By David Merlin ∙ August 1, 2016
Jasper Community Habitat for the ArtBox 2397Jasper[email protected] Hello Habitat for the Arts Att: Mr. Baker: We at Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust have heard that Habitat for the Arts has punished a creative and productive person for “publicly proclaiming non-inclusive beliefs." We hope this is not true. The alleged "non-inclusive beliefs" were reported to be comments…
By David Merlin ∙ July 27, 2016
Nicole Veerman EDITOR 626 Connaught Dr. Jasper, Alberta T0E 1E0 [email protected] Hello Jasper Fitzhugh- I am a member of the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust. I would like to respectfully comment on Mr. Jacobs’ post of today wherein he claims that, Holocaust denial, in short, requires individuals to suspend history and science…
By David Merlin ∙ July 18, 2016
Deniz Duru Aydin -Policy Fellow [email protected] [email protected] Dear Access Now: Greetings from the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust. George Orwell wrote “If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be…
By David Merlin ∙ July 15, 2016
Susan N. Herman PresidentAnthony D. Romero Executive DirectorGeri E. Rozanski DirectorLouise Melling Deputy Legal DirectorMelling@LibertyLouise[email protected] Dear officers of the American Civil Liberties Union: Greetings from the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust. Although the ACLU is less involved with civil liberties outside of the United States we are contacting you as part of…
By David Merlin ∙ July 15, 2016
Suzanne Nossel Executive Director PEN[email protected] Karin Deutsch Karlekar Director of Free Expression Programs[email protected] Katy Glenn Bass Deputy Director of Free Expression Programs[email protected] Shreya Balhara Free Expression Coordinator[email protected]> Dear PEN- Greetings from the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust.We are reaching out to progressive organizations to encourage defense of free speech and open discussion….
By David Merlin ∙ June 22, 2016
The Economist25 St Jame's StreetLondon SW1A1HG[email protected] Dear Editor We are writing to thank you for your Jun 2nd article Free Speech Under Attack a bit late, (we get our copy of the Economist as a hand-me-down.) It is worth noting that the current wave of censorship received a boost in 1990 with the passage of the Gayssot Act in France, Law No. 90-615…
By David Merlin ∙ June 21, 2016
To: The Electronic Intifada From: David Merlin June 21, 2016 Most people tend to see Free Speech as a bulwark of democracy. But not the people at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. They view free speech as a danger and they are particularly worried about the internet. $20,000,000 is being spent by the Museum to send out the…
By David Merlin ∙ June 2, 2016
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt222 Berkeley StreetBoston, MA 02116[email protected] To the Attention of: Linda K. Zecher, Chief Executive OfficerWilliam Bayer, General CounselJill A. Greenthal, Director and Chair of Nominating, Ethics, and Governance CommitteeAndrew Russell, Corporate and Social Responsibility Dear Officers and Directors of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt I am writing to commend Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for its years of…
By David Merlin ∙ May 12, 2016
Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20001-2111 [email protected] Media Tel: 202-682-7732 May 6, 2016 Dear Neighbor to the North- We are writing to you to support the application for a visa by the French comedian and social critic Dieudonne M’bala M’bala. Mr. M’bala M’bala is an…
By David Merlin ∙ April 21, 2016
Director Sara Bloomfield United States Holocaust Memorial Museum100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SWWashington, DC 20024-2126 Regarding- The Tragedy of the Nordhausen Camp Hospital Dear Director Bloomfield: I am writing regarding the horrible tragedy of the bombing of the Nordhausen Camp Hospital and the exploitation of the tragedy…
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