Arrest of Actress, Activist, Translator Taraneh Alidoosti is Another Blatant Effort to Suppress Human Rights in Iran
Liesl Gerntholtz, director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center, said: "Taraneh Alidoosti is a highly talented actress who has long used her celebrity status to advocate for women's equality in… More
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This Wednesday, a group of Utah community members held a @LetUtahRead "Read In" at the Utah Capitol. (organized by @PENamerica with partners @acluutah @UtahLibAssoc @EveryLibrary) 🧵#bannedbookthread
📝Applications for the @PENamerica Emerging Voices Fellowship are now open! ✏️Twelve fellows will receive an honorarium of $1,500. Fellows will be paired with a mentor to serve as a source of guidance for the project. ➡️ Deadline is Jan 31— Apply NOW: http://bit.ly/3JgU8zM
The vagueness is the point. @ThePlumLineGS gets it right. Lawmakers had many chances to make the Don't Say Gay law clearer; they kept it vague. State guidance has also gone further than the original law, w/ worse penalties. Results are #Chilling #EdScare
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/27/desantis-school-libraries-dont-say-gay-critical-race-theory/