October 16, 2023

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2023-10-16 19:00:00 2023-10-16 19:00:00 America/Edmonton Panel Discussion: Banding Against Bans Award-winning journalist Marsha Lederman will moderate this distinguished panel, sparked by her Globe and Mail opinion piece earlier this year. In that piece, 'U.S.-style book bans could happen in Canada too, if we’re not careful', Lederman charts the rise of censorship in the US, and cautions Canadians not to be complacent about our intellectual freedom. Stanley A. Milner Edmonton Public Library – Muttart Theatre LitFest Alberta info@litfestalberta.org
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Panel Discussion: Banding Against Bans

Stanley A. Milner Edmonton Public Library – Muttart Theatre
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton, AB
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Marsha Lederman
Moderator / Host
Marcello Di Cintio
Author Panelist
Dr. Toni Samek
Author Panelist
Sharon Day
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Award-winning journalist Marsha Lederman will moderate this distinguished panel, sparked by her Globe and Mail opinion piece earlier this year. In that piece, 'U.S.-style book bans could happen in Canada too, if we’re not careful', Lederman charts the rise of censorship in the US, and cautions Canadians not to be complacent about our intellectual freedom.
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