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PEN America: Calls for Genocide Have No Place in Reasoned Campus DIscourse

Press ReleaseDecember 7, 2023

“Calls for genocide have no place in reasoned discourse. But, abhorrent as such a hypothetical may be, the First Amendment’s protections for speech extend even to deeply hateful speech,… More

PEN America: Former Trump Administration Official’s Threats Against Media are “Anathema”

Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2023

"By informing the public on matters of local and national concern, journalists provide an essential check on government power.  PEN America was not afraid to sue the president in… More

PEN America: “Gravely Alarmed” by Destruction and Damage to Hundreds of Culture and Educational Sites in Gaza

Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2023

“Schools, libraries, mosques, churches, and cultural centers are not just buildings; they are sanctuaries of knowledge, bastions of cultural identity, and beacons of intellectual and artistic freedom. Libraries in… More

PEN America Endorses “Fight Book Bans Act” Introduced in Congress To Help School Districts with Financial Burden of Book Bans

Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2023

Laura Schroeder, Congressional affairs lead for PEN America, said: “Banning books in schools is not only unpopular; it’s expensive. As school districts around the country divert resources to address… More

Artists and Authors to Join PEN America on 12/6 in Brooklyn to Celebrate its 2023 Anthology of Stories, Poems, Plays and Non-Fiction by Incarcerated Writers

Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2023

Break Out is an annual community-centered staging of compelling cross-genre literary works by currently incarcerated writers. The selection of readings will be performed by a dynamic cadre of presenters.… More

PEN America Remains Concerned Over Academic Freedom at University of Arizona, Related to Suspension of Two Instructors, Despite Their Reinstatement

Press ReleaseDecember 4, 2023

“We are relieved to see that the instructors have been reinstated, but we remain concerned that they will be unable to finish teaching their course this semester. It is… More

PEN America Joins Seven Other Groups to Support Lawsuit to Overturn Texas Book Ban Law as Unconstitutional

Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2023

Kasey Meehan, Freedom to Read program director at PEN America, said: “We stand with Texas students in rejecting HB 900. This law, which forces private companies and public school… More

Purge of LGBTQ+ Children’s Books from a Kansas Public Library is “Deeply Disturbing”

Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2023

“This blatantly discriminatory action has deprived the residents of St. Marys of ready access to a wide range of literature, and it forced the library director into an impossible… More

High-Profile Supporters Join PEN America to Call for the Release of Narges Mohammadi Ahead of Nobel Prize Ceremony

Press ReleaseNovember 29, 2023

Hundreds of the world’s most prominent writers, artists, human rights activists, allies, and civil society organizations have signed on to an open letter created by PEN America calling for… More

New Reports: California and Florida Push the Nation in Opposing Directions on Free Expression

Press ReleaseNovember 28, 2023

Katie Blankenship, a former ACLU of Florida litigator who this month became PEN America’s inaugural director in the state, said: “Gov. DeSantis and the legislature have launched a legislative… More

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PEN America: Calls for Genocide Have No Place in Reasoned Campus DIscourse
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PEN America: “Gravely Alarmed” by Destruction and Damage to Hundreds of Culture and Educational Sites in Gaza
PEN America Endorses “Fight Book Bans Act” Introduced in Congress To Help School Districts with Financial Burden of Book Bans
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