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lieslgerntholtz Liesl Gerntholtz @lieslgerntholtz ·
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‘Before the war, my words were too abstract, unsophisticated. Now my words are very precise.’ ⁦@DarynaGladun⁩ at ⁦@pen_int⁩’s Ukrainian Literature Set Free

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lisarab Lisa Rabasca Roepe @lisarab ·
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Be an ally when you witness online abuse. @PENAmerica and @righttobeorg’s free virtual #onlineabuse Bystander Intervention training is happening on 9/28 at 1 pm ET. #FightOnlineAbuseNow Register now https://pen.org/event/september-bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse/

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montalvo501 Dr. Wanda Montalvo PhD, RN, FAAN @montalvo501 ·
26 Sep

Banned in the USA - Censorship

Of the 2,532 bans ➡️ 96% were enacted w/o following the best practice guidelines for book challenges outlined by the American Library Association @ALALibrary and the National Coalition Against Censorship @ncacensorship .
https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/

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