Banned Books & Censorship - Longview

Founded by the American Booksellers Association to promote & protect the free exchange of ideas. Partners with other organizations to sponsor Banned Book Week.

"Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone"

ALA upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and resists all efforts to censor library resources and protects library users' right to privacy. Tracks censorship efforts, co-sponsors Banned Book Week, and provides censorship-related toolkits.

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1986 to preserve the First Amendment rights for members of the comics community.

"FAC is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to advancing free speech, open government and public participation in civic affairs."

"First Amendment Watch is an online news and educational resource for journalists, educators and students. Our goal is to increase civic engagement by providing the tools for citizens of all ages to better understand their rights and freedoms."

"FIRE's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience — the essential qualities of liberty."

This site provides access to comprehensive research covering key First Amendment issues and topics. Included are commentary and analysis by legal specialists as well as a library of related legal cases and materials.

"The First Amendment guarantees all individuals the right to express their ideas without governmental interference, and to read and listen to the ideas of others. The Freedom to Read Foundation was established to promote and defend this right; to foster libraries as institutions wherein every individual's First Amendment freedoms are fulfilled; and to support the right of libraries to include in their collections and make available any work which they may legally acquire."

"...a nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy center dedicated to building understanding of the five freedoms of the First Amendment through education, information and engagement. It does not participate in litigation or lobbying

Founded in 1974, this alliance of non-profit organizations is united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must defended. Includes a censorship toolkit and an alert service.

Provides helpful advice on responding to censorship efforts, presents criteria & procedures to guide the selection of materials, provides news & reports, and tracks censorship efforts.

"PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world."

Founded in 1981. The organization supports several social issues by gathering, analyzing, and distributing information to the public in a manner that provides for a full and fair exposition of the issues.

Founded in 1976, Project Censored research national news stories that are underreported, ignored, misrepresented, or censored by the US corporate media.

Organized by the American Library Association. See statistics on banned books. Report censorship. Find an action toolkit.