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Banned Book Bingo

UPCOMING: Banned Book Bingo!

03 Mar 2026
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“Banned Book Bingo!” is back by popular demand! After the success of our first Banned Book Bingo event last fall, where participants packed the room, learned about challenged books, and told us how much they loved the format, we’re excited to bring it back. Join us for an engaging and interactive afternoon of “Banned Book Bingo!” where bingo squares feature books that have been challenged or banned in schools and libraries across the country or actions you can take to...
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Behind

UPCOMING—Behind The Librarians: Book Bans, Censorship, and Religious Freedom A Conversation with Director/Producer Kim A. Snyder (VIRTUAL)

03 Mar 2026
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March is National Reading Month—a time to celebrate books, literacy, and the freedom to explore ideas. At a moment when access to books is increasingly under attack across the country, join us for a timely and urgent conversation with award winning filmmaker Kim A. Snyder, director and producer of the documentary The Librarians. This is a virtual webinar on March 10, and you can register here. Across the United States—and here in Pennsylvania—book bans and censorship campaigns are accelerating, often...
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Behind The Librarians: Book Bans, Censorship, and Religious Freedom A Conversation with Director/Producer Kim Snyder

UPCOMING—The Librarians: A Documentary Screening on Book Bans and the Right to Read

19 Feb 2026
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Public libraries belong to everyone. That’s why we’re proud to invite you to the second event in the Freedom to Read Without Religious Coercion series—a screening of The Librarians at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch. Register here: https://bit.ly/bookbanscreening. This powerful documentary follows librarians navigating organized efforts to remove books from public shelves. As book bans accelerate nationwide, many of these challenges are framed through religious claims that seek to shape what everyone else is allowed to read. When public...
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An Evening with John Fugelsang: Faith, Democracy, and the Separation of Church & State

UPCOMING—An Evening with John Fugelsang: Faith, Democracy, and the Separation of Church & State

19 Feb 2026
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Join us for an in-person evening with author, broadcaster, and cultural commentator John Fugelsang at Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center on Sunday, March 15 at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm, location below. Register here. In this timely conversation, Fugelsang will explore the complex and often contentious relationship between religion and American democracy. Drawing on history, constitutional principles, and contemporary politics, he will examine how faith has shaped public life in the United States and what is at...
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JFASD April 2026 fundraiser save the date

Religious Freedom Isn’t Free! Michigan Fundraiser for Jews for a Secular Democracy

10 Feb 2026
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Join us on April 26th to nosh in support of Jews for a Secular Democracy! JFASD is a pluralistic initiative to educate and advocate around the separation of religion and government through Jewish perspectives. We are working hard collaborating with congregations across denominations, other Jewish organizations, and interfaith and nonsectarian social justice activists to protect elections, immigrant rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and educational freedom such as fighting book bans. You can purchase your tickets here!
Repro Shabbat

Repro Shabbat

10 Feb 2026
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Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value and a religious freedom issue. FULL STOP. That’s why we are partnering with NCJW this #ReproShabbat on Feb. 13-14 to celebrate reproductive freedom and to acknowledge that our fight is far from over. Learn more and join us at ReproShabbat.org!
Health Under Siege: Sex Ed Erosion in Florida and Beyond

Health Under Siege—Sex Ed Erosion in Florida and Beyond

10 Feb 2026
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You can watch the full recording of this webinar on YouTube here. Public school health education—particularly sex education—is under sustained attack across the United States, with Florida serving as one of the most influential and instructive battlegrounds. Policies that restrict or distort sex education are increasingly justified through religious or ideological claims, raising serious First Amendment concerns and undermining both religious freedom and students’ access to medically accurate, inclusive health information. Join us to learn more here. Presented by the...
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