Dear MoveOn member,
LeVar Burton here.
I spent more than 20 years sharing my love for reading on "Reading Rainbow," and I am writing to you today to share my thoughts about the recent and incredibly troubling rise in censorship and book banning.
I've seen firsthand how powerful books can be, which is why the sharp rise in book bans in libraries and schools across the country is so distressing to me. These bans, which are largely being pushed by Republican politicians and conservative political groups, keep children from learning about themselves and their own identities, shut down discussions, blot out empathy and understanding, and conceal accurate American history.
We cannot become a country of censorship and book bans.
That is why, as Banned Book Week gets underway, I am so excited to join my friends at MoveOn to offer you a very special way to push back against book bans—and support an organization on the front lines of this fight—by getting your very own special-edition "Read Banned Books" T-shirt.
Just click here or on the image below to grab yours now!
MoveOn has been at the forefront of the fight against book bans and the politicians who champion them, and I am so proud to stand arm-in-arm with them in this work.
Earlier this year, thanks to support from MoveOn members like you, they launched their Banned Bookmobile and took it on a tour through 10 states, handing out banned books and energizing voters, and this week, the Bookmobile is heading out once again to make even more stops across the country!
But the work doesn't stop at the end of Banned Book Week, and that's why getting your special LeVar Burton edition "Read Banned Books" T-shirt and wearing it proudly is so important.
And here's the best part: Instead of padding the bottom line of a big corporation, every cent made from these T-shirts will go directly toward funding MoveOn's work to fight against these bans, defeat the GOP in 2024, and build a world where everyone can thrive.
Will you join me? Get your "Read Banned Books" T-shirt now!
Thanks for all you do.
–LeVar Burton
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, MoveOn needs your help.
Will you chip in to power MoveOn's critical work?
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