Dear Friend,   

If we let them ban our books today, they’ll ban our apple pies tomorrow.

If you think that sounds ridiculous, it is, but absurd bans are happening everywhere. Words like “diversity” and “women” scrubbed from federal websites; Sesame Street and late-night talk shows defunded and suspended for the same content they’ve been making for decades; museums audited for their levels of “patriotic” education.

This censored version of America is stripping away the values we hold most dear and quashing the tenets of our democracy.

But PEN America knows that free expression is as American as it gets. For more than 100 years, we’ve been fighting for the right to read, write, and say what we choose. 

Your voice matters. Your advocacy matters. Your gift matters. And today, your Giving Tuesday gift goes twice as far, thanks to a $25,000 match.

With your support, we can continue to:

• Sound the alarm on censorship through reporting and grassroots mobilization;
• Resist laws designed to curtail academic freedom through legal advocacy;
• Protect writers and journalists facing harassment with training, emergency helplines, and guides;
• Uplift emerging writers and diverse voices through literary awards, grants, and fellowships;
• Protect the fundamental right to free expression for all.

This Giving Tuesday, donate today and double your impact.

In Solidarity, 

Maayan Dauber

Chief Development Officer

PEN America

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