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Book Bannings in Prison: The Fight Against Censorship

September 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hybrid Hybrid Event
Free
Purple block letters reading Books for the People with the word Banned crossed out

This special event features Moira Marquis, Senior Manager of the Freewrite Project for PEN America, and Stevie Wilson, an incarcerated writer in Pennsylvania. Moira and Stevie will be talking about the challenges that book bans create for incarcerated people, as well as the movements devoted to fighting censorship behind bars. This event is sponsored by the English department at Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and will take place in the Lecture Hall.

Note: This event will be livestreamed to a virtual audience – please complete the Livestream RSVP below and the link to join will be included in the confirmation email. In person registration is recommended using the In Person RSVP below.

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Date:
September 30
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

CLP – Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 United States
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Phone
412-622-3114
Email
info@carnegielibrary.org
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