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Student Disruption of a Judge’s Speech at Stanford U Deserved a Forceful Defense of Free Speech by the Administration, Says PEN America

Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2023

“When a speaker has been invited to campus, they deserve the ability to speak and be heard, said Kristen Shahverdian, senior manager in free expression and education. “Students have… More

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Open Letter to the President of East Tennessee State University

Open LetterFebruary 24, 2021

We write to share our concerns for the First Amendment rights of members of the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) men’s basketball team. More

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Free Speech 2020: An Interview with Nupol Kiazolu, President of Black Lives Matter Greater NY

Interview
By: Gina Chung | August 6, 2020

“I just really want people—young people all around the world—to know that your voice is powerful, your voice holds weight, and your voice can change the world.” More

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Joint Statement in Support of Student Rights to Free Speech in Schools

Open LetterFebruary 21, 2019

In response to the student arrested for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance in protest, PEN America stands in support of student free speech rights. More

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DARE: How to Counter Donald Trump’s War on the Media

News DigestAugust 6, 2018

Journalists counter President Trump's anti-press epithet "enemy of the people" with examination of the tyrants who have also used this phrase. More

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DARE: Roaring Protests of Commencements Past Make Way for a More Subdued Stand

News DigestJune 1, 2018

Multiple accounts emerge of colleges and universities choosing commencement speakers based on hopes that their appearance and speeches will provoke fewer, or more subdued, protests. Comedian Samantha Bee apologizes… More

DARE: ‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump Joins Push by Allies to Expose Role of an FBI Source

News DigestMay 18, 2018

White House allies wage campaign to discredit Russia investigation on first anniversary of Robert Mueller III’s appointment as special counsel. Trump uses "animals" in discussion of immigrants, and debate… More

2018 Courage Award Winners

2018 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly

ProfileApril 26, 2018

As part of their campaign, Kasky, Fuentes, and Kelly have forthrightly confronted the outsized impact of gun violence in black, Latino, and poor communities and the hurdles confronting communities… More

DARE: National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.

News DigestMarch 15, 2018

Schoolchildren across the country mount unprecedented coordinated protest to demand gun control. In defending against Trump libel suit over Steele dossier, Buzzfeed takes steps to provide Trump accuser Stormy… More

DARE: 11 of the Most Dramatic Moments in a Day of Confrontation Over Guns

News DigestFebruary 22, 2018

Families and friends of Parkland victims mince no words in confronting the President, politicians, and the NRA on gun control at forums, the Florida State House, and in the… More

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"Amy was busy at her job in the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri, when the officer strode through her open doorway... Someone had called the police department and reported that she had been giving pornography to children, a criminal offense in Missouri." https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/missouri-libraries-book-ban/

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Thank you @pen_southafrica for standing in solidarity with Chinese poet Zhang Guiqi and paying tribute to him on the Empty Chair Podcast.

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