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Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions on the Right to Protest
Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions on the Right to Protest shines a spotlight on the proliferation of state-level legislative proposals seeking to limit protest rights. More
The PEN Pod: Looking to the Past to Imagine a Better Future with Helen Zia
“Every Asian American in the United States and people with Asian faces all over the world are experiencing this global pandemic of racism and hatred.” More
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Reporter from @DMregister calls out "I'm press, I'm press, I'm press" to no avail as she is pepper-sprayed in the face, put into disposable handcuffs and detained in a squad car https://twitter.com/andreamsahouri/status/1267261446402052097
PEN America has always been about the freedom to write. This summer, talented high school and college students are invited to apply for our Free Speech Advocacy Institute. Learn more. https://pen.org/summerinstitute/
This week’s reading list is the product of a collaboration between us and @kayapress, a book publisher dedicated to advancing the most challenging, thoughtful, and provocative literature being produced throughout the Asian and Pacific Island diasporas: https://bit.ly/3gy0vOh
Dare to Speak
This summer, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s book Dare to Speak, providing a pathway for navigating and defending free speech, hits bookstores.
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