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AUDIO
Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the “War on Terror”
Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the “War on Terror” October 13, 2009 | The Great Hall at Cooper Union | NYC

With Matthew Alexander, Jonathan Ames, K. Anthony Appiah, Paul Auster, Ishmael Beah, David Cole, Don DeLillo, Eve Ensler, Nell Freudenberger, Jenny Holzer, A.M. Homes, Jameel Jaffer, Susanna Moore, Jack Rice, George Saunders, Amrit Singh, and Art Spiegelman
Voices Against Torture: Writers and Lawyers on the Way Forward
Voices Against Torture: Writers and Lawyers on the Way Forward December 16, 2008 | Judson Memorial Church | NYC

With Jane Mayer, Anouar Benmalek, Elisa Massimino, and Scott Horton; moderated by Dahlia Lithwick
Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak on the Eve of the Olympics
Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak on the Eve of the Olympics August 7, 2008 | The New School's Tishman Auditorium | NYC

With Edward Albee, Russell Banks, Philip Gourevitch, Jessica Hagedorn, Hari Kunzru, Rick Moody, Martha Southgate, Francine Prose and other special guests
Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State
Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State May 1, 2008 | Joe's Pub | NYC

With György Dragomán, Hasan Elahi, Asli Erdogan, Péter Esterházy, Chenjerai Hove, Jenny Marketou, Irakli Kakabadze, Ivy Meeropol, Francine Prose, and Ingo Schulze
Conversation: George Packer & Ahmed Ali
Conversation: George Packer & Ahmed Ali March 11, 2008 | NYC
Conversation: Robie H. Harris & Susan Patron, moderated by Perri Klass
Conversation: Robie H. Harris & Susan Patron, moderated by Perri Klass August 2007 | New York City

With Robie. H. Harris, Perri Klass, and Susan Patron
Dirty Wars: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention, Kidnapping, and Rendition
Dirty Wars: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention, Kidnapping, and Rendition April 26, 2007 | Joe's Pub | NYC

With readings by Lisa Appignanesi, Antoine Audouard, Breyten Breytenbach, Mark Danner, Dorothea Dieckmann, Alex Gibney, Nadine Gordimer, Arnon Grunberg, Francine Prose, Gloria Reuben, Rose Styron, and others
A PEN Reception with Lydia Cacho
A PEN Reception with Lydia Cacho April 4, 2007 | PEN American Center | NYC
Freedom to Write? Our Obligation to Protect Free Expression
Freedom to Write? Our Obligation to Protect Free Expression March 3, 2007 | AWP Conference | Atlanta, GA

With Larry Siems (PEN American Center), Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (International PEN), and Katusha Galitzine (PEN USA)
The Writer’s Conscience: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya & Russia’s Forgotten War
The Writer’s Conscience: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya & Russia’s Forgotten War December 6, 2006 | CUNY Graduate Center | NYC

With Musa Klebnikov, Kati Marton, Dana Priest, Francine Prose, David Remnick, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Natalia Estemirova
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy & Standing Up for the First Amendment
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy & Standing Up for the First Amendment September 28, 2006 | National Press Club | Washington, DC

With Barbara Bailey, Peter Chase, George Christian, Janet Nocek, Mark Feldstein, Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and James Risen
Jailing the Messenger: Leaks, Sources, and Freedom of the Press
Jailing the Messenger: Leaks, Sources, and Freedom of the Press September 27, 2006 | Baruch Performing Arts Center | NYC

With Ronald Dworkin, Jeff Greenfield, Vanessa Leggett, Anthony Lewis, Norman Pearlstine, and Helen Zia
An Evening Without...
An Evening Without... Featuring readings from the work of writers who have been barred from the United States: With Anthony Romero, Martin Amis, Russell Banks, Liev Schreiber, Barbara Goldsmith, Salman Rushdie, Gioconda Belli, Padma Lakshmi, Naomi Shihab Nye, Debra Winger, Eloy Urroz and Todd Solondz.
PEN Conversation: James Risen & Philip Gourevitch
PEN Conversation: James Risen & Philip Gourevitch April 4, 2006 | NYC
2005 State of Emergency: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention & Extraordinary Rendition
2005 State of Emergency: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention & Extraordinary Rendition November 8, 2005 | Cooper Union's Great Hall | NYC

With Edward Albee, Paul Auster, Sandra Cisneros, Don DeLillo, Dave Eggers, Martín Espada, Philip Gourevitch, Jessica Hagedorn, Heidi Julavits, Nicole Krauss, Rick Moody, Walter Mosley, Grace Paley, Emma Reverter, Salman Rushdie, Martha Southgate, and Colson Whitehead
2004 State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings
2004 State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings August 4, 2004 | Cooper Union's Great Hall | NYC

With Laurie Anderson, Paul Auster, Russell Banks, Don DeLillo, Ariel Dorfman, Eve Ensler, Jonathan Safran Foer, Barbara Goldsmith, A. M. Homes, Margo Jefferson, Edward P. Jones, Walter Dean Myers, Francine Prose, Salman Rushdie, and Monique Truong
VIDEO

Voices Against Torture: Writers and Lawyers on the Way Forward









December 16, 2008 | Judson Memorial Church | NYC

With Jane Mayer, Anouar Benmalek, Elisa Massimino, and Scott Horton; moderated by Dahlia Lithwick

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Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak on the Eve of the Olympics









August 7, 2008 | The New School's Tishman Auditorium | NYC

With Edward Albee, Russell Banks, Philip Gourevitch, Jessica Hagedorn, Hari Kunzru, Rick Moody, Martha Southgate, Francine Prose and other special guests

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