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This tournament is available to anyone, regardless of age and location, who wishes to compete in Congress, Extemp, PFD, LD, WSD, and Oral Interp.

At no cost, all of our resources/tournaments/scrimmages are free!

To register, either email us atkeirac2021@gmail.com& provide the email associated with your tabroom account & desired event, or register on tabroom.

The schedules of the scrimmage:

CONGRESS: Please join the provided Zoom link on the day provided 15 minutes before the round starts.The first round will start at 5:00 PM EST and the second will begin at 8:00 EST.

EXTEMP: A 30-minute preparation period shalbegin at 5:00 PM EST for the first round and 8:00PM EST for the second round.The round will start at 5:30 and 8:30PMEST respectively.

Lincoln Douglas Debate (LD): Pairings will bereleased at5:00 and 8:00 PMEST.The round will start at 5:30 and 8:30 PM EST. There will be 4 minutes of prep time given.

Public Forum Debate (PFD):Pairings will be released at 5:00 and 8:00 PMEST.The round will start at 5:30 and 8:30 PM EST. There will be 4 minutes of prep time given.

World Schools Debate (WSD): Pairings AND Topic will be released at4:00 and 7:00 PM EST.The round will beginat 5:00 and 8:00p.m. EST.

Policy Debate (CX): Pairings will be released at 5:00 and 8:00 PM EST.The round will begin at 5:30 and 8:30 PM EST. There will be 8 minutes of prep time given.

Oral Interp Events: Asynchronous. If you register through EIF, send us the Google Drive link to the performance when contacting us. If you register through your school, make sure to upload the Google Drive link when you register.

The round will end in the timrange of 9:30 PM0PM - 9:45 PM EST,a little earlier for LD and PFD.

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Congress will have one piece of legislation that will be available on the right-hand side of this tournament.

Topic area for Extemp: TBD

LD Topic:Resolved: Democracies ought to prioritize the protection of civil liberties over national security.

PF Topic:Resolved: The United States is justified in using force to remove authoritarian leaders from power.

WSD Topic: IMPROMPTU

CX Topic:Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

Oral Interp Includes: HD, DD, HI, DI, Poetry, POI, Prose, and Declamation.

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There is no judge requirement when signing up; we offer judges who have lots of experience at the national level.

Zoom links will come out 30 minutes before the round in your email.

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Equality in Forensics is funded entirely by the generosity of our donors. We do not charge for any of our services. In pursuit of our mission, all of our tournaments, resources, and programs are provided entirely free of charge.

Donations can go here:

https://www.equalityinforensics.org/support-us

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The objective of Equality in Forensics is to provide free, online debate opportunities to make speech and debate more accessible to high school students across America.Read more about our mission here.

We will follow the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) standard procedure and rules. Rounds will be held in Zoom rooms.

You can contact Equality in Forensics through our emailequalityinforensics@gmail.com

Additionally, you can join our community and contact us directly on our Discordserver.

Since our founding, we have created free resources valued at up to $580,000 and a community with upwards of 3,600 members across the nation.We've created 17,000 hours of free coaching with national champions and have impacted 19,000 people with our free resources and offerings.

Some of our resources are on the right side of this webpage.

We are excited to host this scrimmage to demonstrate the impact of online speech & debate, exercise our values of accessibility and equality, and display the power of student initiative. See you there!

-Equality in Forensics Board of Directors

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