CODA cites attendee safety in explaining cancellation
Columbia Open Discourse AllianceExecutive board speaking for CODA
CODA says safety and survivors' ability to participate influenced its decision to cancel the panel.
“The safety and wellbeing of our attendees and the Columbia community was also a key concern.”
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Columbia's CODA cancels a press-freedom panel after Sundial's Cornell 7 essay; critics object
Columbia Open Discourse Alliance canceled a press-freedom panel after the Sundial published its Cornell 7 essay. CODA cited survivors' participation and safety. Critics challenged the cancellation; faculty advisers gave qualified assessments of that decision.
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CODA explains why it canceled its press-freedom panel. The statement is reproduced as an image in Reason's reporting.
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CODA announces that its scheduled press-freedom panel will not take place.
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The statement says the event could not provide the environment the discussion deserved.
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The case concerns cancellation. CODA gives safety and participation as reasons for that decision.
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