Geraldine E. Baum

Chief Comms Officer @PENamerica; forever a journalist, big byline file: LATimes, Newsday, Miami Herald; loves a good story & Twizzlers; @NewsLitProject

[PEN America @PENamerica]

A growing list of words and materials are being scrubbed from government websites and documents in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to DEI, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.

More: https://t.co/RTC9lGhGUx

[James Patterson @JP_Books]

According to @PENamerica’s latest report on book banning, the crisis is worsening. There were more than 4,000 book bans in the first half of this school year alone. How can you help? Support PEN’s efforts to defend reading freedom with a donation: https://t.co/368dtuZGrL

[Geraldine E. Baum @GeraldineEBaum]

@VBotelhotv @gmochkofsky @newmarkjschool @lindavillarosa @MaxPatino11 Three of my favorite @newmarkjschool peeps! The best

[Geraldine E. Baum @GeraldineEBaum]

@Erika_D_Smith @latimes Well done, Erika

[PEN America @PENamerica]

100+ writers. 35+ events. +20 countries. The 2024 @PENworldvoices Festival is here! For the love of books, join us to celebrate great international writing and the strength of powerful storytelling from May 8-11 in NYC and May 8-18 in L.A. Find out more at https://t.co/dyTJs5uqGl

[Viktorya 💙💛 Vilk @VilkViktorya]

Again & again, I've heard from journalists abused online that what gets them through it is support-from family, friends, employers, but most importantly peers who share their background & lived experience. Read our new report w/ @JejeRMohamed & @SusanEMcG: https://t.co/zmgimtuhvC

[James Patterson @JP_Books]

America needs to stop eliminating librarian jobs — and stop firing librarians who refuse to purge books that a few parents dislike. Librarians don’t just shelve books and stamp library cards. They’re actually trained experts. They know what they’re doing when they pick the books they pick —and they work with teachers to provide important resources for their lessons. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Read real librarians’ stories and experiences in my book, “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians,” coming in April. Here’s a sample:
https://t.co/DbT1LWF6Yn

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

If the United States and other Western governments want to shore up democracy, they need to recognize the role that creative thinkers play in countering authoritarianism—and fortify global protections for artistic freedom, argues @SuzanneNossel.
https://t.co/DIJgvAZ746

[James Patterson @JP_Books]

Leave poor @taylorswift13 and @tkelce alone. They’re okay people just trying to live their lives. It’s not a conspiracy. The CIA did not create their relationship or get Kansas City to the Super Bowl. Hell, KC won it last year without Taylor in the picture. #stoptheinsanity!

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

How Katie Porter harnesses her blunt style and single-mom experience in her Senate campaign https://t.co/KojBbWJaBr

[Geraldine E. Baum @GeraldineEBaum]

This is exactly the kind of news we need right now — real commitment to fact-based journalism at a graduate school also committed to ensure that the profession nurtures people from all backgrounds! @craignewmark steps up once again! Thank you, sir

[craig newmark @craignewmark]

Exclusive: CUNY journalism program goes tuition-free
via @sarafischer @axios
https://t.co/MYG32rGTjp

[Karin D Karlekar, PhD @karinkarlekar]

Attending the @NobelPrize ceremony alongside @SuzanneNossel as a guest of Narges Mohammadi’s family was an absolute honor & highlight of my life. We at @PENamerica are re-energized in the fight to #FreeNarges, our 2023 #FreedomToWrite honoree, from Evin prison in Iran!

[Karin D Karlekar, PhD @karinkarlekar]

So honored to be present in Oslo for this well-deserved recognition for Narges and Iran’s #WomenLifeFreedom movement. The global PEN network is inspired and re-committed in our fight to #FreeNarges and other jailed writers in Iran.

[Geraldine E. Baum @GeraldineEBaum]

“The government of Iran prefers the humiliating spectacle of the world honoring her in absentia to the risk of allowing her to speak her mind,” said @PENamerica CEO Suzanne Nossel, who attended the Nobel ceremony honoring #FreeNarges Mohammadi. https://t.co/HXsO87hnpN

[PEN America @PENamerica]

We celebrate Narges Mohammadi as the #NobelPeacePrize Laureate for her commitments to Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All.

We remain steadfast in our call to #FreeNarges from her unjust imprisonment in Iran.

✅ Join us by posting #FreeNarges on #HumanRightsDay!

[Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi]

Narges Mohammadi's husband and twins in Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize. She should be free and accepting this honor
herself. #FreeNarges Iran's hero.
@NobelPrize

[Geraldine E. Baum @GeraldineEBaum]

Agitating to #freenargres Mohammadi has been our focus @PENamerica. So moving to see her family and that empty chair on the stage at the Nobel Prize ceremony through the lens of @SuzanneNossel.

[Suzanne Nossel @SuzanneNossel]

Narges Mohammadi’s husband ⁦@RahmaniTaghi⁩ looks in with emotion as his children, Kiana and Ali take seats after reading her Nobel lecture, flanking her empty chair #freenarges ⁦@PENamerica⁩

[PEN America @PENamerica]

🧵PEN America today condemned the Russian government for putting @mashagessen, author, journalist, PEN America member & former Trustee, on Most Wanted list, apparently as a reprisal against Gessen’s discussion of atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. https://t.co/lJAL8TNDMF

[Summer Lopez @summerelopez]

#FreeNarges now! With nearly 300 signatories and counting, we’re a part of the global call to release writer-activist Narges Mohammadi ahead of the #NobelPeacePrize ceremony. Read our letter and add your name to join the petition at @PENamerica: https://t.co/Pl66liR05y

[Kaseya Center @KaseyaCenter]

We read banned books 📖 Visit the link in our bio to join @PENamerica in fighting book bans!