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UPDATE: VICTORY! Pepperdine University Censors Student’s Art

By |November 25th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Pepperdine University is refusing to display an art student's works alongside her peers because the works depict nudity.

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National Groups Urge Washington College (Maryland) to Reschedule Student Production of ‘The Foreigner’

By |November 20th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Washington College, Maryland, has censored a student-directed production of The Foreigner due to the appearance of the Ku Klux Klan as the play's villains.

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Mayor Vetoes Bill Clarifying Washington DC Arts Commission’s Independence

By |October 11th, 2019|Categories: News, Updates|Tags: , , |

UPDATE: 10/24/19: On October 22, the DC Council voted unanimously to override Mayor Muriel Bowser's veto of an emergency bill that would have clarified the DCCAH’s independence. “The underlying legislation cemented DCCAH's separation from the executive's office after a tumultuous summer during which the mayor tried and failed to grab [...]

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Art Auction 2019

By |October 8th, 2019|Categories: Events|Tags: , , |

The National Coalition Against Censorship is grateful to the incredible artists who have generously donated to this year's NCAC Art Auction. The works will be displayed on Monday, November 11th at Let Me Speak: A Celebration of Free Speech and Its Defenders, NCAC's annual benefit in New York City. [...]

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Cancel Culture: Can Free Speech in Cultural Institutions Survive the Onslaught of Moral Outrage?

By |October 7th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Videos|Tags: , , , |

Svetlana Mintcheva, NCAC's Director of Programs, presented a talk at the Harvard Law School Library on the effects contemporary moral outrage has on the arts and culture.

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