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🪖 A judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, agreeing that it would likely inflame rather than calm protests, which have been small and limited to a single ICE facility in the city.
Nearly 80 years after it was first introduced, Jane Fonda relaunched the ‘Committee for the First Amendment’
The Committee for the First Amendment was first created in 1947 by Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland during the McCarthy Era in an effort to defend free speech. Now, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization in what she calls “the most frightening moment of my life.”
More than 550 Hollywood figures have already joined her in support, including Gracie Abrams, Glenn Close, John Legend, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Spike Lee, Viola Davis, and more.
While specific government leaders were not mentioned, a committee spokesperson said Fonda was inspired to relaunch the initiative due to “the onslaught of attacks on free speech from the current administration” to put on a “united front against government censorship, intimidation, and fear.”
Why is this good news?As the committee said in its announcement, “The ability to criticize, question, protest, and even mock those in power is foundational to what America has always aspired to be.”
In light of recent events, like Jimmy Kimmel being taken off air and President Trump saying networks were “not allowed” to “hit Trump,” and promising to punish his enemies, people are understandably worried about their First Amendment rights. Fonda and others are using their power and influence to fight to protect those rights.
From July 2021 to the end of the 2024 school year, PEN America recorded nearly 22,810 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts.
Book bans erase history and represent the effort to silence those most underrepresented in literature. Diverse stories are essential, validating, and encourage empathy.
Banned Books Week invites us all to use the power of books to fight against censorship and for stories that matter. Here are some ways to do that today (and every day!):
“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear.”
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