Dear MoveOn member,
Far-right politicians like Ron DeSantis are championing draconian laws to
ban books and the teaching of accurate American history in favor of
upholding a homophobic and white supremacist vision of our nation.
In response, MoveOn is launching a Banned Bookmobile, filling it with
books that MAGA politicians have banned, and driving it to highly
trafficked areas, where we will give out the banned books—all for free!
After an outpouring of support from MoveOn members, we're taking our
campaign up a notch and adding an important new component to the Banned
Bookmobile: voter registration.
Everywhere we go—and at every stop we make—we will be making sure people
have the information they need to register to vote, and then we will work
to ensure they cast their ballots against far-right Republicans in 2024.
Can you chip in $5 a month to help buy copies of banned
books, pay for the Banned Bookmobile, and ensure we have the resources we
need to talk with as many voters as possible about registering to vote?
Our goal is to keep the Banned Bookmobile up and running from now until
Election Day 2024—but we can do it only with your help.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
John, the Banned Bookmobile will offer readers some of the most
frequently banned books in the nation, many of which are written by people
of color or those who are LGBTQ+, and almost all of which teach about
empathy, compassion, and accurate history.
Titles we will carry include "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water," a
children's picture book that confronts the horrors of American slavery in
an age-appropriate manner, and the classic graphic novel "Maus," which
recounts one family's escape from a Nazi concentration camp.
We will also carry the most banned book in the nation: "Gender Queer: A
Memoir," a graphic memoir about nonbinary author Maia Kobabe's journey
toward self-discovery.^1
And now, with your help, we are adding one more thing that the far right
despises: making sure that people have the information they need to
register to vote.
For decades, the right wing has tried to make it harder to register to
vote—especially for young people and people of color—because they know
that when we turn out, the GOP loses.
We need your help to take the Banned Bookmobile far and wide across the
country, going to event after event, handing out loads of books,
and making sure voters are registered.
Can you chip in $5 a month to help power the Banned
Bookmobile and keep it going for as long as possible?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–David, Mana, Kelsey, Rahna, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. "American Library Association Names 2022's Most Banned Books,"
Smithsonian Magazine, April 25, 2023
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Want to support MoveOn's work? Book bans have skyrocketed thanks to
right-wing state laws which have forced teachers to remove books from
their classrooms. In response, MoveOn is launching a "Banned Bookmobile,"
filling it with books that the far right has banned, and driving it around
to hand out those books, for free, in highly trafficked areas that will
attract media attention. To keep the Banned Bookmobile up and running into
2024, we need your help.
Will you start a monthly gift to power our critical work?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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