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Sample Script About Book Bans for School Board Meetings
Here is a sample script for anyone who wants to speak at a school board meeting against book bans and challenges to books. If you can't make it in… More
What to Say About Book Bans at School Board and Library Meetings
If you want to speak out, but aren’t sure how to talk about book bans at school board meetings or public library meetings, here are some simple suggestions. More
PEN America condemns Polish government attacks on prize-winning Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland
PEN America condemns attacks on filmmaker Agnieszka Holland by the Polish government following the premiere of her movie Green Border. More
Dailihana Alfonseca | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner
Believe in yourself enough to bet on your journey as a writer and try not to let the pressures of wanting to publish alter the story you are attempting… More
PEN America condemns arrest of Tunisian cartoonist for mocking the Prime Minister
PEN America condemns the arrest of political cartoonist Tawfiq Omrane following the publication of a satirical cartoon mocking Tunisan prime minister, Ahmed Hachani. More
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of September 18
PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More
A Disability Activist Is Asked to Change Her Speech By Boston University Her Response: In Future Speaking Contracts, No Changes will be Allowed
Free speech is for everyone; using accessibility tools to screen speech that could otherwise not be pre-reviewed flies in the face of this principle. More
Ren Arcamone | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner
In writing “Allen”, I wondered what might happen if the invisible housemate took up even more space inside the relationship. More
PEN America Honors Pathbreaking Ms. Magazine, Marking 50 Years of Feminist Journalism
Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, said: “Through its art, literature and journalism, Ms. magazine became a platform that educated, inspired and mobilized generations of feminists in support of… More
Unsealed: In Spite of Prison Walls
In e-messages sent from a Michigan prison, writer Leo Carmona describes the value of finding and losing community between facility transfers. More
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