5 Myths about Educational Gag Orders
The legislators behind these gag orders are not interested in a productive back-and-forth with educators; what they want is simply to dictate the terms of teachers’ surrender. More
Educational Gag Orders In Your Community: A Tip Sheet for Changing the Conversation
Here are a few steps you can take to help change the conversation about educational gag orders in your community. More
PEN America’s Free Expression Advocacy Institutes
PEN America’s Free Expression Advocacy Institutes are signature educational programs on free expression issues in the United States and worldwide. More
How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students
How can students mobilize and respond to book bans? This guide will help you fight back against book bans and build a stronger community of readers and advocates in… More
The PEN Pod: On Self-Censorship, Book Bans, and Biden’s Virtual Democracy Summit
“Students are really crucial allies. They have, I think, an instinctive sense of not wanting to be told what they can and can’t read.” More
The PEN Pod: On Protesting Book Bans with the Students of York, PA
“We saw. . . what was happening at our school and we wanted to take immediate action. . . . Because we knew we had to do it.” More
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PEN America Washington director Nadine Farid Johnson joined @wbgutv to discuss censorship in America and our new #BannedInTheUSA report.
WATCH HERE: https://video.wbgu.org/video/pen-america-book-bans-and-censorship-lluox8
What does it mean to support a woman in leadership—particularly a Black woman in leadership?
Many of you saw statements released by @dramatistsguild @tcg @bardsta & @penamerica and posted in support of our artistic director Nataki Garrett.
Next week, join @PENAmerica & @righttobeorg on Wed 10/13 at 4pm ET for a free one-hour interactive training on how to be an ally when you witness online abuse. Register here & #FightOnlineAbuseNow https://pen.org/event/bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse-10-22/