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jzfriedmanJonathan Friedman 📚@jzfriedman·
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The latest in #bookban news: a website to "rate" kids' books that appears objective but is another tool of the banning advocates. Shows the increasing organization & coordination of the whole ban movement. H/t @veronikellymars https://bookriot.com/moms-for-liberty-booklooks/

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In today's Russia, the young, the free-thinking + the honest are seen as a threat to Putin's regime. In Mar 2018, Anya was incarcerated on fabricated charges of extremism. 3 years later, her mother continues her fight to prove her daughter’s innocence: https://bit.ly/3jxAYr3

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PENamericaPEN America@PENamerica·
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How do the arts lead to change? How do you maintain a social justice perspective in the arts? What does it mean to be an artivist? The Literary Action Coalition and @BronxArtsorg will address these questions and more during our May 18th panel discussion. https://bit.ly/38jwfHG

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