Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, and Standing Up for the First Amendment

In the face of a government increasingly intruding into our private lives while it hides its own actions behind a veil of secrecy, courageous individuals are taking a stand. Come and hear some of their stories!

WHAT: Forum on Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, and Standing Up for the First Amendment

WHO: ABC News Reporters Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, Journalist/Author Mark Feldstein, New York Times reporter James Risen, John Doe Connecticut Librarians

WHERE: The National Press Club First Amendment Lounge 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC

WHEN: Thursday, September 28, 200612:00 p.m-2:00 p.m.

The Campaign for Reader Privacy–a joint initiative of The American Library Association, the American Booksellers Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American–presents this program in celebration of the 25th observance of Banned Books Week, an annual reminder that we can never take our freedom to read for granted.