Dear MoveOn member,

On Thursday, MoveOn was honored by the Shorty Impact Awards for our work
with LeVar Burton to oppose MAGA book bans—including our explosively
popular "LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books" T-shirt campaign!

[ [link removed] ]We are so grateful for the recognition of this vital work, and to
celebrate, we have restocked these T-shirts one more time! Click here to
order your very own award-winning T-shirt now!

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While accepting his award as the Changemaker of the Year, LeVar spoke
powerfully about the work we have in front of us over these next four
years and how vitally important it will be to counter attempts by Trump
and his cronies to oppress us by expanding our knowledge and sharing the
gift of literature with as many people as possible, because, in his words,
"literacy is liberation."

We already know that Trump's administration, and Republicans in states
across the country emboldened by his win, will redouble their efforts to
block the teaching of accurate American history and attempt to control the
minds of young people by banning books that can expand their worldviews
and build connections with people different from themselves.

Just last week, the Florida Department of Education released a
35-page-long list of hundreds of books being banned in schools across the
state.^1 The list included many powerful and important books such as
Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale," "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe,
and "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson.

Unsurprisingly, many of the banned books tackle issues including race,
gender and queer identity, and women's rights.

These bans are blatant attempts by the right to push marginalized
communities further into the shadows and rewrite an American history that
fits their white Christian nationalist worldview.

As we head into these next four years, it will be more important than ever
to stand up for free speech and expression, do everything we can to
prevent these bans from going into effect, and educate people across the
country about the terrifying antidemocratic policies of the right.

[ [link removed] ]Ready to join us in this work? Click here to order your "LeVar Burton
Says Read Banned Books" T-shirt today and wear it proudly and in defiance
of the right's efforts to ban books.

Thanks for all you do.

–Elizabeth, Kelly, Emily, Oscar, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "Hundreds of books pulled from Florida school libraries — including
novels by Kurt Vonnegut, John Green and Toni Morrison," CBS News, November
13, 2024
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