From PEN America:
A Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The Trump Administration’s 100 Day Assault on Free Expression
https://pen.org/report/trump-administration-100-days/#heading-9
#PenAmerica
#Livros banidos nos EUA, segundo a organização PEN America. Alguns destes estão editados em Portugal.
E #palavras também não escapam!
Até ao momento, a lista tem "mais de 250 palavras e expressões que, alegadamente, deixaram de ser consideradas aceitáveis pela administração Trump", desde "aborto" a "mulheres", passando por "deficiência", "idosos", "nativos americanos" e até "Golfo do México".
#penamerica #literatura #bannedbooks #bannedwords #eua #Trump #portugal
10'000 #Buchverbote an öffentlichen Schulen
#PENAmerica hat eine neue Analyse zu Buchverboten an #Schulbibliotheken in den #USA vorgelegt
"Die Analyse zeigt, dass #Verbote auf Geschichten über behinderte Menschen, Einwanderer, soziales Engagement und Mobbing abzielen und die gängige Begründung durch «expliziten Sex» meist nicht zutreffen."
https://www.tachles.ch/artikel/news/10000-buchverbote-oeffentlichen-schulen
https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2025/
#Cancel #Zensur #Bildung #Literatur #Faschismus #PeopleofColor #Rassismus #lgbtq+
3/ See the #PENAmerica (@penamerica) response:
https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-criticizes-alarming-and-dismissive-language-on-book-bans-by-u-s-education-department/
"Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: “For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a ‘hoax.’ They are absolutely note … Since 2021, we have meticulously recorded nearly 16,000 instances of book bans nationwide – where access to books is revoked from their intended readers – often without following commonsense processes and increasingly due to censorial legislation from states."
Statement: PEN America Calls Dept of Education Action on Book Bans “Alarming” and “Dismissive” https://www.infodocket.com/2025/01/24/statement-pen-america-calls-dept-of-education-action-on-book-bans-alarming-and-dismissive/ #bookbans #books #libraries #usgov #penamerica
Historic Day of Action Against #BookBans Held in New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Libraries
First-ever #AntiCensorship rally mobilizes scores of New Yorkers against the alarming rise of #BookBans
October 19, 2024
#NYC's #libraries are leading a nationwide effort to combat book bans this weekend
Book giveaways, speeches and DJ sets are part of this day of action on Saturday.
Ethan Beck, Friday October 18 2024
"More than 10,000 books were removed from public schools, at least temporarily, during the 2023-24 school year, according to #PENAmerica. In response, NYC libraries are holding events this Saturday, October 19, 'to inspire action against book bans and for the freedom to read.'
"NYC’s three library systems have come together to lead nearly 200 libraries and #bookstores across the country in the #FreedomToRead Community Day of Action, which will include events in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It's the first nationwide day of action to combat book bans and censorship."
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nycs-libraries-are-leading-a-nationwide-effort-to-combat-book-bans-this-weekend-101824
#Libraries #Censorship
#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST
"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
Book bans rose 3x in one year. Even before #Trump takes office.
https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-education/book-bans-in-u-s-schools-are-increasing-exponentially
"In the 2022-23 school year, #PENAmerica [@penamerica] reported 3,362 book bans, affecting 1,557 unique titles. And its latest data, released Nov. 1, 2024, shows that the number of book bans soared in the 2023-24 school year to more than 10,000, with #Florida and #Iowa accounting for over 8,000 of them."
Florida education officials: 100s books pulled f. school libraries
https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-education-florida-desantis-censorship-schools-b4647f7709d06ae7780dd03003dfcd90
* FL state law empowers parents/residents to challenge school library books
* requires districts to submit annual report to state detailing restricted schoolbooks
* FL leads U.S. in pulling books f. school libraries
#AmericanLibraryAssociation #ALA #PENamerica
#Florida #DeSantis #censorship #education #antiLGBT #transphobia #homophobia #ParentalRightsMovement #M4L #LibsOfTikTok #fascism #Christofascism
Memo on School Book Bans from PEN America
Preliminary National Findings for the 2023-2024 School Year Show Dramatic Rise in Book Bans
#PENAmerica #FreedomToRead #fREADom
https://pen.org/memo-on-school-book-bans-2023-2024-school-year/
A book about a child with a magical wig stirred debates and launched a months-long effort into its removal from the children's section of the League City library.
#ArtsCulture #BooksLibraries #Education #News #LeagueCity #LeagueCityLibrary #LibraryBooks #PENAmerica
#Preliminary #National #Findings for the 2023-2024 #SchoolYear Show #Dramatic #Rise in #BookBans
#PENAmerica #research finds 10,000+ instances of #book bannings in the 2023-2024 school year—more than double the last school year.
https://pen.org/memo-on-school-book-bans-2023-2024-school-year/
PEN America cancels 2024 World Voices Festival amid Gaza backlash
"We share the anguish over the loss of life and devastation of the war. We are listening to our critics."
https://howtobe247.com/pen-america-cancels-2024-world-voices-festival/
Los premios PEN America implosionan en medio de la controversia por la guerra en Gaza
https://terradealti.com/fqcz
#PENAmerica #Gaza #Palestina #Libertaddeexpresión
#Censura #Boicotear #Derechoshumanos
#ComunidadLiteraria #PENVocesMundo #PENPremiosLiterarios
PEN America Cancels 2024 Awards Ceremony Amid Criticism Of Org’s Response To Israel-Hamas War
#Books #News #IsraelHamasWar #PENAmerica
https://deadline.com/2024/04/pen-america-cancels-awards-israel-hamas-war-1235892256/
#BREAKING: PEN America cancels 2024 Literary Awards ceremony over #Gaza response
"We regret that this unprecedented situation has taken away the spotlight from the extraordinary work selected"
https://howtobe247.com/pen-america-cancels-literary-awards-ceremony-over-gaza-response/
from #TheGuardian
- Writers withdraw from #PENAmerica literary awards in support of #Gaza -
Authors and translators say PEN America has ‘had no criticism of American complicity in the bombardment of Gaza’, in stark contrast to other national centres of the organisation
#Palestine #IsraelWarCrimes #StopGazaGenocide #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #SolidarityWithPalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #PalestinianLivesMatter #EndTheOccupation #Israel
#news @palestine @israel
4,000 instances of #book #banning in #America so far this #school year
#PENAmerica’s latest #findings shed light on the #targeted #censorship related to #race, #sexuality, and #violence, sparking #advocacy and #resistance across the nation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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