Free Speech/Expressive Conduct

Each AIM Market has a designated Free Speech Zone.  AIM instituted these rules to both protect the safety of AIM’s patrons and to guarantee the free speech rights of people who visit AIM Markets.  Violation of any of these rules may result in an individual’s removal from the market and/or a denial of subsequent access to the Free Speech Zone at all AIM Markets.

 

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Space Assignment.  The Market Manager will assign space to an individual wishing to use the Free Speech Zone on the day requested. Spaces are limited; Market Managers will assign them strictly on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

 

Non-Discrimination Policy.  The Market Manager will not grant or deny space simply on the basis of the Market Participant’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or origin.

 

Set-Up Requirements.  In setting up their space, individuals wishing to use the designated Free Speech Zone must comply with the following rules:

 

• Individuals may set up a card table or folding table no larger than six feet by three feet in their assigned space.  Larger tables are not permitted because they impede the flow of traffic and create safety hazards during emergency evacuations.

 

• Because umbrellas and tents can cause injuries if they are not adequately set up and secured, individuals using the Free Speech Zone, like all Market Participants, are not permitted to set them up without providing the Market Manager with evidence of liability insurance coverage and naming AIM as additional insured.  In addition, individuals using the Free Speech Zone must follow all set-up and tie-down requirements set out in these Rules.

 

Conduct.  In conducting their free-speech activities, individuals using the Free Speech Zone must comply with the following rules:

 

• Individuals may not block or impede traffic flow around the entrance to the Market, around any designated exits, or in any fire lanes.  Individuals may not block, restrict access to, or otherwise interfere with the operation of the Market or its vendors.

 

• Individuals must respect AIM patrons’ right to privacy by not pushing unwanted materials on them.

 

• AIM encourages individuals using the Free Speech Zone to restrict their distribution of flyers and other material, both to cut down on waste and to avoid the buildup of trash that could impede the flow of traffic in the Market.

 

• To respect the right of all people in the Free Speech Zone to be heard and to allow our patrons to hear emergency evacuation alarms, AIM does not allow amplification equipment in the Free Speech Zone.

 

• Commercial activities are not permitted in the Free Speech Zone.