
JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF FREE EXPRESSION ADVOCATES
PEN America is committed to empowering a new generation of free expression advocates and building a youth advocacy network that can work together to facilitate positive change. We regularly invite students to support and engage in our national and international advocacy efforts, and actively seek ways to amplify and encourage students’ own free expression advocacy projects.


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Our Fall 2023 Freedom to Read Tour

Freedom to Read Community Summit - Tulsa
September 9, 2023 - Students and community members register now!
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Freedom to Read Student Summit - Pasadena City College
September 27, 2023 - High school and college students register now!
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Freedom to Read Advocacy Workshop - San Diego
September 28, 2023 - High school and college students and educators register now!
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Freedom to Read Student Summit - San Francisco
September 30, 2023 - High school students register now!
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Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program – Fall 2023
PEN America is offering a 14-week professional Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program for undergraduate and graduate students passionate about human rights, the written word, and free expression in the United States and worldwide.
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Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program - Summer 2023
PEN America is offering a 14-week professional Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program for undergraduate and graduate students passionate about human rights, the written word, and free expression in the United States and worldwide.
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Join our LinkedIn Group
Networking is key in the professional field of free expression advocacy. Former fellows, interns, and students of PEN America are invited to join our LinkedIn group to stay in touch.
Join us Events
PEN America’s Freedom to Read Student Summit – San Francisco
SatSeptember 302023
Free Event In Person Student Summit
PEN America is coming to the San Francisco Public Library this March to host our first-ever Freedom to Learn Student Summit for high school students in Northern California.
Freedom to Read Student Summit – Pasadena
WedSeptember 272023
Free Event Student Summit
PEN America is excited to announce our first Freedom to Read Student Summit in Pasadena this September leading up to Banned Books Week 2023! In this convening, college and local high school students will be invited to engage with each other and leaders from PEN America in a series of workshops and discussions on the […]
Freedom to Read Community Summit – Tulsa
SatSeptember 92023
Free Event
PEN America, Black History Saturdays, and the National Geographic Society’s 2892 Miles To Go program are excited to announce our first Freedom to Read Community Summit in Tulsa for all ages this September leading up to Banned Books Week 2023! In this convening, community members will be welcome to engage with each other and leaders […]