Bans Off Our Books: Anti-Censorship Panel w/ Itinerant Literate

Learn about free speech battles happening in South Carolina from the people who are fighting them!

Book bans have been exploding across the country, and South Carolina is no exception. We’ll be joined by an expert panel of educators and journalists to discuss the state of the First Amendment in our statehouse.

Panelists

Paul Bowers is a father of 3 from North Charleston who writes an online newsletter called Brutal South about education, class struggle, and religion in the U.S. South.

Aj Davis is a passionate community advocate who is focused on quality, equitable public education, economic and social justice and building inclusive communities.

Loni Lewis is a teacher and librarian at Sangaree Middle and is currently the chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the South Carolina Association of School Librarians.