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NCAC, CAA contact Macalester College to assist in response to TARAVAT controversy

By |February 24th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Letters, News, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Image caption: Taravat Talepasand, Demons, Dictators, Blasphemy, and Man, 2016. The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and the College Art Association (CAA) have contacted Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to express concerns about how its campus gallery handled the controversy surrounding an exhibition entitled TARAVAT.  The college's efforts [...]

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Broward County Public Schools Improperly Removes Sex Ed Book During Review Process

By |February 24th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Letters, News, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)  has shared a letter with the School Board of Broward County Public Schools in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, concerning a potential violation of district policy and the improper temporary removal of Erika Moen's and Matthew Nolan's book Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to [...]

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NCAC, FIRE release joint letter on censorship of State College of Florida art exhibition

By |February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Blog, In The News, Letters, News, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Photo Credit: Clifford McDonald, Good Trouble, 2023 The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) are alarmed by reports of the apparently politically motivated censorship of an art exhibition entitled "Embracing Kindness" at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota’s Bradenton campus. Please [...]

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NCAC objects to Kutztown, PA School District’s cancellation of reading program

By |February 21st, 2023|Categories: Blog, In The News, News, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The National Coalition Against Censorship objects to Kutztown Area School District's Superintendent’s unilateral decision to cancel the One-Book Project following complaints about the climate change themes of the selected book. We urge the district to reinstate the project and adjudicate any challenges pursuant to the district's policy. Read NCAC's [...]

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Florida prisons ban “The Militant”

By |February 17th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has contacted the Florida Department of Corrections to express its concern regarding reports that The Militant was removed from several prisons due to the ideas expressed in the newspaper.   The confiscation of First Amendment-protected material affects inmates' constitutional rights. Prisoners have the right to [...]

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NCAC asks Madison County, VA School Board to keep books in libraries

By |February 15th, 2023|Categories: Blog, News, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to Madison County School Board in Madison, Virginia, to express our concern with recent district policy changes requiring books that include "explicit sexual content" to be removed even if they have substantial educational value for students. It's our understanding that this policy [...]

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