Freedom to Read
Freedom to Read
Categories: General, Lectures and Seminars, Panel Discussions | Intended for Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Faculty, Media, Staff, Staff/Faculty
Alumni Reading Room MacOdrum Library
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON
Contact Information
Alicia Ott, x 2727, alicia.ott@carleton.ca
Registration
No registration required.
Cost
Free
About this Event
Host Organization: MacOdrum Library
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This year, because we want to emphasize the point that virtually no matter what the content is of a book, in a free society we have the right to read it – and in public. So we are asking our readers to read not only from a banned book, but also a passage from that book which is potentially offensive – swearing, sexually explicit, challenging religion or other cultural pillars.
Public readings of banned books on Wednesday February 27th from 2pm-3pm in MacOdrum Library