Okay I’m fan-boying out on a dozen different levels here.

At the heart of @PENamerica Birmingham Reads is the assumption that communities form around the meaning of language—that the way we use words defines the world as we know it.

Countdown to @imaniperry at @MilesCollege.
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From school board meetings to statehouses to newsrooms to digital spaces—free expression is under threat around the world.

We invite high school & college students to share your thoughts—using the 10 prompts above—in our Free Expression Essay Competition: https://pen.org/free-expression-advocacy-institutes/free-expression-essay-competition/