Administrators of a public library in Foxborough, Massachusetts allowed most of an exhibit on press freedom to return to display last week after previously ordering its removal, but two posters including the one at right apparently were considered too shocking…
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Celebrate Banned Books Week with CBLDF Shirts, Patches, & More!
Wear your support for free speech with some CBLDF gear! We’re offering “I Read Banned Comics” t-shirts and patches, our new sticker set, Comics Code Authority pins, CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook and Banned Books Week Gear Bundles, and more! Donate today…
DHS Plans to Keep Tabs on All Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts
Civil liberties organizations are crying foul after the Department of Homeland Security this week quietly released sweeping plans to collect social media information on all immigrants to the United States, including those who already have citizenship or legal permanent resident…
New Action Kit Provides Tools to Fight Book Challenges
One of the best safeguards against censorship in libraries and schools is grassroots support for free expression. Of course tenacious librarians and teachers, fair-minded board members, and carefully crafted policies all play a role, but an overwhelming community rebuke to…
Where to Celebrate Banned Books Week 2017!
Happy Banned Books Week! The annual celebration of the freedom to read is running all this week, and the Banned Books Week Coalition invites you to participate by getting involved in the incredible activities brought to you by our sponsor…
Two Challenges Kick Off Banned Books Week
This week, we celebrate Banned Books Week, the annual recognition of our right to read. But sometimes, it seems like some people take Banned Books Week as a dare to censor books instead of reading them. In fact, as we kick…
Banned Books Week Starts Sunday!
Banned Books Week is here! It starts this Sunday, September 24, and runs through Saturday, September 30, and CBLDF is delighted to help you prepare with the latest edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook and more! Keep reading for resources, events, and…
Latuff Sounds Alarm for Free Expression in Turkey
As we continue to await a verdict in the politically-motivated trial of Turkish political cartoonist Musa Kart and 16 of his journalist and editorial colleagues from Cumhuriyet newspaper, fellow cartoonist Carlos Latuff is doing everything he can from his home…
Image HCs Signed by Jason Aaron, Scott Snyder, Cameron Stewart, Jeff Lemire & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some excellent Image hardcovers, including The Other Side, signed by Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart; A.D.: After Death, signed by Scott Snyder or Jeff Lemire; Complete Phonogram and The Wicked & The Divine, signed by Kieron Gillen; Tokyo Ghost, signed by Rick Remender, and more! Keep reading or…
Political Cartoonist Held Without Charge in Equatorial Guinea
A political cartoonist and graphic novelist originally from Equatorial Guinea was arrested last week in the capital city of Malabo and is being held without charge. Ramón Esono Ebalé, who now lives in Paraguay, had briefly returned to his native…