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This Book Is Political This Book is Political t 416.703.8448 f 416.703.3870 PEN CANADA ANNUAL REPORT [email protected] 2014/15 www.pencanada.ca ARTICLE1 9 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Contents 3. Foreword 9. President’s Report 15. Executive Director’s Report 18. Writers in Prison Committee Report 24. Canadian Issues Committee Report 30. Honorary Members 33. Honorary Members Released 34. Writers in Exile Committee Report 40. Literary Events Report 42. Members, Donors, and Partners 46. In Memoriam: Charlie Hebdo Foreword Jennifer Lanthier This report gives thanks to all the challenges. Fewer writers are able to members and volunteers who comprise make it to exile in Canada today and PEN Canada and who fearlessly those who do may find themselves and selflessly give time and money unable to speak or write freely for fear to support freedom of expression. of reprisals to family and friends back We know that by doing so you are home. Beyond our borders writers are taking a risk. still being imprisoned and tortured but When you support PEN Canada you many regimes are simply murdering are taking a political stand. Freedom them outright – it’s cheaper and there of expression – that fundamental are few consequences. human right without which Canada For many Canadians, the right to and democracy itself could not exist speak up, to tell our stories, may be – is not partisan. But, as the past year taken for granted. The right to hear has reminded us, it is political. the voices and stories of others may This is not an easy time to be not seem important. And for some political. It is not an easy time to stand Canadians – silenced in many ways up for free expression. Here at home over many decades, forbidden to and around the world the threats speak their own language in school – to authors, journalists, bloggers, expression may never have felt free. cartoonists, filmmakers and more But the members and volunteers of have ranged from the banal yet serious PEN Canada know that freedom of (auditing away the ability of charities expression is a basic human right. to criticize laws and policies in Canada It is not always popular or easy or abroad) to violent and even deadly to support the right of someone to (the flogging of Raif Badawi, the say something you oppose. It takes murders at Charlie Hebdo). courage and conviction to be political. As you read through this report you will see that the path ahead holds Thank you. PEN CANADA 3 refuse Ito INfear refuse live fear “The risks here are high and rising, and journalists are easy targets. But I can’t live in my house like a prisoner. I refuse to live in fear.” José Armando Rodríguez, Honorary Member of PEN Canada José Armando Rodríguez mexico José Armando Rodríguez Carreón was a veteran crime reporter for El Diario, a daily newspaper based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state. He was shot at least eight times by an unidentified person on the morning of November 13, 2008, as he was about to drive his daughter to school. Rodríguez had covered drug-related violence and organized crime in Ciudad Juárez and, after receiving death threats, had briefly left Mexico to live in El Paso, Texas. On his return, he refused to stop covering crime stories despite receiving further death threats. Two prosecutors in charge of investigating the case have reportedly been assassinated. On May 26, 2011, the Inter American Press Association sent a letter to President Calderón, signed by hundreds of newspaper readers throughout the Americas, calling on him to intervene in order to ensure that the stalled investigation into Rodríguez’s murder moves forward and those responsible are brought to justice. PEN CANADA 7 we have taken a resolute stand on the issue of so-called “political activity” by canadian registered charities. 8 PEN CANADA President’s report PEN Canada continues to grow in It is important to increase strength and purpose. Our focus is PEN Canada’s domestic reach and increasingly on freedom of expression capabilities as we become more in Canada (without abandoning our engaged at home. Our board has been traditional interest in international renewed, and is now truly national, issues). Of late, freedom of expression with members from seven provinces. at home has seemed imperiled in In the last few months, as president, ways that are new and surprising. I have visited Vancouver, Calgary, PEN Canada’s board, and its vigorous Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax Canadian Issues Committee, seeks to to attend PEN-related events. Our be vigilant in response, monitoring membership continues to increase and attempts to stifle expression, speaking become more diverse. We now have out when necessary, and attempting two PEN student centres (at Ryerson to influence debate and events. University, Toronto and King’s College, We have taken a resolute stand Halifax) and plan to create more. Our on the issue of so-called “political financial position is stable, although, activity” by Canadian registered as with most non-governmental charities. The Canada Revenue Agency organizations, it requires constant defines “political activity” expansively attention. The PEN Canada office has and seeks to limit it drastically. an energetic staff of five. With the help, We believe that in many cases financial and otherwise, of Canadians (including our own) this limitation who care about freedom of expression, is inappropriate and suppresses free we will continue and expand the and responsible expression of opinion. important work that we do. In PEN Canada’s case, we argue Thank you, all of you, for your that our advocacy for fundamental constant support and encouragement. constitutionally guaranteed rights is central to our charitable purpose. Philip Slayton President, PEN Canada PEN CANADA 9 W have something WE to say “I was taught to read, research, to question, and never stop learning. I’ve never lost hope in our belief that our conflicts can be resolved through democratic means and not with violence. We have something to say about peace, and the power to make it a reality. We still do.” Ayse¸ Berktay, Honorary Member of PEN Canada Ayse Berktay turkey Ayse¸ Berktay, translator, women’s rights and anti-war activist was released by the Istanbul 15th High Criminal Court in December 2013 – along with five others – after 27 months of pre-trial detention. In October 2011, she had been charged under Turkey’s Anti-Terror Law with “membership of an illegal organization” for allegedly “planning to stage demonstrations aimed at destabilizing the state, plotting to encourage women to throw themselves under police vehicles so as to create a furor, and attending meetings outside Turkey on behalf of the Kurdistan Communities Union.” Berktay is one of more than 1,800 people, including many writers and academics, swept up in mass arrests of supporters of Kurdish rights in Turkey. If found guilty, she could face up to 15 years in prison. PEN CANADA 13 suddenly it felt dangerous to publicly oppose government policies Executive Director’s report PEN Canada’s country reports are We don’t yet have a report on becoming the foundation of our Canada, but freedom of expression international work. This year, for concerns here at home are growing. example, we launched the first Canadian charities face a chill; in prize for investigative and public 2012, when the federal government interest journalism in Honduras, allocated $8 million to the Canada following recommendations from Revenue Agency to audit charities for our 2014 report. And, as I write this, “political activity” and announced that our report on India goes to press. those with an environmental mandate Like most of our international work would be first in line, charities all promoting and defending free speech, over the country felt the temperature it is very much related to politics. drop by a few degrees. Suddenly it For example, the Indian Ministry of felt dangerous to publicly oppose Home Affairs has blocked Greenpeace government policies, even when doing India from receiving foreign funds, so fit squarely within our charitable calling their activities a “threat to purposes. We did it anyway. national economic security.” When it Indeed, the CRA’s definition of realized that Greenpeace India also “political activity” is so vague that enjoys significant domestic support, almost all of our substantive work the Indian government froze the could be interpreted as political. organization’s bank accounts entirely. Speaking out on the silencing of Unsurprisingly, Indian NGOs now scientists and other government watch what they say, lest they face employees? Political. Advocating for a similar reprisals. Our report examines change in law to reduce censorship in incidents like these and proposes India? Political. Calling for the release changes to the laws that enable them. of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who PEN CANADA 15 Executive Director’s Report remains in prison awaiting the balance projects and programs many events; of a barbaric 1,000-lash punishment? Pari Rajagopalan, whose skill and wit Once again, political. And of course, keep the office running, as does her our decision to challenge the current deft management of memberships definition of political activity would and donations, and Cherise Seucharan be considered political too. whose coordination of our Canadian It’s a tricky business being a Issues work has increased our capacity charity these days, but we continue significantly. We dearly miss Juanita to do our work thanks to incredible Bawagan, our first communications support from our board of directors fellow, who left PEN to travel the – especially Philip Slayton, who steps world, and are excited to welcome down as president this year.
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