Contemplating censorship over the course of Banned Books Week is also an opportunity to think about the Right to Free Speech--a right enshrined in the US Constitution by the First Amendment. We've also, all of us, walked past the encampment outside College Hall, which is a physical and communal expression of the right to peaceful protest.

But what are these rights, and how do they work? In a world that feels increasingly partisan and divided, who determines (or should determine) what speech is free and what is not? Is there a point at which Free Speech becomes Hate Speech? What about protest--what happens when peaceful becomes, well, less so?

If you'd like to ponder these questions, or just feel like a brief study break for contemplation and a sweet treat, join Cam in the Living Room to talk about What Matters.

If you're so inclined, you can also check out a podcast that Cam did a couple of years ago with Bee Reed (storyteller, activist, member of the LGBTQ community) about our First Amendment Rights and her participation in protests here in the city of Philadelphia.