The PEN Pod: On Systemic Racism in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America West
Leaders of the Committee of Black Writers at WGA West talked to The PEN Pod about racial justice and equity in Hollywood. More
The PEN Pod: On the Inequities of Survival with Megan Giddings
“Our healthcare system in this country is so deeply inequitable and hostile toward the people it’s supposed to serve.“ More
The PEN Pod: Everywhere You Don’t Belong with Gabriel Bump
“What I hope that we can gain from this moment and the Black Lives Matter movement in general is that all Black lives matter.” More
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The #PENWorldVoices Festival begins this week!
In line with @PENamerica's theme this year, Power to the People, the stories in this lineup of speakers possess the capacity to challenge misconceptions, reimagine new worlds, and instill hope.
https://bookshop.org/lists/power-to-the-people-a-2021-world-voices-festival-reading-list/
TOMORROW: Join us for a virtual event at 11AM ET on the free expression situation in Crimea. Hear from @jamiemfly, @AKurkov, and others on the media landscape and journalists who have been persecuted for their work. Register: https://pen.org/event/free-expression-in-crimea.
DREAMing Out Loud playwrights will read their in-progress plays w/ @NYTW79 & National Queer Theater on May 20, part of @PENworldvoices. Sign up below to join them.
Proud to support @PENamerica World Voices Festival. #PENWorldVoices https://on.nyc.gov/3y0paUx
