Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Take Action
As every year, on November 15, the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN calls for urgent international action to protect writers and journalists across the globe, who increasingly find themselves …
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? | Online Event
FREE EVENT from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Thursday, December 7, 4 p.m. EST Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Artificial intelligence raises a host of legal and human rights issues that …
In Memoriam: Peter Showler
Peter Showler, photo credit The Hill Times. PEN Canada mourns the death of Peter Showler O.C., former board member and Chair of the Writers in Peril Committee. b. 17 February, …
Banning books in schools: what does it mean for students? | Online Event
FREE EVENT from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Thursday, November 9, 2023, 4 p.m. EDT Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 As schools face demands to remove books from their libraries and …
We must defend peaceful dissent and reporting in times of war
Over two weeks have passed since the massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas, and its kidnapping of over 200 men, women and children, actions that shocked the world. Since then, …
Dilan Qadir wins 2023 Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
TORONTO, October 24, 2023 – Dilan Qadir, a Kurdish Canadian writer, is the recipient of the 2023 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers in Exile Scholarship, which is awarded annually to one …
Book launch event for The Uncaged Voice
Please join Cormorant Books in celebrating the official launch of the new anthology The Uncaged Voice: Stories by Writers in Exile. Masks are strongly encouraged at this event. This event …
Short film screening, Ageless: Freedom of Expression 2023
On Sunday, October 29, Ageless International Film Festival, HotDocs, PEN Canada, Rainbow Railroad, & the Centre for Free Expression present an event in celebration of freedom of expression. The second …
Exploring Systemic Islamophobia in Canada
Join a panel of leading experts who examine how Islamophobia is enabled, perpetuated, and even rendered respectable in Canada. What can be done to help Canada fulfill its promise of being an inclusive democratic society?
PEN Canada: Journalists covering Hamas-Israel conflict must be protected
PEN Canada is deeply concerned by reports of journalists killed, injured and missing in the ongoing violence between Hamas and Israel and on the border with Lebanon Journalists who report …