 9, 20264:00 pm - 4:15 pm -- Introductory Remarks4:15 pm - 5:30 pm -- The Forever War’s Long Shadow5:45 pm - 6:45 pm -- Reporting the Forever War6:45 pm - 7:30 pm -- A Special Performance by Vijay Iyer7:30 pm - 9:00 pm -- ReceptionThursday, September 10, 20269:15 am - 9:45 am -- Welcome9:45 am - 11:00 am -- The First Amendment Under Pressure11:15 am - 11:45 am -- An Interview with Alberto Mora11:45 am - 12:15 pm -- An Interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi12:15 pm - 1:30 pm -- Lunch will be provided1:30 pm - 2:45 pm -- New Media, New Media Institutions3:00 pm - 3:30 pm -- An Interview with Mohsen Mahdawi3:30 pm - 4:45 pm -- The Forever War and Democratic Culture4:45 pm - 5:00 pm -- Closing RemarksRead more about “The Forever War and the First Amendment” here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/the-forever-war-and-the-first-amendmentThe symposium is co-sponsored by the Knight Institute and the Li Center for Global Journalism in partnership with Harper’s Magazine and The Columbia Daily Spectator.Registration is required to attend in person or to watch the livestream. (Note: Vijay Iyer’s performance will not be livestreamed.)You must register using your full legal name as it appears on your government ID. Each person must register individually. Registration does not guarantee admission, and seating is first-come, first-served. Check-in will be done by name against our registration list rather than by scanning tickets, so there's no need to bring a printed or digital ticket—just a valid ID matching the name you registered under. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/the-forever-war-and-the-first-amendment/100001994152131707 - **Event Categories**: virtual - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University - **lat**: 40.8162528 - **long**: -73.95838859999999 - **full address**: Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University, 601 West 125th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Forever War and the First Amendment - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/4a9f581ed7a0470ee150558d0bb0e6bdecc7cdb34f1165c6d7660b6eb9930d54-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd72c31-gmir.jpg?v=1785137834 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Forever War and the First Amendment being held? - **A:** The Forever War and the First Amendment takes place on Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Lee C. 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