Events
Upcoming
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UABB/ALA on Book Bans
(throughout 2024)
The massive upsurge in book banning just reported by UABB demands notice, response, and action.
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It Can't Happen Here - Again
10.27.2024
Join us for a second round of readings subsequent to the July 19th readings across the nation!
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Book Discussion of UNGOVERNING!
9.17.2024
An Evening with Nancy Rosenblum & Russell Muirhead discussing their new book UNGOVERNED at 6:30pm ET.
Recent
WRITERS READ FOR CHANGE
Brought to you by Y-WDA: Ten writers from the youth and national committees read in support of Doctors Without Borders, live on Crowdcast!
August 18, 2024, 3PM ET
IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE — AGAIN!
WDA honored Sinclair Lewis with 2024 CALL TO ACTION
Across 91 Readings / 71 cities & towns / 24 states
July 19, 2024
See our Gallery of Readings!
FROM GAZA TO WASHINGTON: The War at Home & Abroad
Omer Bartov, Leila Farsakh, Ru Freeman & Jacki Lyden
Saturday, April 27, 2024
2023
An Afternoon with Alison Bechdel in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin discussing
UNBANNED!
September 23, 2023
An Evening with Tracie D. Hall in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin discussing
Libraries, Censorship, and Democracy
August 30, 2023
An Evening with Stephen Vladeck in conversation with James Carroll & Robin Davidson discussing
The Shadow Docket
July 10, 2023
An Afternoon with Javier Zamora in conversation with Peter Balakian discussing
Immigration and American Democracy
June 24, 2023
An Afternoon with Dahlia Lithwick in conversation with Siri Hustvedt discussing
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
April 24, 2023
An Afternoon with Hülya Adak, Çevat Dargın,Fatma Müge Göçek, and Ragıp Zarakolu
in conversation with Peter Balakian discussing
Turkey and Democracy at the Crossroads
March 25, 2023
An Evening with Michael Tomasky, Jacki Lyden, and Jo-Ann Mort
Can the Republican Majority Govern? (Hint: no). So what happens next?
February 28, 2023
Luydmyla Khersonsky, Boris Khersonsky, Katie Farris, and Ilya Kaminsky in conversation, moderated by Carolyn Forché
Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB)
January 28, 2023
2022
A Virtual Afternoon with Margaret Atwood in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin discussing
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021
September 29, 2022
A Virtual Evening with Phil Klay, Elliot Ackerman, Tony Schwalm in conversation with Jacki Lyden
discussing
The Military & Politics: A Threat to Our Democracy?
December 10, 2022
An Evening with EJ Dionne, Nancy Rosenblum, Stuart Stevens & Jo-Ann Mort discussing
What Does This Election Mean for Democracy?
November 15, 2022
A Virtual Evening with Ada Limón in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin discussing
The Hurting Kind
August 27, 2022
An Afternoon with Congressman Jamie Raskin in conversation with Paul Auster
July 29, 2022
A Virtual Evening with Fred Guttenberg
& Thomas Gabor discussing their book
American Carnage
May 23, 2022
2021
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
Paul Auster & Alexander Keyssar: A Discussion on Voting Rights
Moderated by Founding Member Mitchell Kaplan
This live event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
September 11th & its Aftermath:
An Afternoon with Paul Auster, Heather Cox Richardson, Caroline Randall Williams, Elias Khoury & Jacki Lyden.
Hosted by Founding Member Todd Gitlin & Moderated by Jacki Lyden
This event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, September 11, 2021.
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
North Carolina: A Discussion on Voting Rights with Gene R. Nichol, Robert Reives & Anita Earls.
Saturday, October 16, 2021 3:00pm ET
Hosted & Moderated by Steering Committee Member Jill McCorkle
This event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
With thanks to Flyleaf Books for hosting this event.
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
The State of Democracy in Eastern Europe: A Conversation
Saturday, November 13, 2021 3:00pm ET
Introduced & Moderated by Founding Member Askold Melnyczuk
This event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, November 13, 2021.
Florida, Florida, Florida: Elections Matter!
A Virtual Discussion with Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Saturday, December 11, 2021 3:00pm ET
Hosted & Moderated by Steering Committee Member Mitchell Kaplan
This event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, December 11, 2021.
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
Fragile Democracies & Mythical National Narratives:
A Virtual Discussion with Julie Iromuanya, Elif Shafak, and Jiayang Fan
Saturday, January 15, 2022 3:00pm ET
Hosted by Steering Committee Member Rachel DeWoskin & Moderated by Founding Member Siri Hustvedt
This event aired on Crowdcast on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
With thanks to Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books for hosting this event.
Texas: An Afternoon with Texas Writers & Activists:
A Virtual Discussion with Kristin Anderson, Cecilia Ballí, Ben Fountain, & David Modigliani
Saturday, February 12, 2022 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET
Hosted & Moderated by Steering Committee Member Robin Davidson