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Causes: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Mission: To promote and protect free exchange of ideas, particularly those contained in books, by opposing restrictions on the freedom of speech; issuing statements of significant free expression controversies; participating in legal cases involving first amendment rights; collaborating with other groups with an interest in free speech; and providing education about the importance of free expression to booksellers, other members of the book industry, politicians, the press and the public.
Programs: Free expression - promotes and protects free exchange of ideas, particularly those contained in books, by opposing restrictions on the freedom of speech, issuing statements on significant free expression controversies, participating in legal cases involving first amendment rights, collaborating with other groups with an interest in free speech, and providing education about the importance of free expression to booksellers, other members of the book industry, politicians, the press, and the public
banned books week - promotes participation in banned books week, the only national celebration of free expression
newsletters - produces newsletter to inform members and nonmembers of current events related to first amendment rights and censorship
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