Dear MoveOn member,

MoveOn's Banned Bookmobile has debuted—and it's a huge hit! The Washington
Post reported last week on the debut of the Banned Bookmobile, saying,
"[I]f book burners are moving fast, defenders of our literary freedom are
moving faster."^1

The Banned Bookmobile is such a hit that it ran out of free books to give
away in the first 10 minutes during our first event.

Now we need your help to restock the Banned Bookmobile with thousands of
the most banned books in America—and, if we raise enough money, add more
stops to the Banned Bookmobile Tour.

John, we have been able to run the Banned Bookmobile thanks
only to generous donations from members like you, and we want to make sure
you know exactly where your money is going. Here's a breakdown:

* $330,000 to rent, outfit, and operate the Banned Bookmobile
bus—including expenses like gas and insurance.
* $60,000 for equipment and staffing, including paying the organizers
and operations and technology staff who bring the Banned Bookmobile
Tour to life.
* $23,000 to purchase the banned books we give away, as well as
merchandise we offer—including bookmarks, posters, and more.
* $12,000 for travel and lodging for the staff who keep the Banned
Bookmobile up and running.
* $11,000 for a videographer to capture the Banned Bookmobile Tour and
for digital ads to promote the tour and our message opposing these GOP
book bans.

And this budget does not include additional costs for security or
last-minute needs.



What do you say? Will you chip in
$10
a month to buy more books and pay for the gas, insurance, security, and
other costs to add dates to the Banned Bookmobile Tour and keep it going
for months to come?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



$10
a month. It may not seem like a lot of money compared to the eye-popping
donations funding the MAGA movement from Wall Street and right-wing
billionaires.

But when thousands of MoveOn members from across the country join forces
and chip in
$10
a month, we are more powerful than the Super PACs that are bankrolling the
right-wing effort to ban books.

In fact, it's
$10
monthly grassroots donations that are making the Banned Bookmobile Tour
possible.

And it will be
$10
monthly grassroots donations that allow us to restock the Banned
Bookmobile with banned books and bring the Bookmobile to more cities and
states across the country.



Will you join the thousands of MoveOn members who are chipping in to power
the Banned Bookmobile by making a
$10
monthly gift?

[ [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.

–Mana, Liz, Nita, Vickie, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "Book Club: Reviews and recommendations from critic Ron Charles," The
Washington Post, July 7, 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
$10
a month.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.





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