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CRCF Debates Pharmaceuticals and Holistic Medicine
This past Wednesday, members of the CRCF SPEAK Debate Society gathered to hear a debate on the motion "This House believes we should allocate more funding to holistic medicine over big pharmaceuticals." This is a complex topic that is very knowledge heavy, and so for any debater it would be a challenge. Our students generated this topic themselves, researched the subject using only materials that our volunteers were able to provide, and then prepared their own speeches. We ar
SPEAK Founder Teaches Debate in China
This past week, SPEAK founder Jessica Bullock had the opportunity to attend the 4th Annual Beihang Debate Academy as an instructor. She had a blast joining the incredibly talented band of international debate trainers gathered to host the annual debate championship at Beihang University in Beijing, China. Bullock led sessions on the fundamentals of public speaking, argumentation, and a comparison of international education systems and used SPEAK's curriculum materials to help
SPEAK Inc. Prison Debate Initiative Highlighted in the Wall Street Journal!
Such an honor for SPEAK to be highlighted alongside incredible programs--such as Bard, Columbia, and Washington-- offering debate and public speaking instruction for incarcerated individuals! "Through the Prison Debate Initiative of Speak Inc., a nonprofit in Vermont, students from Vermont Law School and the University of Vermont teach debate and public speaking to inmates at two facilities, said Jessica Bullock, Speak’s founder." http://www.wsj.com/articles/rikers-inmates-be
SPEAK Director Judges Bard Prison Initiative's Debate Against West Point
SPEAK Director Judges Bard Prison Initiative's Debate Against West Point -- http://www.wsj.com/articles/prison-inmates-argue-their-way-to-a-win-against-west-point-1460753664
Honoring UVM Professor Alfred Snider, SPEAK Curriculum in Italy!
Honoring UVM Professor Alfred Snider, SPEAK Curriculum in Italy: http://vermontlaw.edu/news-and-events/newsroom/press-release?id=403
SPEAK in Vermont Law School's Inner Circle Publication
Vermont Law School's "Inner Circle" -- https://connect.vermontlaw.edu/inner-circle/winter2016
SPEAK receives Albert Schweitzer Fellowship!
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship's "Beyond Boulder" Blog-- http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/news/category/blog/preparing-prison-inmates-for-the-future/
SPEAK's Vermont Prison Debate Initiative highlighted by Vermont Public Radio!
Vermont Public Radio-- http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermont-law-school-student-helps-incarcerated-women-learn-art-debate#stream/0
Learn about SPEAK's growth from a student group to a student-run non-for-profit!
SPEAK started as a Vermont Law School student group in the fall of 2014 with a mission to promote debate, public speaking, education, and advocacy for VLS students and community members, including individuals incarcerated in Vermont. Since its inception, SPEAK has strived to live up to that mission, continuously growing and expanding to reach new populations and promote powerful voices. In the past two years since SPEAK began, Vermont Law School students have partnered with d
