WEPFEST——A TORONTO FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM
May 23, 25 and 27 @ 8pm at the Tranzac Club, Main Hall, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto Come along to WEPFEST, the West End Pheonix Spring fundraising festival, for three days …
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Take Action for Jimmy Lai on WPFD
May 3, 2023 — On World Press Freedom Day, PEN International mobilizes in support of Hong Kong media tycoon, Jimmy Lai. (London, UK) –To mark the 30th anniversary of World …
Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom: The Study of China
CFE Series: Threats to Academic Freedom Increasingly, scholars of a nation’s history, politics, and culture are challenged as anti-national or hostile to the dominant religion, ethnicity, and culture. This panel …
Meet the jury for the 2023 New Voices Award!
PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2023 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new writing and to provide a space where unpublished writers …
Submit your application to our Communications & Social Media Coordinator position!
COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Date Posted: April 11, 2023 Application Deadline: May 9, 2023 Start Date: July 3, 2023 Salary: $36,000 Province: Ontario Region: Metro Toronto Area City: Toronto/GTA …
Silencing Across Borders – Governments Threaten Canadian Writers & Journalists
Join this free online event about Digital Transnational Repression on June 6th 2:00 – 3:30 pm. Canadian-based writers and journalists face increasing threats from authoritarian governments trying to intimidate and silence …
Book Bans and Justice of the Imagination
Censorship of 2SLGBTQ+ writing “justice of the imagination,” the critical responsibility of showing all kids that any kid can be the hero of a story.
Free screening of Midnight’s Children on National Canadian Film Day 2023 – SOLD OUT
April 19th is National Canadian Film Day! SOLD OUT! Join Reel Canada and PEN Canada on April 19th at Scotiabank Theatre (259 Richmond St W, Toronto) at 7:00 pm in …
Guatemala: Authorities Must Stop Legal Harassment of Journalists
The court order to investigate nine elPeriódico journalists for alleged disinformation, sets a serious precedent for freedom of expression in Guatemala and is evidence of systematic persecution of the press by the authorities, PEN International said today.
Take action to free María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez
To mark International Women’s Day 2023, PEN International features the case of Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez, imprisoned since July 2021 for her criticism of the Cuban government, and for participating in the peaceful protests that saw thousands of Cubans taking to the streets around the country and demanding reforms. Take action today to free María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez.