Saturday, September 28, 2024

11am-3pm

The Golden State Readers held a student summit at the West Hollywood Library on September 28. The Summit featured a series of youth activism workshops where student attendees learned the latest nationwide book ban data collected by PEN America, assesses emerging censorship trends, and discussed ways to effectively advocate for free expression and access to diverse literature in our communities.

Saturday, September 21, 2024

11am-3pm

The Golden State Readers held a student summit at the A C Bilbrew Library on Saturday, September 21. The Summit consisted of a series of youth activism workshops where attendees learned about the latest nationwide book ban data collected by PEN America, assessed emerging censorship trends, and discussed ways to effectively advocate for free expression and access to diverse literature in our communities.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

UC Irvine

The Golden State Readers partnered with PEN America, Diversify Our Narrative, and the Public Defenders Hub for a day of advocacy, discussion, and action. Attendees engaged in discussions on the impacts of the censorship, intolerance and exclusion, participated in a series of workshops with community leaders with first hand experience combatting censorship through activism, and heard from guest speakers authors Celeste Pewter and Julia Walton.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Valley Park

The Golden State Readers held an open mic poetry event, bringing community members of all ages together for poetry, snacks and live music. All proceeds from food and a raffle benefitted the 1000s Books Fund.