[Libs-Or] Fwd: [REFORMANET] Fwd:12/6, 7p ET Censorship/Book Banning with James River Writers Must register

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> Subject: Censorship and Book Banning with James River Writers on Monday, December 6th at 7pm  
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> We would really appreciate it if you could join us that evening but also share the news of this important conversation with your followers. 
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> Please find all of the information you will need in my most recent blogpost and in the press release below. I have attached a graphic that can be shared, if you're interested. 
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>> James River Writers Partners with Newbery Medalist Meg Medina to Host Discussion on Censorship and Book Banning in Central Virginia
>> Authors Ashley Hope Pérez (Out of Darkness) and Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) address their book removals in Virginia and the impact of censorship on our communities.
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>> Contact: Brynn Markham, Director of Programs & Communications
>> 407.733.6971 | programdirector at jamesriverwriters.org
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>> November 19, 2021
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>> (Richmond, VA) - As book challenges have currently impacted central Virginia and beyond, James River Writers (JRW) is providing a platform to share the insights and perspectives of nationally recognized authors directly affected by these bans, as well as leaders in anti-censorship movements. In partnership with Newbery Medalist Meg Medina, who will act as moderator, James River Writers presents CENSORSHIP & BOOK BANNING: A Timely and Important Discussion.  JRW’s goal is to help our audience understand the issues, both overt and implied, so that, moving forward, citizens are prepared to provide advocacy and support for the literary community in the commonwealth and across the nation.
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>> This panel discussion will include award-winning authors Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) and Ashley Hope Pérez (Out of Darkness), discussing their works that have recently been pulled from public school libraries in New Kent and Henrico counties, respectively. They will be joined by Gordon Danning of the National Coalition Against Censorship, as well as Angie Manfredi, a librarian who left her job at the State Library of Iowa in August after legislation was passed in her state that banned critical race theory.
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>> Monday, December 6, 2021 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM Eastern
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>> Online | $5 Donation to National Coalition Against Censorship
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>> Registration Required: https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/censorship-book-banning-an-important-and-timely-discussion/
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>> ELIZABETH ACEVEDO is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of With the Fire on High, which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. In addition, her work Clap When You Land, was a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor book & Kirkus finalist. Acevedo is a National Poetry Slam champion and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC.
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>> GORDON DANNING has a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, but decided not to practice law and instead taught Social Studies for many years at a public high school in Oakland, California. Immediately before coming to work with the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC). he served as the History Research Fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and he has published several academic and law review articles on issues relating to free speech.
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>> ANGIE MANFREDI is a librarian, writer, and editor. She’s fat and not sorry about it and is passionately committed to ensuring all kids and teens have equal access to books that represent the truths in their lives. She likes sending snail mail, watching bad TV and good films, and is active on Twitter.
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>> ASHLEY HOPE PÉREZ is the critically acclaimed author of three award-winning novels for young adults. Her most recent, Out of Darkness, received a 2016 Printz honor for excellence in young adult literature and the 2016 Tomás Rivera Book Award. The New York Times called it a "layered tale of color lines, love and struggle" where “a tragedy, real and racial, swallows us whole.” Booklist named it among "50 Best YA Books of All Time." Kirkus Reviews says of Out of Darkness, “A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism.” Pérez completed her PhD in comparative literature at Indiana University where she focused on Latin American literatures, and is now a professor of world literatures at The Ohio State University.
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>> MEG MEDINA is a Cuban-American writer and an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of numerous works for children and teens, including Merci Suarez Changes Gears, which won the 2019 John D. Newbery medal. She serves on the board of advisors for We Need Diverse Books, and she is on the faculty of Hamline University’s MFA program in Children’s Literature. A proud member and supporter of James River Writers, she lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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>> ABOUT JAMES RIVER WRITERS
>> James River Writers builds community by connecting, supporting, and inspiring writers of all genres in central Virginia and beyond. They provide programming year-round to help writers at all skill levels develop their craft as well as the business side of their work. In addition to their signature event, the Annual James River Writers Conference, they offer Master Classes, a Writing Show panel discussion series, on-demand Encore! classes, and opportunities to socialize and connect through monthly Writers Wednesday events. 
>> https://jamesriverwriters.org/
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>> Brynn Markham
>> Director of Programs & Communications
>> James River Writers
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>> 2319 E. Broad St. | Richmond, VA 23223
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