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We Will Not Be Erased: A Banned Books Event

October 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Free

WE WILL NOT BE ERASED: A BANNED BOOKS WEEK EVENT

This year has seen a significant rise in the number of books facing challenges and bans, with a notable focus on works authored by Black and LGBTQ+ writers, as reported by PEN America. Adding to these challenges, North Carolina is contending with increased censorship and limitations on student self-expression through the implementation of Senate Bill 49.

Together, let’s champion the freedom to read, learn, and grow through diverse voices and perspectives.

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the ACLU of North Carolina and Equality NC.

Details

Date:: October 4
Time:: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Cost:: Free
Event Categories:: Discussion / Book Club, In-person Event
Event Tags:: ACLU, book ban, book bans
Website:: https://action.aclu.org/event/nc-banned-books-rsvp?initms_aff=nc&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=230907_affcampaign_we-will-not-be-erased_gradead_sail&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=affcampaign&utm_content=230907_civilliberties_we-will-not-be-erased_gradead&af=Ip2lZuAg2f1AQvibE1SEw93x2UlZQpBprXi9w5LJm3YjCX5zQZmTIV8/mBvaQ/lRKyjhCAo4yfs/XvW9TbBTc6R2SEqTusAYFjiYyigfYM8%3D&ms_aff=nc&ms_chan=eml&ms=230907_affcampaign_we-will-not-be-erased_gradead_sail

Organizer

: ACLU of North Carolina
Email: Communications@acluofnc.org
: View Organizer Website

Venue

: VAE Raleigh
: 228 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States + Google Map

Banned Books Week is an annual event that highlights the value of free and open access to information. The event is supported by a coalition of organizations dedicated to free expression, including American Booksellers for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Amnesty International USA, Association of University Presses, Authors Guild, Banned Books Week Sweden, Children’s Book Council, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Freedom to Read Foundation, GLAAD, Index on Censorship, Little Free Library, National Book Foundation, National Coalition Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, PEN America, People For the American Way Foundation, PFLAG, and Project Censored. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Banned Books Week also receives generous support from HarperCollins Publishers and Penguin Random House.