PEN America Chapters Call on City Leaders to Protect First Amendment
"Mayors and police chiefs have a responsibility to their communities to ensure that the First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists are guaranteed." More
Local Journalist Heroes: Connor Sheets
“Without local journalism, I honestly don’t know where people would turn for information about what’s going on in their communities.” More
Bookstores Across America, Vol. One: A Roundup of Ways to Support Indie Bookstores
With independent bookstores forced to shut their doors due to the global pandemic, we reached out to booksellers to ask them how readers can support their favorite stores while… More
PEN America Launches Six New Regional Chapters, Expanding Nationwide Reach
“At a time of exceptional threats to free expression and open discourse, our chapters will bring years of mobilization, activism and organizing among writing communities across the country to… More
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Sign PEN America’s petition calling for the immediate release of the three Iranian writers and 2021 PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite honorees Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-iran-to-release-baktash-abtin-keyvan-bajan-and-reza-khandan-mahabadi?source=twitter&
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