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[VIRTUAL] Free Speech Live!: How to Beat Book Bans

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] History, Racism, and Education in Oklahoma

Thursday, September 30, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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A Conversation with Chris Tomlinson and Ashley Hope Pérez

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Yale Decision to Limit Access to Controversial Lecture Runs Counter to Free Expression Commitments

Press ReleaseJune 10, 2021

The Yale School of Medicine's decision to limit access to a controversial lecture video runs counter to the school's free expression commitments. More

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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Free Expression Statements and Policies: Why and How

Friday, April 30, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Free Speech Education: What Do Young People Need to Know?

Friday, April 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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Cancellation of Angela Davis Event Alarming, Profoundly Disappointing

Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2021

Students at Butler University in Indiana allege that an event featuring Angela Davis, which was to take place this week, was abruptly cancelled by university administrators. More

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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Race, Reconciliation, and Free Speech on Campus

Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: State Legislators and Academic Freedom

Friday, March 12, 2021 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Academic Freedom and Classroom Conduct

Friday, February 12, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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"Amid efforts to restrict books that include race-related themes, several new book clubs have launched around the country to keep literature by Black authors in the spotlight." #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/black-history-month-black-authors-keep-history-alive-amid-efforts-to-suppress-blackness/article_ff445067-f6a1-5ad9-892b-360850922553.html via @themobserver

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Read our story on the DeSantis book bans ⬇️ https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1621508379586985985

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🧵4/8: This week @BKLYNlibrary & @PENamerica @jonfreadom launched the 1st session in our 4-week Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. What struck me most in that workshop session was the craving our teen participants had for community, for connection. https://tinyurl.com/yy5ek3s5

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