Category Archives: Freedom of Speech

2001: A Blog Odyssey

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

While I was otherwise engaged, Travel Between The Pages somehow managed to publish 2000 posts. To be honest, I launched the blog five years ago on a whim with no long term plan, or goal for that matter. I did, … Continue reading →

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Defend Your Freedom To Read

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Held during the last week of September each year, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and raises awareness about the ongoing threats of censorship in the United States. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community—readers, authors, … Continue reading →

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Lifting the lid on censorship

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been way to long since we’ve had a look at the always clever shenanigans of my favorite street art collective Luzinterruptus. The anonymous group of Spanish guerilla environmental/political art activists recently turned their attention to the Spanish Government’s new … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm is still banned in Cuba

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

It seems that as long as there have been books governments have been banning them. This infographic from printerinks.co.uk takes the long view on book banning throughout history. via http://www.printerinks.com

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Save a publisher and fight oppression

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Since its founding in 2000 by Ihar Lohvinau, the Lohvinau Publishing House and Bookstore in Minsk, Belarus has been a beacon for freedom. The international award-winning press and bookshop has been a consistent thumb in the eye of the country’s … Continue reading →

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French Kiss

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Within 24 hours of the horrific terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, a group of Parisian artists came together to create a memorial mural at the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum in Paris. Calling themselves “French Kiss”, the collective (which … Continue reading →

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The Final Test of Truth Is Ridicule

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Today I wish that I could be in Paris to participate in the march commemorating the victims of this week’s terror attacks. I’m sure that many, if not most of you, feel the same way. But it’s even more important … Continue reading →

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Paris, Je T’aime

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Yes, It’s Illegal!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Launched in Copenhagen last year, Illegal! is a controversial magazine created to be sold by addicts to earn legal income specifically to fund their drug use without resorting to crime. Vendors can earn about $3.15 per copy sold. While the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Banned Books Week is coming up again next week. The American Booksellers Foundation For Free Expression is encouraging readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, teachers and publishers to get involved in local activities. The theme of this year’s BBW is censorship of … Continue reading →

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