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The PEN Pod: What to Expect on Election Day and Beyond with Nora Benavidez

InterviewNovember 3, 2020

“Voting is essential to all the ways that we express ourselves and the way we, frankly, imagine what our future looks like together.” More

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What To Expect When You’re Electing: A Reading List

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Curated by PEN America’s Literary Programs Department, this reading list highlights books and complementary titles from our signature PEN Out Loud event series. More

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[VIRTUAL] Setting the Table: Tough Holiday Talks on Politics & Misinfo

Monday, November 23, 2020 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
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[WEBINAR] Faith Forward: Using Tech for Community Empowerment

Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 6:00 pm CT
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[TRANSCRIPT] Behind the Decision Desk: Fox News, the AP, CNN, and What To Expect on Election Night

TranscriptOctober 14, 2020

Decision desk editors at the AP, Fox News, and CNN joined PEN America to discuss how news organizations are navigating the challenges of election night 2020. More

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[WEBINAR] Voting Matters: Mobilizing the Vote with Washington Post Live

Friday, October 16, 2020 | 1:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On the Debates and the Future of Race and Bias Training with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 9, 2020

“This is an administration that, from the beginning, has denigrated the role of the press, has called the press the enemy of the American people.” More

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[VIRTUAL] Misinformation and the Election in Michigan: A #WhatToExpect2020 Town Hall

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] Misinformation and the Election in Texas: A #WhatToExpect2020 Town Hall

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] Misinformation and the Election in Wisconsin: A #WhatToExpect2020 Town Hall

Monday, October 19, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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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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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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