We are excited to reflect on our remarkable 50th anniversary Gala, in preparation for our Gala on November 18th, presented by Sourcebooks. Floyd Abrams delivered a powerful and inspiring acceptance speech about the importance of standing up for the First Amendment.
By restricting press access to the Pentagon, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is preventing the free flow of information that allows for a free press, which has served the American people faithfully since its founding. NCAC supports those who stand against this overreach!
Join NCAC’s 7th Curatorial Workshop for curators & cultural leaders!
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Join #BannedBooksWeek and prepare for the #AmericanRevolution250 by participating in the @ncacensorship.bsky.social read-ins of historical fiction "Chains" by @halseanderson.bsky.social
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Public threats by the Government to punish free speech is all the more dangerous in a moment when the administration is using speech as a pretext to crackdown on political dissent. The only remedy is for people to stand up to the censors. This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s an American issue.
Ever feel like your voice is being hidden online? 🕵️♀️
Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social Sept 30 at 7 PM ET for "Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square" a Conversation on the future of free speech.
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Political violence is a poison to our democracy. The National Coalition Against Censorship unequivocally condemns the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk. Using violence as a political tactic isn't just criminal, it's profoundly un-American.
“In an autocracy there is no safety: deals struck with power undermine credibility, only to be revoked at whim. Under such conditions, cultural leaders can stand by their principles, and the values that make an open culture (and democracy) possible in the first place.”
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
No idea is illegal. It is breathtakingly absurd and outrageous to even suggest that ideas need to be policed. And that the promise of the First Amendment--the freedom to think freely--is the bedrock of American values. This post subverts everything our constitution stands for.
Join us for a powerful conversation on how social media platforms impact artistic expression! Hosted by Lawyers for the Creative Arts with Saper Law & @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
🗓 April 3
⏰ 12-1:30 PM CT
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I'll be speaking alongside @ncacensorship.bsky.social and Lawyers for the Creative Arts at this event to discuss the legal rights artists *really* have when confronting social media and digital spaces -- join us (it's free!)
Honored to shepherd this these brilliant, original pieces on the impacts of censorship through the publication process. And Volume 2 will publish this fall.
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We are in the editorial process on a forthcoming Special Issue of The Political Librarian, which will be devoted to discussions and analyses of what the results of the 2024 election may indicate for the future of library work. Stay posted for more information. journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/
🚨 Today, @publicknowledge.bsky.social joined 17 other public interest, trade associations, & civil liberties groups in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to defend free speech and media freedom, expressing “deep concern” regarding recent actions taken by the agency.
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@artistsatrisk.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and others expressed deep concern over the Trump Administration’s recent moves to impose ideological control over federally funded cultural programs:
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“A robust, free, independent cultural sphere is a hallmark of a democratic society, and the Trump Administration’s recent actions imply a desire to wrest control over culture.”
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“These efforts to make federally-funded arts programs the mouthpiece of the presidential administration should be concerning not just to artists, creatives, cultural organizations, and scholars, but to all Americans—regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum or their taste in art,”
and serve only to chill the creative expressions of artists and cultural institutions by subjecting them to the threat of political prosecution and the unconstitutional seizure of artwork,”
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"Publicity stunts like this one—in which artworks that have been shown and discussed for over 30 years are suddenly the focus of an unfounded ‘investigation’—do nothing to protect victims of child abuse...
We're almost completely full! Grab your seat for this free pre-release screening of the documentary, Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship. This Thurs, Feb 13 at 6:30 at Salt Lake City PL. (Two hours free parking!) www.fightforthefirst.org/events/free-...
Should the new NEA guidelines require artists and/or artwork to take a position that uncritically lionizes the US government and its founding, they might as well rebrand as the National Endowment for Propaganda.
Read NEA's full statement: www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
While a government agency can decide how to thematically focus their arts funding, they may not do so in a way that discriminates against art based on its viewpoint.
The use of the words “celebrate and honor” suggest that critical perspectives are not welcome, though of course it will depend on how that mandate is crafted, interpreted and applied.
As the National Endowment for the Arts recalibrates its granting guidelines, we’ll be watching to ensure that they do not discriminate against artists or projects that offer critical or complex perspectives about the Declaration of Independence, its history, and/or the Federal Government.
Yesterday, NCAC joined over 40 other organizations in condemning the Trump administration's Executive Order targeting transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming Americans.
NCAC will always stand and fight tooth and nail for those who the government seeks to bully and silence.
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Mayor Reed’s call to remove the work raises serious First Amendment concerns.
While for some, the billboard may be “divisive,” others in the community may appreciate the parallels it draws between histories of segregation and the calls by the current presidential administration to outlaw initiatives focused on racial equality and inclusion.
