FREEDOM TO READ WEEK, February 21-27, 2010
Freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Even in Canada, a free country by world standards, books and magazines are banned at the border. Books are removed from the shelves in Canadian libraries, schools and bookstores every day. Free speech on the Internet is under attack. Few of these stories make headlines, but they affect the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read.
» Events Calendar | Submit and Event
FIND US ON FACEBOOK!
Freedom to Read Week now has a Facebook Page! Please visit us and
click that you're attending and show your support! It's a great place to
instantly post pictures and share information about your events!
In other web-savvy news, FTRW also has a Twitter account.
NEWS AND OPINIONS
February 14, 2010 — BPC Wins Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award
February 11, 2010 — Canadian Writers Honour Alan Borovoy with 2010 Freedom to Read Award
February 11, 2010 — Public Events Planned Across Canada in Support of 2010 Freedom to Read Week
January 24, 2010 — Freedom of Expression Update
December 22, 2010 — Supreme Court of Canada Creates New Libel Defence
October 2009 — Parents challenge Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in public schools in Toronto.
January 17, 2009 — Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale challenged in Toronto school.
Nancy Fleming Passed Away in Toronto, February 25, 2008.
Derek Finkle to Receive Freedom to Read Award from The Writers' Union of Canada.
Deborah Ellis will be Open Book Toronto's March Writer in Residence.
Results of the Canadian Library Association's Survey of Challenged Publications (2007)
The Canadian Library Association's Advisory Committee on Intellectual
Freedom, in partnership with the Book and Periodical Council's Freedom of
Expression Committee, has developed an annual survey to investigate
challenges to books, magazines and DVDs in Canadian libraries. The results
of the second survey are now available. [More...]
"Canadians Fighting for Their Right to Read," The Lance, February 13, 2008. An interview with Emily Sinkins, Chair of the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council on challenged books and Freedom to Read Week.
» Sign up for our Mailing List
