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The Power of Prohibited Words with Angela Davis

Social Justice

The Power of Prohibited Words with Angela Davis

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Doors at 3:15pm /Food at 3:30pm / Forum begins 4:00pm

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1317 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100 Cleveland, OH 44115

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"There are several ways to look at this-there is, of course, the repressive damage that is done by banning-but on the other hand it puts one in a situation where one can stand up and fight back." – Angela Davis

This forum is SOLD OUT. To be added to the waitlist, please contact Stacy Holmes at sholmes@cityclub.org.

Free and open access to information is a fundamental value in a healthy democracy. Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read. Recently, there have been increased efforts to restrict access to certain books in schools and libraries--particularly those that cover LGBTQ+ and racial equity topics. Banned Books Week aims to draw attention to the dangers of censorship and the consequences of closing readers off to different perspectives, people, and places.

In partnership with Cleveland Public Library, join the City Club for an afternoon discussion on intellectual freedom and censorship with acclaimed author, professor, and political activist Angela Davis moderated by Connie Hill-Johnson, Chairperson, Board of Directors, The Cleveland Foundation and Cleveland READS Co-Chair. Angela Davis is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is an outspoken leader in the ongoing fight for racial justice and the prison abolition movement. Her unwavering political activism over the decades has made her books major target of bans and challenges, including Are Prisons Obsolete? and her 2022 autobiography.

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On site book sales will be available courtesy of ThirdSpace Reading Room.

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Please note this forum will not be live-streamed.

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