THE BURNING OF DEMOCRACY - A BANNED BOOKS DISCUSSION
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NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION KICKS OFF BANNED BOOKS AWARENESS WEEK WITH ‘THE BURNING OF DEMOCRACY - A BANNED BOOKS DISCUSSION’ Foremost names in literature and advocacy space discuss the power of books & dangers of censorship
Featured panelists include:
Allison Lee, Los Angeles Managing Director of PEN America.
Anthony Christian Ocampo, Ph.D. Professor and Author of "Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons" and “The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race."
Carrie Bloxson, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of Hachette Book Group.
Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Contributing Author of the banned book “Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed.”
Pickle, Drag Laureate of the City of West Hollywood, Drag Queen Story Hour Los Angeles.
National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit, nonpartisan, civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward Latino and marginalized communities.
We educate and increase Latino visibility from our policy work in Washington, D.C., to our media advocacy work in Hollywood, where we connect, collaborate, and create with talent within the entertainment industry.
We lead the work to eliminate online hate and disinformation across media platforms. We advocate for the Affordable Connectivity Program, Lifeline Program, Net Neutrality protections, and closing the digital divide for Latino and other marginalized communities. NHMC works in partnership with other social justice organizations to safeguard democracy in the United States of America.
NHMC is a not-for-profit, and provides equal opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law
