Monthly Archives: April 2006

Harry Potter Challenged in Georgia

By |2020-01-03T14:13:56-05:00April 21st, 2006|Updates|

Harry Potter continues to face challenges in public school systems. Most often, this challenges are brought by conservative Christian parents who are concerned that the book contains "witchcraft", i.e., wizards and witches, magic, and sorcery. Want to get involved? Here's how: On April 20, a hearing officer designated by the Gwinnett County Board of Education will hear testimony from the [...]

Acclaimed Japanese Art Book Pulled from Libraries

By |2020-01-03T14:09:13-05:00April 21st, 2006|Updates|

On April 12, 2006, San Bernardino County Supervisor Bill Postmus ordered Paul Gravett's Manga: Sixty years of Japanese comics removed from all San Bernardino County public libraries. The removal of the book was clearly based on objections to its content, i.e. a few sexually explicit drawings in a section about a manga subgenre.

NCAC Letter to San Bernardino District Supervisor Calling to Restore Book to Library System

By |2016-01-15T12:09:35-05:00April 20th, 2006|Updates|

Supervisor Bill Postmus, Chairman         385 N. Arrowhead Avenue, 5th Floor         San Bernardino, CA 92415-0110         Fax 909-387-3029                         April 20, 2006                 Dear Supervisor Postmus--                 I am writing on behalf of the National Coalition Against Censorship, an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations united in defense of free expression.  We strongly urge you [...]

Nevada School Attacks Profane Speech in Poem

By |2020-01-03T14:31:38-05:00April 11th, 2006|Incidents|

UPDATE:April 22nd, 2006: after winning a restraining order in federal court — so that administrators at Coral Academy of Science could not prevent him from reciting the poem of his choice — Jacob Behymer-Smith won 2nd place in the Nevada state finals of the "Poetry Out Loud" contest with his recitation of W.H. Auden's "The More Loving One." His performance [...]

Colorado Symposium on Censorship and the Arts

By |2016-01-15T11:48:04-05:00April 7th, 2006|Events|

Colorado Lawyers for the Arts presents: "Censorship and the Arts in America's Culture Wars": ART, FREE SPEECH AND THE LAW: COMPARATIVE AND CONTRASTING VIEWS A panel discussion and open forum presented by The Art Students League of Denver, Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA), Denver Public Schools and the National Coalition Against Censorship Friday, April 7, 2006: [...]

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