Your Voice Is Your Superpower, A Beginner's Guide to Freedom of Speech (and the First Amendment) teaches you why your voice matters, how you can use it and also why we must support everyone's right to free speech. Free speech is necessary to maintain a democracy. Without it, people may be afraid to say what they think and believe, and will be unable to share their thoughts and beliefs with other people and the government. So we decided to write this book to help parents and teachers get children started down the path to believing in the free and open exchange of ideas, thoughts and beliefs.
A portion of the proceeds from book sales will be donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
About the Authors.
Jessica Bohrer has been protecting and empowering journalists for over a decade. She is Vice President and Editorial Counsel in the newsroom at Forbes. She serves on the Leadership Council of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-profit which promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. She alsoprovides pro bono support to journalists working with the International Senior Lawyers Project. Prior to joining Forbes, Jessica worked to protect journalists at the PBS flagship station in New York, WNET on programs such as NewsHour Weekend and Women, War & Peace.
Sandy Bohrer is a leading First Amendment lawyer. Over the past four decades, he has represented publishers and broadcasters in scores of lawsuits involving freedom of speech and the press. He founded Florida ́s First Amendment hotline to provide journalists with free legal advice. He has devoted much of his time over the past two decades to the rights and care of children, particularly children who have been or at risk of being taken from their parents by the State because of abuse or neglect. He teaches a college class about children and the media. Sandy is also Jessica's dad.