Teachers at the Oslo Cathedral School were recently awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their argumentation positing that unpleasant and hurtful texts have a place in the classroom. The school and the surrounding community got involved in the matter. We invite the public to further explore the issues.

Introduction by Grete Brochmann, chair of the Board of the Fritt Ord Foundation

Panel discussion:

Kristin Ask, teacher at the Oslo Cathedral School. One of a group of colleagues to receive the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute.

Binta-Victoria Jammeh, post-graduate fellow at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, previously a teacher at Kuben Upper Secondary School.

Khadija Lalla Jobarteh, pupil at Edvard Munch Upper Secondary School, Oslo

Paul Thomas, professor of Teachers’ Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway

The moderator will be Shazia Majid.