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CATEGORIES:Family Fun, Free
SUMMARY:We Are Free Power Hour: A Family Celebration of Reading, Creativity, And Free Expression
LOCATION:601 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Join author and attorney Dr. Allison Matulli ("Dr. Ally" as the kiddos call
  her) and PEN America for an interactive, one-hour family program celebrati
 ng the release of her new picture book, WE ARE FREE: Our First Amendment Ri
 ghts.\nDesigned for children and families, the WE ARE FREE Power Hour makes
  big ideas tangible, joyful, and age-appropriate through storytime, energet
 ic conversation, and hands-on art. The central message is simple: WE ARE FR
 EE to read stories that spark our imagination. WE ARE FREE to ask questions
  and stay curious. WE ARE FREE to imagine new possibilities and create. WE 
 ARE FREE to speak up, listen, and be heard.\n\nEvent Schedule:\n• Welcome +
  Author Storytime (15 mins): Dr. Ally and a featured Florida children's aut
 hor kick off the hour with a lively reading and a conversation about the po
 wer of storytelling.\n• Find Your Freedom Conversation (10 mins): Children 
 participate in an engaging group discussion answering prompts about what fr
 eedom, curiosity, and using their voice mean to them.\n• Create the "WE ARE
  FREE" Wall (20 mins): Using provided art supplies, children decorate speec
 h bubbles and mini-posters sharing what matters to them, adding their creat
 ions to a collective community display.\n• Book Signing & Availability Cele
 brate the release of WE ARE FREE: Our First Amendment Rights (releasing Sep
 tember 29, 2026)! Copies will be available on-site for purchase and signing
 , alongside Dr. Ally’s acclaimed middle-grade book, Your Freedom, Your Powe
 r - A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment.\n\nLet's empower all kids to know
  their first freedoms!
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