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. 

[ [link removed] ]Just click here or on the image below to grab yours now!

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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.

[ [link removed] ]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?



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





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