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Dear Friend,
Calls to ban books from libraries and burn them in the streets. A gnawing pandemic that continues to divide communities and spawn disinformation. The silencing of writers, artists, and athletes in Cuba, China, Myanmar, and Belarus.
It's been a year shaped, perhaps, by conflict. But as a writer, I believe conflict is a prerequisite for transformation.
Today is Giving Tuesday, and I am asking you to be as generous as possible. If we want to transform, we can't relent amid all these conflicts. PEN America has doubled down on its efforts to protect and defend imprisoned writers; we've partnered with students and teachers to defend the freedom to read; we've gotten the attention of the White House and members of Congress to call out in defense of imperiled dissidents globally.
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