Dear MoveOn member, 

Ron DeSantis, Florida's Republican governor, has banned 54 math textbooks
from being used in Florida's K-12 public schools for allegedly including
"divisive concepts" and "indoctrination."^1

DeSantis's mathematics book ban would be utterly laughable if it weren't a
despicable attack on our freedoms and an attempt to control the minds of
our kids.

For months, MoveOn has been working to stop the far right's book bans and
other attempts by Trump's Republican Party to take over our schools. To
help spread the word, we've just reprinted a big batch of our hugely
popular "I Read Banned Books" stickers and bookmarks, and we're giving
them away for free while supplies last.

[ [link removed] ]More than 150,000 MoveOn members have already ordered their
sticker-and-bookmark bundle! Just click here or on the image below to
order your free sticker and bookmark.

[ [link removed] ][IMG]DeSantis banned one elementary school math textbook because it
included a lesson in which students were supposed to learn about
"empathizing with classmates."^2

You read that correctly. The MAGA movement wants to ban empathy.

John, DeSantis's nonsensical and dangerous crusade against math
books comes after a Tennessee school board banned "Maus," a Pulitzer
Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust.^3

And earlier this year, a Tennessee church held a book burning at which
churchgoers threw copies of popular books, including "Harry Potter" and
"Twilight," into a bonfire in the church parking lot.^4

Make no mistake: MAGA is attempting to wage a white supremacist culture
war and march our country closer toward authoritarianism.

They will not win.

As we have done in the past, our grassroots, people-powered movement will
fight back, and together we will succeed.

[ [link removed] ]Help spread the message by ordering your free "I Read Banned Books"
sticker and bookmark now. Place the sticker somewhere visible, and use
your bookmark to keep your place in your banned book!

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Liia, Kathy, David, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "DeSantis defends math textbook rejection as Dems seek proof of
critical race theory lessons," Politico, April 18, 2022
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2. "Florida releases 4 prohibited math textbook examples. Here they are."
The Washington Post, April 21, 2022
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3. "School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel 'Maus,'"
The New York Times, January 27, 2022
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4. "Tennessee pastor burns 'witchcraft' 'Harry Potter,' 'Twilight' books,"
The Hill, February 7, 2022
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