1. Quote of the Day
“Censorship is the child of FEAR and the father of IGNORANCE.” — Laurie Halse Anderson, Author of Speak and Chains

2. Another Quote of the Day
“Banning books gives us SILENCE when we need SPEECH. It closes our ears when we need to LISTEN. It makes us BLIND when we need SIGHT.” — Stephen Chobsky

3. THE NETHERLANDS Country of the Day
This country’s national anthem (the Wilhelmus) is the oldest in the world, dating back to the 16th century
In an Oxfam report, this country ranked the healthiest in the world based on the availability of plentiful, nutritious, and affordable food and the diet of its citizens
There are more bikes than people in this country
Same-sex marriage has been legal in this country since 2001 (it was the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage)
This is the lowest country in Europe, with roughly 60% of the country below sea level
It has the highest population density in Europe
It is the largest exporter of flower buds, particularly tulips, in the world
There are over 1,000 windmills dating back to 1850 that are still in active use
THE
NETHERLANDS

4. Brainstorm Activity! What is censorship?
Which countries restrict freedom of speech more than others?
Why might freedom of speech be restricted?
In countries that restrict freedom of speech, what other freedoms might be restricted?

5. Censorship and Banned Books
Ryan Sutherland

8. Important Terms
Censor - an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
Censorship blocks something from being read, heard, or seen.

9. How is this related to Global Classrooms?
FREEDOM OF SPEECH

10. Nations with Limited Freedom of Speech
Burma, North Korea, Turkmenistan and Libya.
Other countries that abide by a strict censorship include Cuba, Syria, Eritrea and Uzbekistan.

11. Terms Continued
To "censor" is to review something and to choose to remove or hide parts of it that are considered unacceptable.
Censorship is the name for the process or idea of keeping things like obscene word or graphic images from an audience.
There is also such a thing as self-censorship, which is when you refrain from saying certain things — or possibly re-wording them — depending on who is listening.

12. Legislators (local, state, federal)
Who Censors?
Legislators (local, state, federal)
Members of review boards of any kind (school boards)
Clergy (priests, ministers, etc.)
School administrators
Teachers
Librarians
Parents
Theaters
Book stores
Television Studios

13. Facts Concerning Censorship
Places where censorship can occur: the classroom, the library, school, home, the press …
Literary censorship can include any text.
Sexual Orientation/Sexuality
Religion
Violence

14. Consequences of Censorship

15. But are books censored
ONLY in countries like
Burma, North Korea,
Turkmenistan, Libya,
Cuba, Syria, Eritrea
and Uzbekistan?

17. Who Else Burns Books?
Religious Organizations
Political Organizations

18. Censorship on the Rise (U.S. Examples)
Between the years of 1979 and 1984 (5 years), the number of reported challenges went from 300 to 1,000.
Such works as:
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Judy Blume books: Then Again; Maybe I Won’t; Deenie and Blubber
The Diary of Anne Frank
Of Mice and Men
The Catcher in the Rye
Huckleberry Finn
An issue of Sports Illustrated
*Some copies of these particular books showed up in libraries torn to shreds.

19. Censorship on the Rise
Between the years of , 6,364 texts were challenged.
1,607 – sexually explicit material
1,427 – inappropriate language
842 – occult theme; promoting occult or Satanism
737 – Violent material
515 – homosexual reference
419 – religious themes

20. The First Amendment of U.S. Constitution
…the basic right to freedom of expression.
Congress Shall Make No Law…
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assembly, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

21. Spanish Constitution; Article 20.1
The following rights are recognised and protected:
a) the right to freely express and disseminate thoughts, ideas and opinions trough words, in writing or by any other means of communication;
b) the right to literary, artistic, scientific and technical production and creation;

22. 20.1 c) the right to academic freedom;
d) the right to freely communicate or receive accurate information by any means of dissemination whatsoever. The law shall regulate the right to invoke personal conscience and professional secrecy in the exercise of these freedoms.

23. Upon formation of the Bill of Rights
“The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.” - Thomas Jefferson

24. To Censor Not To Censor
To Censor?
Or not to censor?