PEN Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and recognises that sovereignty of this land was never ceded.
Wonderful celebrations of 100 years of PEN @englishpen
Our festival #EnglishPEN100 opens tomorrow at @southbankcentre with a new work by @aiww commissioned for our 100th anniversary.
Join us for a weekend of events with writers, thinkers, activists who are defending our rights to write and read.
Tickets: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/english-pen-100 https://twitter.com/TheArtNewspaper/status/1440988614792552449
New Honorary Member of PEN Melbourne
August 13, 2021
100 years of PEN International: A series of podcasts with Arnold Zable, produced by ABC Radio National
September 12, 2021
Afghanistan: ASRC Petition and WISA Fundraiser
August 20, 2021
Minister claims “consular assistance” given to Assange. PEN Melbourne members appalled by response; John Pilger on Assange and other Updates:
September 3, 2021
The Australian Bar Association calls on the Commonwealth to reconsider the prosecution of Bernard Collaery
August 18, 2021
Myanmar
June 2, 2021
The Hate Speech Toolkit
June 20, 2021
PEN Melbourne Journal Summer 2020-21
November 25, 2020
PEN Melbourne International Women’s Day, 2021 Judith Rodriguez IWD Presentation Claire G. Coleman
April 12, 2021
Why Join PEN? (Articles)
August 17, 2021
Assange Verdict, ‘Severe Blow to Press Freedom’: Chomsky
February 18, 2021
Assange Updates and 25 Major Human Rights Groups Sign Letter To Biden To Drop Indictment
February 19, 2021
PEN Connections
August 18, 2021
Letter to a brave writer imprisoned in Turkey for telling the truth on Erdogan’s regime and refusing to submit to evil. His freedom denied must concern us all
February 22, 2021
Liu Xiaobo Anniversary: Take Action for Yang Hengjun
December 11, 2020
Nasrin Sotoudeh released on temporary leave
November 8, 2020
Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh Transferred to Notorious Gharchak Prison
October 29, 2020
Kylie Moore-Gilbert released from Iran jail
November 26, 2020
Prominent Iranian Writers Sent to Prison for Peaceful Dissent
October 29, 2020
The Australian Centres of PEN International condemn charges against Maria Ressa and reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr
March 13, 2021
A Statement from PEN Melbourne in support of Belarusian PEN and Svetlana Alexievich
September 24, 2020
11 Nov at The Wheeler Centre: Maria Ressa : Freedom and Fakery in the Philippines Today
October 29, 2020
Farhad Bandesh walks free
December 11, 2020Our Supporters
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