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On Bridgeworks Oregon’s “Prisons Have a Long Memory: Life Inside Oregon’s Oldest Prison”

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By: Moira Marquis | March 16, 2023

Moira Marquis reviews Tracy D. Schlapp and Danny Wilson's "Prisons Have a Long Memory: Life Inside Oregon's Oldest Prison" (Bridgeworks Oregon, 2022). More

"Imagining the Future of Local Journalism"

[Virtual] Imagining the Future of Oregon’s Local Journalism

Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT
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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJuly 31, 2020

“We absolutely cannot let our guard down, and we’re in uncharted territory in terms of a president who is willing to flout the First Amendment.” More

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Federal Authorities’ Conduct Against Protesters and Reporters in Portland “Gross Violations of the First Amendment”

Press ReleaseJuly 29, 2020

“The actions unfolding in Portland are aimed not only at silencing dissent, but also silencing the reporters and journalists working to reveal what’s happening on the ground.” More

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PEN America Signs Letter Condemning Federal Law Enforcement Targeting Protesters

Press ReleaseJuly 24, 2020

"The peaceful exercise of one's First Amendment rights, on any side of the political spectrum should never be met with the government targeting them." More

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Snatching of Protesters in Portland “Astonishing Act of Repression”

Press ReleaseJuly 17, 2020

(New York, NY) — Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles and detaining demonstrators in the Portland area since mid-July. PEN America's Nora Benavidez, director of U.S.… More

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PEN America Response to Report of Physical Assault Against Oregon Journalist During Protest

Press ReleaseJuly 1, 2019

"Physical assaults on writers, bloggers, and journalists are unacceptable, full stop,” said Summer Lopez, Senior Director of PEN America’s Free Expression Programs. “It is critical to ensuring our right… More

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PEN Northwest Wilderness Residency Reading

Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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Let’s Party at AWP 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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PEN America at the 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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In Congressional testimony March 29, PEN America CEO ⁦@SuzanneNossel⁩ warned against tactics “we see in oppressive countries around the world where there is no buffer zone between the hand of the state and what happens on a university campus.” https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/03/30/house-republicans-seek-ways-protect-campus-free-speech

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14 books—including Toni Morrison’s Beloved—have been banned from Spotsylvania School Libraries in #Virginia by a superintendent who insists the books he is banning are not being banned. #BannedBooks #FreeTheBooks #FreedomToRead https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/14-books-being-removed-from-spotsylvania-school-libraries/3317248/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wrc_twt_shr

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