Monthly Archives: January 2002

NCAC Applauds Decision To Return Judy Blume’s “Forever” To Elgin, Illinois Middle School Libraries’ Shelves

By |2016-01-15T12:10:33-05:00January 23rd, 2002|Updates|

Today, the National Coalition Against Censorship applauded the decision of the Elgin Area School District U-46 to return Judy Blume's "Forever" to the shelves of the district's middle school libraries. The decision to reinstate "Forever" came as the result of a 5-2 vote by the School District U-46 Board on January 22, 2002.

Catholic League Objects to Traditional Figurines in Art Installation

By |2019-03-15T17:47:27-04:00January 7th, 2002|Blog|

Always on the alert for "offensive" art work, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has once more found a target: the work of Spanish artist Antoni Miralda exhibited at Copia, Napa Valley's new food, wine and arts museum. The exhibition, "Active Ingredients," which runs through April 22, features specially commissioned food-related works by seven contemporary artists. Miralda, a [...]

Some Questions Raised By The Latest National Endowment for the Arts Grant Making Decisions

By |2016-01-15T12:10:33-05:00January 2nd, 2002|Updates|

After delaying it for approval by its acting chair, Richard Martin, the National Endowment for the Arts rejected funding for performance artist William Pope.L's eRacism retrospective exhibition. The exhibition was scheduled to take place in 2002 at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art. MECA?the lead applicant in a consortium proposal which also included two other [...]

Jo List – NCAC Co-Chair Dies

By |2019-03-07T23:12:27-05:00January 1st, 2002|Censorship News Articles|

Jo List, a passionate supporter of the First Amendment and NCAC's Co-Chair for the past ten years, died on November 17 in Connecticut. Jo was a committed civil libertarian who worked to advance fundamental human rights—freedom of speech and religion, racial equality, environmental issues and peace.

Not In Front of the Children, by Marjorie Heins

By |2016-01-15T12:10:33-05:00January 1st, 2002|Updates|

Winner of the American Library Association’s 2002 Eli M. Oboler Award for the Best Work in the Area of Intellectual Freedom Not In Front Of The Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of  Youth by Marjorie Heins Published by Hill and Wang 2001 Now in paperback! Purchase from Powells: From Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, from Internet filters to the [...]

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