Universities Must Prioritize Both Campus Safety and Free Speech as Complementary, Not Competing Imperatives
During the past month, two public universities dealt with campus confrontations involving controversial speakers, student protesters, and apparent members of the Proud Boys, an organization heavily implicated in the… More
Sessions’ Remarks Present a Misleading Depiction of Students’ Attitudes to Free Expression on Campus
"Sessions' harsh description of students as 'sanctimonious' snowflakes and his one-sided list of examples of speech infringements miscast the argument in ways that will only deepen the rancor over… More
Alert Us
Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?
PEN America On 
Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was convicted today of the charge of Conspiracy Against Rights. Mackey sent fraudulent messages encouraging supporters of Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media which was legally invalid. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-election-interference-2016
In "Unsealed," a new #WorksOfJustice column delving deep into the mail that our Prison and Justice Writing Program receives daily from incarcerated writers, PEN America's @JessAbolafia_ describes getting a letter that arrived torn in half. Read more: https://pen.org/unsealed-severed-sentences.
TFW heroes lift up your book! ! 😮😭😊OMG you guys!
Thank you @JoyVBehar & @TheView for amplifying the voice of Speak, for supporting survivors of sexual violence, and the kids who want to read books about the real world. Thanks for speaking up against fascist book banners! 🇺🇸♥️ https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1641953525562478592