Author: cbldf

New year, new challenges, new hope

CBLDF Interim Director Jeff Trexler and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, holding a copy of Gender Queer at the Congressional Roundtable on Book Bans, in the Library of Congress

After another epic year of challenges to – and successful defenses of – graphic novels nationwide, 2023 drew to a close with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Interim Director Jeff Trexler sharing our experiences at the Congressional Roundtable on Book…

Sad Sack the Socialist: When the
United States Army Burned Comic
Books

by Brian M. Puaca As popular anxieties regarding comic books intensified after World War II, the federal government decided to enter the fray in 1954 by holding Congressional hearings to investigate the link between the four-color publications and juvenile delinquency.…

CBLDF and NCAC Present — How to Fight Book Bans: Student Strategies

Join us on February 28, 2022 at 8:00 pm ET for an interactive strategy session to discuss the current attacks on books in schools and learn how you can defend the right to read in your community and beyond. Meet authors, free expression…

Fighting Book Bans: A Teach-In for Students

The power of students! As demands to remove books from schools have reached a fever pitch, students have emerged as some of the most effective advocates for public access to diverse literature. Join us on Wednesday, December 15, 8:00–9:30 p.m. ET for…

Comics Challenges Return

It’s happening again. In recent months the CBLDF has received multiple reports of graphic novel challenges at public schools and libraries: Attacks on Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer have gone viral in social media and school board meetings across the U.S., from a…

Statement of Support for Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

CBLDF issued a statement this week in support of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe after the graphic novel received challenges in several public school systems in multiple states, including Virginia, New Jersey, and Florida. This statement supports the right of…

CBLDF Joins Amicus Brief in Support of the Constitutional Rights of Students

On March 31, 2021, CBLDF filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in partnership with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and National Coalition Against Censorship. The brief is supporting the constitutional rights of students in public schools. This is a…

Ethics for All: Building Policy Together — March Membership Meeting

Please join us on March 25, 5–6 p.m. PDT/8-9p.m. EDT for our March membership meeting,  Ethics for All: Building Policy Together. The meeting will be a Zoom workshop in which we’ll discuss the principles shaping the development of CBLDF’s updated…

Celebrate International Women’s Day with She Changed Comics

Celebrate International Women’s Day with She Changed Comics, the untold story of the women who changed free expression in comics. Today is the perfect day to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. In celebration of today,…

Comics After COVID — February Membership Meeting

The comics industry has faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months, and learning how our community has joined together to rise above seemingly insurmountable obstacles gives us hope for better days ahead. Yet significant questions remain. How can comic…