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Don't miss our FREE virtual roundtable conversation this coming Monday 9/27 on Gender Identity, Sexuality & Free Expression in Alabama, featuring @emrysdo, @MBPratt, Joi Miner & Brontez Purnell. In partnership with @ACLUAlabama. Register here: https://bit.ly/3lLIbot.

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The freedom to read and learn should be one we all defend. My ⁦@PENamerica⁩ colleague on how censorship by a few limits our rights and the free flow of ideas.

FOX 7 Discussion: Campaign to reinstate banned books at Leander ISD https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fox-7-discussion-campaign-to-reinstate-banned-books-at-leander-isd

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On 10/12, Secretary @HillaryClinton and international award-winning author Louise Penny will commemorate their co-written novel, STATE OF TERROR, in a #PENOutLoud conversation with National Book Award-winning writer Susan Choi! Tickets are on sale now: https://bit.ly/2YXeSYc.

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