by Ward Churchill In the last few days there has been widespread and grossly inaccurate media coverage concerning my analysis of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, coverage that has resulted in defamation of my character and threats against my life. What I actually said has been lost, indeed turned into the opposite [...]
Update: NCAC has been advised that Superintendent Dozier has chosen to retain Whale Talk. We congratulate him on his decision. NCAC Letter to Georgetown School District Superintendent of Schools About Excluding Books From High School Curriculum January 26, 2005 Dr. Randy Dozier Superintendent of Schools Georgetown School District 2018 Church Street Georgetown, SC 29440 Dear Superintendent Dozier: I write to [...]
ACLU Says Texas Police Violated Art Gallery Owner's Freedom of Expression Police Forced Artist to Cover Classical Image of Nude "Eve" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2005 DALLAS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pilot Point and its police department, charging that police officers violated an art gallery [...]
A mural containing a classical nude has become the target of police harassment in the small town of Pilot Point in Northern Texas. Wes Miller, owner of the gallery on whose wall the nude is painted has received a police notice claiming the mural is in violation of the Texas Penal Code 43.24 banning the sale, distribution and display of [...]
30 years ago, when NCAC was founded, the McCarthy era was relatively fresh in people's minds and served as a massive civics lesson about the value of freedom of speech. For those who didn't recall McCarthyism, the Vietnam war era provided an even more recent object lesson about the importance of open government, accountability, and dissent.
Issue 96, Winter 2004-2005 "Freedom of speech is the linchpin on which other rights depend," said Joan Bertin (left) at NCAC's 30th Anniversary celebration, as she thanked NCAC friends for their support. Joel Hollander (right), President and COO of Infinity Broadcasting, said, "The FCC's efforts to tighten regulation of broadcasters under its power to enforce standards of decency [...]
At the new Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan on November 16, NCAC Friends enjoyed a gala evening celebrating 30 years of work in defense of the First Amendment. The 30th Anniversary Chair and MC was Chip Gibson, President and Publisher of Random House Children's Books.
In response to a lawsuit filed by PEN American Center and other groups, the Treasury Department revised regulations that embargoed books and journal articles whose authors live in Iran, Cuba, or Sudan.
Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger's frequently challenged coming-of-age novel, will remain in the ninth grade curriculum at Noble High in North Berwick, ME. The school board rejected a request to ban the book for offensive language and themes. The board agreed to revise procedures to inform parents about book selections.
Students enrolled in federally-funded abstinence-only sex education programs are misinformed about science, deprived of vital health information, and exposed to gender stereotypes and religious dogma, according to a Congressional study commissioned by California Representative Henry A. Waxman.
Alessandro G. Olivieri, General Counsel NYC Department of Parks & Recreation The Arsenal, Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10021 Re: Notice of Proposed Rule, Title 58, Ch. 2, §2-16 Dear Mr. Olivieri: On behalf of the National Coalition Against Censorship, an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations united in defense of free expression, and the College Art [...]