The National Coalition Against Censorship
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We are excited to reflect on our remarkable 50th anniversary Gala, in preparation for our Gala on November 18th, presented by Sourcebooks. Floyd Abrams delivered a powerful and inspiring acceptance speech about the importance of standing up for the First Amendment.
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We are excited to reflect on our remarkable 50th anniversary Gala, in preparation for our Gala on November 18th, presented by Sourcebooks. Floyd Abrams delivered a powerful and inspiring acceptance speech about the importance of standing up for the First Amendment.
By restricting press access to the Pentagon, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is preventing the free flow of information that allows for a free press, which has served the American people faithfully since its founding. NCAC supports those who stand against this overreach!
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
By restricting press access to the Pentagon, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is preventing the free flow of information that allows for a free press, which has served the American people faithfully since its founding. NCAC supports those who stand against this overreach!
Join NCAC’s 7th Curatorial Workshop for curators & cultural leaders!
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7th Annual NCAC Curatorial Workshop Application (2025)
Curating in Challenging Times
presented by NCAC's Arts & Culture Advocacy Program and Creative Time
Workshop date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 (approx. 10am-5:00pm)
Location: Lower Manhattan, in person. Address to be shared upon acceptance into the workshop
This event is in-person in New York City.
Application process: The workshop is open to practicing curators and artistic directors, whether they work independently or within institutions. The workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 2, 2025, 11:59pm EDT
Acceptance into the workshop will be...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Join NCAC’s 7th Curatorial Workshop for curators & cultural leaders!
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b3JEHohNVsAZzF9urlqUcmCNUPvN8wovf2BQ9-58z0M/viewform?edit_requested=true
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Join #BannedBooksWeek and prepare for the #AmericanRevolution250 by participating in the @ncacensorship.bsky.social read-ins of historical fiction "Chains" by @halseanderson.bsky.social
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Chains
Book — Historical fiction. By Laurie Halse Anderson. 2010. 336 pages. Historical fiction based on the life of an enslaved teenager during the Revolutionary War.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Join #BannedBooksWeek and prepare for the #AmericanRevolution250 by participating in the @ncacensorship.bsky.social read-ins of historical fiction "Chains" by @halseanderson.bsky.social
Host an event or find one near you. Read: www.righttoreadnight.com
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ch...
Host an event or find one near you. Read: www.righttoreadnight.com
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ch...
Public threats by the Government to punish free speech is all the more dangerous in a moment when the administration is using speech as a pretext to crackdown on political dissent. The only remedy is for people to stand up to the censors. This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s an American issue.
As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
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September 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Public threats by the Government to punish free speech is all the more dangerous in a moment when the administration is using speech as a pretext to crackdown on political dissent. The only remedy is for people to stand up to the censors. This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s an American issue.
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Ever feel like your voice is being hidden online? 🕵️♀️
Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social Sept 30 at 7 PM ET for "Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square" a Conversation on the future of free speech.
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Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social Sept 30 at 7 PM ET for "Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square" a Conversation on the future of free speech.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ever feel like your voice is being hidden online? 🕵️♀️
Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social Sept 30 at 7 PM ET for "Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square" a Conversation on the future of free speech.
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Join @folcs.bsky.social @92ndstreety.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social Sept 30 at 7 PM ET for "Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square" a Conversation on the future of free speech.
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Political violence is a poison to our democracy. The National Coalition Against Censorship unequivocally condemns the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk. Using violence as a political tactic isn't just criminal, it's profoundly un-American.
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Political violence is a poison to our democracy. The National Coalition Against Censorship unequivocally condemns the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk. Using violence as a political tactic isn't just criminal, it's profoundly un-American.
“In an autocracy there is no safety: deals struck with power undermine credibility, only to be revoked at whim. Under such conditions, cultural leaders can stand by their principles, and the values that make an open culture (and democracy) possible in the first place.”
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Comment | Trump's 100 days should remind us to be brave—because in an autocracy there is no safety
The Trump administration has taken aim at numerous arts bodies. Elizabeth Larison, the director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues they need ...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“In an autocracy there is no safety: deals struck with power undermine credibility, only to be revoked at whim. Under such conditions, cultural leaders can stand by their principles, and the values that make an open culture (and democracy) possible in the first place.”
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
No idea is illegal. It is breathtakingly absurd and outrageous to even suggest that ideas need to be policed. And that the promise of the First Amendment--the freedom to think freely--is the bedrock of American values. This post subverts everything our constitution stands for.
April 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
No idea is illegal. It is breathtakingly absurd and outrageous to even suggest that ideas need to be policed. And that the promise of the First Amendment--the freedom to think freely--is the bedrock of American values. This post subverts everything our constitution stands for.
Join us for a powerful conversation on how social media platforms impact artistic expression! Hosted by Lawyers for the Creative Arts with Saper Law & @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
🗓 April 3
⏰ 12-1:30 PM CT
Register for free by visiting law-arts.org/event/social....
🗓 April 3
⏰ 12-1:30 PM CT
Register for free by visiting law-arts.org/event/social....
Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important
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March 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Join us for a powerful conversation on how social media platforms impact artistic expression! Hosted by Lawyers for the Creative Arts with Saper Law & @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
🗓 April 3
⏰ 12-1:30 PM CT
Register for free by visiting law-arts.org/event/social....
🗓 April 3
⏰ 12-1:30 PM CT
Register for free by visiting law-arts.org/event/social....
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I'll be speaking alongside @ncacensorship.bsky.social and Lawyers for the Creative Arts at this event to discuss the legal rights artists *really* have when confronting social media and digital spaces -- join us (it's free!)
Ever wondered what your rights as an artist on social media really are? @dontdeleteart.bsky.social is holding a free online webinar on Social Media & Art Censorship on April 3rd. Sign up here:
Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important
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March 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'll be speaking alongside @ncacensorship.bsky.social and Lawyers for the Creative Arts at this event to discuss the legal rights artists *really* have when confronting social media and digital spaces -- join us (it's free!)
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Honored to shepherd this these brilliant, original pieces on the impacts of censorship through the publication process. And Volume 2 will publish this fall.
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#TCTELA is proud to support the initiatives of our parent affiliate, the @ncte.org through many avenues. Today, we commend Pre-Service Teacher Committee Chair, @drannd.bsky.social et al for excellence in creation of ‘The Impacts of Censorship, Volume 1’
#TCTELA #NCTE
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March 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Honored to shepherd this these brilliant, original pieces on the impacts of censorship through the publication process. And Volume 2 will publish this fall.
@katywithwine.bsky.social
@ncte.org
@ncacensorship.bsky.social
@katywithwine.bsky.social
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We are in the editorial process on a forthcoming Special Issue of The Political Librarian, which will be devoted to discussions and analyses of what the results of the 2024 election may indicate for the future of library work. Stay posted for more information. journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/
The Political Librarian
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March 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We are in the editorial process on a forthcoming Special Issue of The Political Librarian, which will be devoted to discussions and analyses of what the results of the 2024 election may indicate for the future of library work. Stay posted for more information. journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/
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🚨 Today, @publicknowledge.bsky.social joined 17 other public interest, trade associations, & civil liberties groups in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to defend free speech and media freedom, expressing “deep concern” regarding recent actions taken by the agency.
March 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨 Today, @publicknowledge.bsky.social joined 17 other public interest, trade associations, & civil liberties groups in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to defend free speech and media freedom, expressing “deep concern” regarding recent actions taken by the agency.
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Today @dramatistsguild.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social
@artistsatrisk.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and others expressed deep concern over the Trump Administration’s recent moves to impose ideological control over federally funded cultural programs:
#theatresky #artssky #advocacy
@artistsatrisk.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and others expressed deep concern over the Trump Administration’s recent moves to impose ideological control over federally funded cultural programs:
#theatresky #artssky #advocacy
National Free Speech and Art Organizations Warn of a “Golden Age” of Propaganda and a “Starvation Age” for Culture
Related Posts Free SpeechI didn't want just the students opinion on Free speech in School (Does it Exist?)… Free SpeechMy experimental film is about the students that try to make themselves known and ...
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February 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today @dramatistsguild.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social
@artistsatrisk.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and others expressed deep concern over the Trump Administration’s recent moves to impose ideological control over federally funded cultural programs:
#theatresky #artssky #advocacy
@artistsatrisk.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and others expressed deep concern over the Trump Administration’s recent moves to impose ideological control over federally funded cultural programs:
#theatresky #artssky #advocacy
“These efforts to make federally-funded arts programs the mouthpiece of the presidential administration should be concerning not just to artists, creatives, cultural organizations, and scholars, but to all Americans—regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum or their taste in art,”
National Free Speech and Art Organizations Warn of a “Golden Age” of Propaganda and a “Starvation Age” for Culture
Related Posts Free SpeechI didn't want just the students opinion on Free speech in School (Does it Exist?)… Free SpeechMy experimental film is about the students that try to make themselves known and ...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“These efforts to make federally-funded arts programs the mouthpiece of the presidential administration should be concerning not just to artists, creatives, cultural organizations, and scholars, but to all Americans—regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum or their taste in art,”
"Publicity stunts like this one—in which artworks that have been shown and discussed for over 30 years are suddenly the focus of an unfounded ‘investigation’—do nothing to protect victims of child abuse...
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Publicity stunts like this one—in which artworks that have been shown and discussed for over 30 years are suddenly the focus of an unfounded ‘investigation’—do nothing to protect victims of child abuse...
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We're almost completely full! Grab your seat for this free pre-release screening of the documentary, Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship. This Thurs, Feb 13 at 6:30 at Salt Lake City PL. (Two hours free parking!) www.fightforthefirst.org/events/free-...
Free! Screening of Banned Together Documentary - Feb 13, 6:30 at Salt Lake City PL
Celebrate the Freedom to Read by joining Let Utah Read for a special, free, pre-release screening of the new documentary film Banned Together.
When: Thursday, February 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Where: Salt...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We're almost completely full! Grab your seat for this free pre-release screening of the documentary, Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship. This Thurs, Feb 13 at 6:30 at Salt Lake City PL. (Two hours free parking!) www.fightforthefirst.org/events/free-...
As the National Endowment for the Arts recalibrates its granting guidelines, we’ll be watching to ensure that they do not discriminate against artists or projects that offer critical or complex perspectives about the Declaration of Independence, its history, and/or the Federal Government.
February 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As the National Endowment for the Arts recalibrates its granting guidelines, we’ll be watching to ensure that they do not discriminate against artists or projects that offer critical or complex perspectives about the Declaration of Independence, its history, and/or the Federal Government.
Yesterday, NCAC joined over 40 other organizations in condemning the Trump administration's Executive Order targeting transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming Americans.
NCAC will always stand and fight tooth and nail for those who the government seeks to bully and silence.
NCAC will always stand and fight tooth and nail for those who the government seeks to bully and silence.
February 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yesterday, NCAC joined over 40 other organizations in condemning the Trump administration's Executive Order targeting transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming Americans.
NCAC will always stand and fight tooth and nail for those who the government seeks to bully and silence.
NCAC will always stand and fight tooth and nail for those who the government seeks to bully and silence.
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🏈 Join us tomorrow at 1pm ET! We'll be chatting with Jeanne Marie Laskas, who wrote the groundbreaking investigative journalism story in 2009 about the connection between playing football & brain injuries.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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We are dismayed by the news of the premature removal of an art billboard that is part of a temporary project with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, shortly after Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed called for its deinstallation.
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NCAC Alarmed by Mayoral Order to Censor an Art Billboard Associated With Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts - National Coalition Against Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship is dismayed by the news of the premature removal of an art billboard that is part of a temporary project with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, shortly afte...
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February 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We are dismayed by the news of the premature removal of an art billboard that is part of a temporary project with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, shortly after Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed called for its deinstallation.
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@ncacensorship.bsky.social let’s get this petition out there! Stop the censorship and demand the data be restored! Add your name:
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Stop the Censorship—Restore Vital Public Health Data Now!
Erasing Scientific Data Puts Lives at Risk.
The youth mental health crisis was identified and tracked using the very survey data that is now being erased.
Data saves lives. Researchers, doctors, and...
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February 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@ncacensorship.bsky.social let’s get this petition out there! Stop the censorship and demand the data be restored! Add your name:
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