AF-Austin: Stand up for Free Speech w/ FIRE

Even in 2024, our fundamental right to express (or not express!) ourselves is under attack. Join us for an exciting event where we explore the importance of freedom of speech in Austin with FIRE’s Nico Perrino. Our special guest speaker will share just why it’s so important to believe in ALL free speech, and what we can do to ensure it’s never infringed.

The America’s Future Austin Chapter (AF-Austin) is a place for camaraderie, community, and connection for Millennials and Gen Z leaders who are working toward a common purpose: being active, engaged citizens and fostering communities that embrace the ideas of free markets, limited government, and personal responsibility.

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About Our Speaker

Nico Perrino is FIRE’s Executive Vice President and the creator and host of FIRE’s So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. Prior to his current role, he led FIRE’s Communications department for nearly a decade, most recently as its Senior Vice President of Communications.

Nico previously worked in the Communications department at the Institute for Justice. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Politico, Newsweek, and The Guardian, and he regularly travels the country to speak about free speech and civil liberties issues.

As a documentarian, Nico was Co-Director and Senior Producer of “Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story” (2020), a feature-length film about the life and career of former ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser. He worked as Creative Consultant on “Can We Take a Joke?” (2015), a film about censorship in stand up comedy.

Nico graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington (IU) with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history. While at IU, he was a member of the track & field team and served as editor-in-chief for the Indiana Standard and as a reporter and columnist for the Indiana Daily Student.

Originally from Chicago, Nico now lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area.