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Defending LGBTQ Literature in Oklahoma

[Virtual] Defending LGBTQ Literature in Oklahoma

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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For First Time, Oklahoma Education Officials Punish Two School Districts for Violating Gag Order on Teaching Race and Gender

Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2022

“This case demonstrates the dangerous chilling effect gag orders can have,” said Jeremy C. Young, senior manager for free expression and education at PEN America and author of the… More

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An Evening with Pulitzer Prize Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CT
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Independent Bookstore Day: A Conversation With Kalani Pickhart and Jennifer Croft

Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CT
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PEN Across America Tulsa Open House

Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Row of books; on top: “PEN Across America Open House Chapter Events. A series of joy-centered reading and writing events”

PEN Across America Open House Chapter Events

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 – Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Tulsa Race Massacre Commemorative Reading

Sunday, May 30, 2021 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Separating Fact from Fiction, Then and Now

Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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Dare to Speak Virtual Book Tour: July–August 2020

[VIRTUAL] Dare to Speak: Suzanne Nossel in Conversation with Dr. John Schumann

Monday, August 10, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] The Transformative Power of Loving Dogs: Jennifer Finney Boylan

Thursday, July 23, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Free expression organization @PENamerica released a letter signed by more than a dozen other civil liberties organizations opposing federal legislation and proposals that seek to impose a wholesale ban on social media platform TikTok in US .

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The superintendent says this ban of NINETEEN MINUTES and 13 other books not a ban. Explain to me how permanently REMOVING a book from a library shelf is not a ban? https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1641517467976474641

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jonfreadom Jonathan Friedman 📚 @jonfreadom ·
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Yes. ND gov: "The teaching profession is challenging enough without the heavy hand of state government forcing teachers to take on the role of pronoun police." https://thehill.com/homenews/3926656-north-dakota-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-transgender-students-pronouns/

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