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John, just checking in to see if you got our last message.
The other day we reached out to dedicated progressives and literary advocates like you to find out if you read banned books – and while the initial response was impressive, we’re still missing your answer.
Your input is so important to us as we strategize our efforts to recruit more young progressives who will fight back against far-right books bans nationwide. That’s why, for the next 24 hours, we’re extending our survey for our most important supporters in xxxxxx. So please, tell us before the deadline: |
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DO YOU READ BANNED BOOKS? |
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Thank you,
Run for Something
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Run for Something Date: Wed, Aug. 7, 2024 |
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John, we were wondering if you could help us figure this out. Take a look at all these book titles: |
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“Ulysses” by James Joyce
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee |
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Can you tell us what they all have in common?
Far-right extremists on school boards and library boards across the country have outright BANNED them, fundamentally limiting what our children can read and learn.
As more books like these are pulled from shelves in schools and libraries across the country, we need to know where you stand on these senseless efforts to meddle with our kids’ right to read and teachers' school curriculums.
We need 250 responses to our urgent flash poll – including yours, John. So please, let us know if you’re in this fight with us before our midnight deadline: Do you read banned books? |
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DO YOU READ BANNED BOOKS? |
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Whether you’ve read any of these books or just seen them on the shelf, then you know just how important books like these are to have in our libraries and public schools. The books being banned are overwhelmingly written by women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and other historically marginalized groups – and GOP school and library board members are doing whatever they can to stifle critical thinking.
Run for Something is determined to restore kids’ right to read freely, taking on extremist groups like Moms for Liberty who are trying to elect far-right school board members and ban even more books. Between our elected library board members and our 50-State School Board Strategy, we’re working to bring an end to book bans by recruiting and electing young progressives who will defeat Moms for Liberty once and for all.
When it comes to this fight, we’re all in – but we need to make sure that you are too, John. Your response before our midnight deadline is critical to informing our 50-State School Board Strategy. So please, tell us: |
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DO YOU READ BANNED BOOKS? |
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Thank you,
Run for Something |
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