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In 2005, Prince Harry went to a fancy dress party with a swastika symbol on his arm. The story ended up on the front of all the newspapers, on the TV news,

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1 In 2005, Prince Harry went to a fancy dress party with a swastika symbol on his arm. The story ended up on the front of all the newspapers, on the TV news, on the radio etc. What do you think about this? Is this a problem?

2 Freedom of Expression Learning Objective: Should we have the freedom to express our opinion in any way we want to?

3 The Declaration of Human Rights Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Think back to Harry dressing up as a Nazi – does this article make you change your mind? Why/why not?

4 What about this? Top fashion store bans shop assistant from wearing a poppy because ‘it is not part of the uniform’ With your partner read the article and discuss your thoughts on this ban. What might be the arguments for and against be? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327826/Hollister-shop- assistant-gets-poppy-ban-uniform.html

5 Should there be limits? Should our freedom of expression be limited if it causes harm to others? http://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=bT 12X-8ZQT8

6 Final Reflections Are there times when people should not be allowed to express themselves freely? Write a written reflection in your books and refer to examples we have looked at in lesson.


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