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| Title: | Teen Banned Books Reading |
| START DATE: | 9/25/2005 |
| START TIME: | 2:00 PM |
| Duration: | 2 Hours |
| Location: | Oakland -- other |
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| Event Topic: | Government |
| Event Type: | readings and discussion |
| Contact Name: | Lisa Krebs |
| Contact Email: | lkrebs@aclupgh.org |
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Teen Banned Books Reading Sunday, September 25th 2pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main) Teen Area—First Floor Join us in celebrating freedom of speech with area teens reading from banned or challenged books. Also featuring guest speakers Anthony Latour (local teen expelled from school for rap lyrics he wrote at home and posted on the Internet) and ACLU speaker/CMU graduate student Alik Widge. Alik will talk about teen freedom of speech with an emphasis on new technologies like file sharing. Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union (Greater Pittsburgh Chapter) and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. This event is free and open to the public. |
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