This entertaining, irreverent and inspiring program is packed with live music and video imagery, and features hit songwriters and Grammy Award winners devoted to sharing the power, passion and poetry of music.
The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education, and does not lobby or litigate.
Freedom Sings recognizes the full spectrum of political views, an approach praised by journalists including nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas, who wrote in his column that the program is “fun … scrupulously well-balanced” and appealing to “all political perspectives.”
"Without question, 'Freedom Sings' was the most meaningful, memorable and educational keynote event I've ever seen," said Chris Carroll of College Media Advisers.
Joseph Wooten, a singer and songwriter, and keyboard player for the Steve Miller Band.
Freedom Sings production:
Executive producer/narrator: Gene Policinski, executive director, First Amendment Center
Additional narrators: Robbie Morganfield, Sonya Gavankar, Ken Paulson
Producer: Chris Amacher, First Amendment Center
Assistant producer: Denise Philp, First Amendment Center
2008 schedule
March 18
At USA Today, McLean, Va.
May 10
Leadership Music at First Amendment Center, Nashville
May 17
Chips Quinn Scholars program at the Newseum, Washington, D.C.
June 25
College Media Advisers at First Amendment Center, Nashville
Sept. 10
University of Missouri, Columbia
Sept. 25
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Oct. 9
Al Neuharth Media Center/University of South Dakota, Vermillion
2007 schedule
March 17
Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion
First Amendment Center, Nashville
March 20
Free Spirit Scholars
Arlington, Va.
March 27
Monroe Community College
Monroe, Mich.
March 29
Center for Innovating College Media
First Amendment Center, Nashville
March 31
Fisk University
Nashville
April 12
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
May 12
Leadership Music
First Amendment Center, Nashville
May 19
Chips Quinn Scholars
First Amendment Center, Nashville
Sept. 17
LaSalle University
Philadelphia
Sept. 19
Bellarmine University
Louisville, Ky.
Sept. 21
First Amendment Center, Nashville
Oct. 11
Al Neuharth Center
Vermillion, S.D.
Oct. 24
First Amendment Summit
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 7
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Nov. 8
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Nov. 14
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y.