On August 17, CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein will take CBLDF’s fight for the freedom to read on another international trip, this time to the United Kingdom for “Sex, Censorship and Sensibility” at the British Library Conference Centre in London.…
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SDCC Exclusives and More Now in CBLDF Reward Zone!
Maybe you couldn’t make it to SDCC. Or you were too busy to come by the CBLDF booth. Never fear: The few remaining CBLDF Comic-Con exclusives are now available in the CBLDF Rewards Zone! Now you can fight for free…
Free Speech Groups Launch Cameron Post Essay Contest For Delaware High School Students In Response to Book Censorship
Eight organizations concerned about free speech and education are inviting high school students in Delaware to write a 250-500 word essay saying what they think school board members should know about Emily M. Danforth’s YA novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, before…
Singapore: Northstar’s Wedding Passes Muster Because Another Character Objects
Everyone knows by now that the wedding of gay Archie character Kevin Keller is too hot for Singapore’s Media Development Authority, which recently banned retailers from importing Archie: The Married Life 3 because it was “not in line with social…
Looking for Alaska Retained in Waukesha, Two More Books Challenged
We have another good news/bad news situation in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where a school district review committee last week unanimously rejected a parental challenge to John Green’s Looking for Alaska. But the challengers plan to appeal that decision to the full…
Alabama Speak Challenge Nipped in the Bud
A challenge to Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak at a high school in Albertville, Alabama was quickly resolved earlier this month when the principal responded that it was one of many books on a reading list, and individual students or their…
Cape Henlopen Board Eliminates Entire Reading List in Dispute Over Cameron Post
In a disheartening turn of events, the Cape Henlopen School Board in Delaware last week eliminated an entire summer reading list for incoming high school freshmen amidst confusion over how to handle a challenge to one book. The board had…
SDCC 2014: Sunday Events with CBLDF!
This is it! Today wraps up fours days worth of comics, parties, panels and more as SDCC draws to a close! Maximize your fun with CBLDF’s ever-popular and always entertaining Live Art Jam, and run by booth 1920 for exclusive…
SDCC 2014: CBLDF Live Art Auction in Hilton Bayfront Sapphire CD!
CBLDF hosts its biggest original art auction of the year at Comic-Con! On Saturday, July 26, 7:30pm – 9:00pm, join CBLDF to in the Sapphire Ballroom CD, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, to bid on amazing original art from Jeff Smith…
SDCC 2014: Saturday Events with CBLDF
It’s Saturday at SDCC, and CBLDF has our most action packed day of the con with signings, panels, and the CBLDF Live Art Auction. Let’s take a look… SIGNINGS We’re delighted to host some of our favorite creator supporters at…