Monthly Archives: April 2007

Joint Letter To Fargo Superintendent Protesting Removal Of Two Novels

By |2016-01-15T12:08:51-05:00April 30th, 2007|Updates|

Dr. David Flowers, Superintendent Members of the Book Reconsideration Committee Fargo Public Schools 415 North 4th Street Fargo, ND 58102 April 30, 2007 Dear Superintendent Flowers and Members of the Book Reconsideration Committee: We write to express concern about efforts to remove the books, Finding Laura Buggs and Until They Bring the Street Cars Back, both by Stanley Gordon West, [...]

The Imus Affair

By |2019-03-07T23:18:37-05:00April 26th, 2007|Censorship News Articles|

Don Imus created a giant headache for free speech advocates. Of course he’s entitled to say what he wants. And his employers also have the right to fire him for it. The heavy hand of government was not involved. So why are so many First Amendment advocates uneasy?

Morse v. Frederick

By |2019-03-07T23:18:35-05:00April 26th, 2007|Censorship News Articles|

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Supreme Court is poised to address the free speech rights of students. The Court is considering a case, Morse v. Frederick, involving a high school senior from Juneau, Alaska, who was suspended for displaying a banner that his principal did not approve of.

The Long And Short Of It: CN 104

By |2019-03-07T23:45:42-05:00April 26th, 2007|Censorship News Articles|

The Community Center in Mansfield, CT removed a photo collage by George Jacobi depicting images of the American flag and two sculptures by artist Eda Easton from an exhibition; the former because an Air Force veteran found it offensive and unpatriotic, and the latter because a local mother thought the sculptures were sexually suggestive.

Letter: Reject Veggie Libel Bill

By |2016-02-05T15:02:27-05:00April 19th, 2007|Incidents|

  Members, Assembly Judiciary Committee 1020 N Street, Room 104 Sacramento, California 95814 Re: AB 698 - Oppose Dear Members of the Judiciary Committee:             The National Coalition Against Censorship writes to express concerns about AB 698, which would create a new cause of action for making disparaging comments about perishable agricultural products, because of its potential to chill protected [...]

‘Chocolate War’ to be cut from Harford schools’ curriculum

By |2020-01-03T14:09:56-05:00April 18th, 2007|Updates|

(Baltimore Examiner) Superintendent Jacqueline Haas will go before the Harford County Board of Education on Tuesday to announce that Robert Cormier’s “The Chocolate War” will be pulled from the mandatory ninth-grade “living in a contemporary world” class, despite a review committee’s unanimous ruling that it should be kept. Parents came to Board of Education meetings throughout the summer to protest [...]

[Title Expunged]: A Night of Uncensored Comedy

By |2020-01-05T23:16:04-05:00April 16th, 2007|Events|

Title Expunged: A Night of Uncensored Comedy Join NCAC for an evening of flagrantly free speech on Wednesday, April 16 in New York City. See a raucous performance by the comedians of Laughing Liberally inspired by the First Amendment issues and controversies that NCAC works on each day. Stick around afterward to drink liberally and speak freely with the staff [...]

What The Chocolate Jesus and Don Imus Have in Common

By |2020-01-05T23:18:35-05:00April 12th, 2007|News|

In March 2007, a naked figure of Jesus sculpted out of chocolate elicited public condemnation from Catholic groups, who claimed it was offensive to their religion. The New York City gallery where the work was to be displayed received threats of boycott and violence and eventually cancelled the exhibition. No sooner had the brouhaha over that media spectacle died than [...]

Connecticut Community Center Restores Censored Artwork

By |2019-03-08T00:02:38-05:00April 6th, 2007|Incidents|

Mansfield, CT Some decisions to take down artwork after individual complaints are made hastily and put government officials in a precarious situation. In such cases it is crucial for supporters of free expression to speak up! A recent case proves this point: In February 2007 the Mansfield Community Center in Mansfield, CT removed three pieces of art on display at [...]

Artwork Removed From State Capitol Building in Austin

By |2020-01-03T14:13:47-05:00April 5th, 2007|Updates|

In a disturbing act of censorship, Texas State Rep. Boris Miles personally removed works of art from an exhibit sponsored by The Moratorium Project (a group opposed to the death penalty) and displayed in the Texas Capitol Building in Austin. The exhibition was part of an initiative to hold “public purpose” exhibits at the Capitol.

High School Play On Iraq War Cancelled By Principal

By |2020-01-03T14:08:45-05:00April 4th, 2007|Updates|

In Wilton, CT, as part of an advanced theater class at Wilton High School, theater teacher, Bonnie Dickinson, asked her class to create a play about the conflict in Iraq. Her goal was to encourage kids to put themselves in the shoes of soldiers close to their age in Iraq. 

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