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Coalition Alarmed by Violation of Student’s Rights in Florida

February 19, 2019 by NCAC

Coalition Alarmed by Violation of Student’s Rights in Florida

An 11-year old student was arrested after lawfully protesting the Pledge of Allegiance in a Florida school.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Political Dissent, schools, Youth Free Expression

New Jersey High Schools Restrict Access to Fun Home

February 19, 2019 by NCAC

New Jersey High Schools Restrict Access to Fun Home

Administrators at two high schools in New Jersey have restricted student access to the acclaimed graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Kids' Right to Read Project, LGBTQ censorship, Uncensored Pride

Chinese Artist Censored in North Carolina Exhibition | UPDATE: VICTORY!

February 11, 2019 by NCAC

Chinese Artist Censored in North Carolina Exhibition | UPDATE: VICTORY!

A US-based Chinese artist was forced to remove three paintings from a show in North Carolina to avoid “offending” patrons.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: art censorship, Arts Advocacy Program, Political Art

Popular Manga Title Pulled from New York School

February 8, 2019 by NCAC

Popular Manga Title Pulled from New York School

Markham Intermediate School in Staten Island, NY pulled Assassination Classroom, a best-selling manga comic by Yusei Matui, from library shelves after a parent complained about the book’s title and fictional superhero themes.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: book challenge, Kids' Right to Read Project, KRRP

Kansas Library Defending LGBTQ Stories from Challengers|UPDATE: VICTORY!

February 8, 2019 by NCAC

Kansas Library Defending LGBTQ Stories from Challengers|UPDATE: VICTORY!

A library in Kansas is considering a second challenge to three widely-lauded LGBTQ books for youth.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Kids' Right to Read Project, KRRP, LGBTQ books, LGBTQ censorship, libraries, library challenge

Maine Bill Aims to Weaken Protection Against School Censorship | UPDATE: VICTORY!

February 7, 2019 by NCAC

Maine Bill Aims to Weaken Protection Against School Censorship | UPDATE: VICTORY!

Maine lawmaker’s attempts to label educational material obscene threatens intellectual freedom.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Books, Kids' Right to Read Project, KRRP, schools, Supreme Court

Jodorowsky Retrospective Cancelled at El Museo del Barrio

February 7, 2019 by NCAC

Jodorowsky Retrospective Cancelled at El Museo del Barrio

New York’s El Museo del Barrio recently cancelled a retrospective of the work of Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. This cancellation is the latest example of art institutions cancelling or modifying shows in response to public pressure.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Arts Advocacy Program, museums

NCAC Protests Political Censorship at Ground Zero

January 17, 2019 by NCAC

NCAC Protests Political Censorship at Ground Zero

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey relocated an art installation depicting the Saudi Arabian flag after public complaints.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: art censorship, Arts Advocacy Program, Political Art

Anti-BDS Legislation in Senate Disregards Free Speech

January 11, 2019 by NCAC

Anti-BDS Legislation in Senate Disregards Free Speech

The Senate considers a bill expressing federal support for state and local anti-BDS laws.

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: BDS, legislation, Political Dissent

Remembering Marvin Rich

January 4, 2019 by NCAC

Remembering Marvin Rich

Marvin Rich helped found NCAC and dedicated his life to civil rights and equality.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: civil rights, obituary

NCAC Urges Queens Library to Restore Canceled Photography Exhibition

December 20, 2018 by NCAC

NCAC Urges Queens Library to Restore Canceled Photography Exhibition

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) urges Queens Library to restore an exhibition of photographs it canceled and allow it to run for three weeks as originally planned. Drew Kerr’s exhibition, Faces of The 7 Train, consists of 32 black-and-white photographs that the artist shot of passengers on the 7 train over the course of […]

Filed Under: Letters, News Tagged With: art censorship, Arts Advocacy Program, first amendment

Tumblr Adult Content Ban Will Chill Free Expression Online

December 19, 2018 by NCAC

Tumblr Adult Content Ban Will Chill Free Expression Online

On December 17th, Tumblr permanently banned adult content from its platform. Under the new community guidelines, any image that depicts sex acts, real-life human genitalia, or (with a few exceptions) female nipples will be hidden from public view. Despite the company’s claims, the new guidelines will not create a “better, more positive” Tumblr.

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: art censorship, Arts Advocacy Program, internet censorship, social media

Of Monuments and Power: Public Art Debates Are More Than Just Free Speech Vs. Censorship

December 18, 2018 by NCAC

This article originally appeared in Censorship News Issue 128 The fall of socialism came unexpectedly for all of us who grew up in what appeared as a regime built to last forever, its permanence embodied in the weight of Stalinist architecture and the monumental roughly-hewn statues of communist leaders. The removal of those statues and of […]

Filed Under: Censorship News Articles Tagged With: confederate, confederate flag, confederate statue

NCAC Opposes Removal of Mural at Los Angeles School

December 7, 2018 by NCAC

NCAC Opposes Removal of Mural at Los Angeles School

The superintendent of a Los Angeles school district has unilaterally decided to remove a mural on display on the exterior wall of RFK Community Schools’ theater after some members of the surrounding community complained that visual elements of the mural resembled the Rising Sun flag of Imperialist Japan.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arts Advocacy Program, schools, Youth Free Expression Program

Student Art Exhibition Challenged at University of Colorado Boulder; UPDATE: the University Comes to a Resolution with the Student

December 3, 2018 by NCAC

Student Art Exhibition Challenged at University of Colorado Boulder; UPDATE: the University Comes to a Resolution with the Student

A student artist at CU Boulder may have been censored by his university. Investigation in progress.

Filed Under: Letters, News Tagged With: academic freedom, Arts Advocacy Program, higher education

Florida Department of Corrections Blocks Distribution of Socialist Newspaper

November 29, 2018 by NCAC

Florida Department of Corrections Blocks Distribution of Socialist Newspaper

Florida prisons impounded four times more issues of The Militant in the past two years as in all the other prisons in the country over the last decade.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Political Dissent, Prisoners Rights

NCAC Protests Political Censorship at Cleveland State University

November 20, 2018 by NCAC

NCAC Protests Political Censorship at Cleveland State University

NCAC urges Cleveland State University to remove the cover the University used to block from view a political text featured on a sculpture displayed on campus.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arts Advocacy Program, higher education, public art

North Carolina District Bans ‘Beartown’

November 15, 2018 by NCAC

North Carolina District Bans ‘Beartown’

The novel by Fredrik Backman has been banned district-wide after parents complained about vulgarity and graphic scenes.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Books, Kids' Right to Read Project

NJ School District Restricts Library Circulation

November 14, 2018 by NCAC

NJ School District Restricts Library Circulation

Mahwah Township elementary schools have instituted a new policy that limits students’ ability to check out books to once every two to three weeks.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kids' Right to Read Project, libraries

DC Commission on Arts & Humanities Limits Artistic Expression UPDATED

November 6, 2018 by NCAC

DC Commission on Arts & Humanities Limits Artistic Expression UPDATED

The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities has issued an amendment that sets limits on the content of their grantees’ work, in clear violation of viewpoint neutrality.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arts Advocacy Program

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