A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
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Spotlight
We Have Some Exciting Opportunities for Members Coming Up in the Next
Couple of Months!
In February in Orlando, Florida, Grandparents For Truth will host our
inaugural Black History Month Teach-In! We will be bringing together
stakeholders from across the spectrum, including grandparents and their
grandkids, faith leaders, elected officials, on-the-ground activists,
teachers, students, librarians, and national partners. It will be a great
opportunity to hear about hidden Black history, and how to fight back
against attacks on teaching it!
Also coming soon: the official launch of Grandparents For Truth clubs!
Have you seen the news? [ [link removed] ]According to the Washington Post, Moms for
Liberty is OUT - and Grandparents For Truth is IN in 2024! Or you might
have seen [ [link removed] ]our latest interview in The 19th!
Are you interested in leading your friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and
other grandparents in your community to fight for the freedom to learn and
read? If you’re interested in opening a local Grandparents For Truth group
in your community, stay tuned for updates about how to register! Group
leaders receive a box of merch including t-shirts, buttons, signs, and a
banner; as well as resources, training, and personalized, one-on-one
guidance for how to fight back against authoritarianism and censorship. If
you want to take action but don’t want to lead a group, that’s alright too
- just [ [link removed] ]sign up to be a Grandparent For Truth and we’ll connect you to
local actions.
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This Month
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[ [link removed] ]Why Our Members are Proud to be Grandparents For Truth
Last year, we launched Grandparents For Truth, a program aimed at bringing
together grandparents—and everyone else who believes in the freedom to
learn—to speak out against book bans and censorship. The response has been
incredible. All around the country we’ve had members stand up and tell us
why Grandparents For Truth is so important to them, and we wanted to share
a few of those stories with you.
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[ [link removed] ]2023 Was a Big Year for People For’s Anti-Censorship Efforts
Throughout 2023, People For made big strides in the fight for the freedom
to learn. We took on the College Board, launched our fast-growing
Grandparents For Truth program to help stop censorship and stand against
Moms for Liberty, and we helped turn the tide on an overzealous school
board in Temecula. We also sponsored the reading of banned books and
handed out some cool swag in support of Banned Books Week. So, here’s a
look back at the incredible year that was 2023.
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[ [link removed] ]How a Group of Grandparents is Mobilizing to Push Back Against Moms
for Liberty
Our friends at The 19th spoke to People For’s Alana Byrd and Marge Baker
to get the scoop on Grandparents For Truth and our fight to protect
education from groups like Moms for Liberty. They wrote up their
conversation and were kind enough to let us share it with you.
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[ [link removed] ]School Board Candidates Explain Why You Should Run for School Board
People For’s National Political Director Markus Batchelor met with three
enthusiastic school board candidates from Virginia for a live panel
discussion on why they’re running for their respective school boards.
Tracy Blake, Marcia St. John-Cunning, and Randy Riffle are standing up for
Truth, Justice, and the American Way in Virginia, and they’re eager to let
us all know what motivated them to get involved.
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Recall Efforts Move Forward in Temecula
In Temecula, CA we continue to work with our local grandparents and allies
to push forward with [ [link removed] ]the recall campaign of three extremist right-wing
school board members. And we have great news! One of the extremist
members, perhaps spooked by the campaign against him, resigned from his
position and will be leaving the district! Additionally, our allies
gathered and submitted enough signatures to get the Board President on the
ballot for a recall in 2024! This is the same Board President who is now
being sued by the ACLU for violating the first amendment rights of the
citizens of Temecula. We’ll keep you posted as the recall effort
continues.
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[ [link removed] ]Grandparents For Truth Swag Is Here!
Want to get your hands on the latest G4T t-shirts, bookmarks, water
bottles, backpacks, and more? Our [ [link removed] ]swag shop has it all! Don’t see what
you want? [ [link removed] ]Share your idea with us!
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More News & Analysis
* [ [link removed] ]Biden Judge Stops Law Requiring Library and Other Censorship in
Public Schools »
* [ [link removed] ]Biden Judge Gives Parent Her Day in Court to Prove Unlawful
Harassment of Her Child at School »
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PFAW In the News
* [ [link removed] ]Protesters Swarm UES 'Moms For Liberty' Event: 'Get The F--- Out'
| Patch »
* [ [link removed] ]What's out and what's in for 2024 | The Washington Post »
* [ [link removed] ]Three school board members moved this California district to the
far right. Women lead the effort to recall them. | 19th News »
* [ [link removed] ]Moms For Liberty And The Dominionist Assault On America’s
‘Education Mountain’| Bucks County Beacon »
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* [ [link removed] ]Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist Leader Joins Arkansas State
Library Board »
* [ [link removed] ]Sarah Sanders Appoints Christian Nationalist Anti-LGBTQ Activist
to Arkansas Library Board »
* [ [link removed] ]Voters Reject ‘Moms for Liberty’ as Group Intensifies Far-Right
Ties, Harmful Strategies »
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