Dear MoveOn member,

LeVar Burton, who helped generations of children develop a love of reading as the host of "Reading Rainbow," excitedly said yesterday, "MoveOn.org made a T-shirt with my face on it—people love the shirt!"¹

It's true! We made the "LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books" T-shirt for Banned Book Week last month, and it's MoveOn's most popular T-shirt in our 25-year history!

So now, as we keep working to fight the dangerous rise of book bans and censorship, we used the same design to create FREE stickers and bookmarks—so we can get them out to even more people and help send a signal to every corner of the nation that we won't allow book bans and censorship in our schools and libraries.

Click here now to get your FREE "LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books" sticker and bookmark, while supplies last!

Last night, LeVar Burton hosted the National Book Awards, continuing to share his love of reading all of these years after "Reading Rainbow" went off the air.²

And he's been a critical partner in the fight to stop MAGA book bans.

Together, LeVar and MoveOn have:

Mobilized nearly 475,000 MoveOn members to sign petitions against book bans.³
Launched a nationwide Banned Bookmobile Tour, educating people across the country about MAGA book bans and giving away thousands of banned books for free.⁴
Promoted a wildly popular "Read Banned Books" T-shirt.⁵
Led almost 175 artists, authors, musicians, and entertainers—including Judy Blume, Ariana Grande, Roxane Gay, Chelsea Handler, and Guillermo del Toro—in a statement denouncing the rising wave of book bans across the country.⁶

Join with LeVar Burton to fight MAGA censorship and book bans by getting your FREE "LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books" sticker and bookmark combo today!

Thanks for all you do.

–Mona, Elizabeth, Jordan, Mana, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "LeVar Burton Is Still Fighting For Your Right to Read," Esquire, November 15, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185310?t=5&akid=369384%2E40999114%2E5m4wRB

2. Ibid.

3. "Stop Book Bans Across the U.S.," MoveOn, accessed November 15, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/179511?t=7&akid=369384%2E40999114%2E5m4wRB

4. "Banned Bookmobile Tour," MoveOn, accessed November 15, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/177820?t=9&akid=369384%2E40999114%2E5m4wRB

5. "LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books Unisex T-Shirt," MoveOn, accessed November 15, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/184596?t=11&akid=369384%2E40999114%2E5m4wRB

6. "Nearly 175 Celebs & Notable Figures Sign 'Artists Against Book Bans' Statement Organized by LeVar Burton & MoveOn," MoveOn, September 19, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185309?t=13&akid=369384%2E40999114%2E5m4wRB

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 chip in to power our critical work?

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