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The fight for libraries, ‘the heart’ of democratic freedom

March 30, 2023

Libraries have become ‘battlegrounds for other political motivations,’ says Oxford’s Richard Ovenden. Those serious matters were described in a talk entitled Libraries as Defenders of Open Society that Ovenden gave at the Toronto Public Library in February 2023 as part of its Freedom to Read Week.  https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/libraries-richard-ovenden-1.6785115

Roald Dahl collection to be published in original form later this year

March 15, 2023

Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/roald-dahl-collection-reissued-1.6758995

RCMP sued by The Narwhal and photojournalist Amber Bracken for arrest during Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff

March 15, 2023

A photojournalist and The Narwhal media outlet are suing the RCMP over her arrest and three-night detention while covering the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff in November, 2021, with the plaintiffs saying they want to stop Mounties from further alleged breaches of reporters’ Charter rights at contentious demonstrations. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-photojournalist-suing-over-arrest-covering-wetsuweten-pipeline/

SPFA: Statement on Freedom to Read Week and Champions of Free Expression

February 22, 2023

Today, the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee announced that Co-Campaign Directors Spencer Izen and Jessica Kim have been named the Champions of Free Expression for 2023 for advocating for the rights of student journalists. The Student Press Freedom Act Campaign is deeply appreciative of this recognition of our work. We view this as …

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