Works of Justice Podcast: Journalists and Educators Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha on Prison Journalism
Prison and Justice Writing Fellow Frances Keohane speaks with Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha about prison journalism in the era of COVID-19. More
The PEN Pod: On Speaking Up and Questioning Authority with Lora Burnett
“It’s a little bit chilling to say the least—and I think deliberately chilling—as in a deliberate attempt to chill free speech, for the college to single out three women… More
The PEN Pod: The Right to Protest and Vaccine Hesitancy with Suzanne Nossel
“The introduction of this sweeping anti-protest legislation that restricts where you can protest. . . really runs counter to freedom of assembly rights.” More
The PEN Pod: On Using Storytelling to Push Back Against Systems with Imbolo Mbue
“This story came from [my] childhood fascination: this idea of people pushing back against systems that are way more powerful than them.” More
Works of Justice Podcast: Criminal Justice Expert Dr. Bruce Western on Decarceration, Reentry, and Vaccination
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Nicolette Natale speaks with Dr. Bruce Western about decarceration, reentry, and vaccination behind bars. More
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PEN America mourns the loss of Stephen Sondheim, the 2017 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award recipient.
On the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, PEN America gathered readers and writers outside the Russian consulate in New York City in support of journalists imprisoned for covering the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Learn more with @VOANews: https://bit.ly/3DZ9HGH
Information voids, lack of regulation & existing distrust can offer easy inroads for disinformation to infiltrate group chats and newsfeeds. On 12/2 we're partnering with @AAAJ_AAJC to equip families with routes to credible information: https://bit.ly/3xbvAjy.
