1.0The Free Speech Unionhttps://freespeechunion.orgLetter to the Provost of Worcester about ill-judged apology to students for allowing Christian group to hold conference on college facilities – The Free Speech Unionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LKGx6OJ9zF"><a href="https://freespeechunion.org/letter-to-the-provost-of-worcester-about-ill-judged-apology-to-students-for-allowing-christian-group-to-hold-conference-on-college-facilities/">Letter to the Provost of Worcester about ill-judged apology to students for allowing Christian group to hold conference on college facilities</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://freespeechunion.org/letter-to-the-provost-of-worcester-about-ill-judged-apology-to-students-for-allowing-christian-group-to-hold-conference-on-college-facilities/embed/#?secret=LKGx6OJ9zF" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter to the Provost of Worcester about ill-judged apology to students for allowing Christian group to hold conference on college facilities” — The Free Speech Union" data-secret="LKGx6OJ9zF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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We’ve written to Mr David Isaac CBE, the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, asking him to retract his apology to students after they complained about the use of College facilities by the Wilberforce Academy, a summer school run by Christian Concern, and withdraw the ban he imposed on further bookings by the Academy. He apologised last year – and announced the ban – after students accused the attendees of the three-day event of “aggressive leafleting” and other misdemeanours, but an independent investigation carried out by a charity lawyer has found no evidence to support these allegations. You can read about our letter and the independent report in the Telegraph here.https://freespeechunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Transparent-Logo-e1687249342148.png350130