The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“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
The PEN Pod: On the Power of Poetry with Natasha Trethewey
“Poetry can save us. It can, in many ways, unite us because of the sheer intimacy of a single voice that might reach someone.” More
Dare to Speak: A Reading List
In this reading list, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel expands on the books that helped inform the free speech principles in her new book, Dare to Speak. More
The PEN Pod: A Reckoning in Hollywood with Kim Masters
“True power—defined as the ability to get something made because you feel like it, because you think it’s a good idea—is in very few hands.” More
The PEN Pod: On Systemic Racism in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America West
Leaders of the Committee of Black Writers at WGA West talked to The PEN Pod about racial justice and equity in Hollywood. More
The PEN Pod: On Race, Place, and Belonging with Sejal Shah
“I’m certainly thinking about kinship. . . What do we owe our neighbors and fellow humans. . . for whom to be alive is a risk?” More
[RECAP] Free Speech and Black Lives on Campus
During this roundtable webinar hosted by PEN America, panelists discussed how the recent protests have reverberated throughout college and university communities. More
Three Big Discussions We Need to Have ASAP About AI and Social Media Moderation
Exploring three issues about how exactly content moderation is impacting free expression domestically and around the world. More
The PEN Pod: Challenging Our Paradigms with Julia Alvarez
“What [reading] asks of us is to become the other, to become someone else. And those are the same muscles that we use when we’re activists for social justice.“ More
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Earlier this year, PEN America spoke to @nupol_justice - president of @Blklivesmatter Greater NY about what #freespeech means to her and to the Black Lives Matter movement, why protests matter & how young people can harness the power of their voices: https://bit.ly/2CbbFt4.
Check out this reading list by PEN America's CEO @SuzanneNossel. These books have offered "a pathway for thinking through [free speech] issues and have helped to inform the principles for protecting free speech" in Suzanne's new book, DARE TO SPEAK: https://bit.ly/33GmXkd.