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Starting Chapters? In 2019?

Mariner Management

But that’s not the story over at PEN America , a literary organization with nearly 100 years of history. They launched new chapters in six focus regions: Austin, Birmingham, Detroit, Piedmont North Carolina, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth. Pen America will provide support and cheer from the sidelines.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

Launching a chapter network has helped PEN America, a literary organization with almost 100 years of history, recruit new members and reinvent opportunities for member engagement at the local level. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Black Newspaper Publishers Demand Action After Police Shootings

Associations Now

In response to shootings of African-American men by police officers around the country, the National Newspaper Publishers Association has declared a state of emergency for black America, calling for the federal government to take specific steps to address the problem.

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