Dear Andra,
Books change minds. Books move hearts. Books teach. With books, young people and adults alike can see and learn about themselves, history, and the world around them and develop context, empathy, and understanding.
That's why hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members have taken action in our Read Banned Books campaign to fight the dangerous wave of MAGA-orchestrated book bans and censorship harming our communities. We are so grateful for your support. You're helping to make a difference, Andra.
MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting sat down with LeVar Burton, a literacy icon and the host of "Reading Rainbow" for more than 20 years, to speak about the collective impact of MoveOn members fighting MAGA book bans. Because you're a committed MoveOn member, we wanted to share the exclusive GQ interview with you!
"We have to find hope and inspiration wherever we can find it. We have to seek it out. And this is something we can do something about. We may feel helpless on an individual level, but we can do something about book bans." –LeVar Burton
"When leaders desire to consolidate power, one of the key levers they use is to control the narrative and the story and to control the idea of what is true and what is not true. So if you're limiting the access that people have to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and different perspectives, you are replacing that with one story that allows you to be in power. That's an intentional strategy to undermine American democracy, as fragile and imperfect as it is. … I know there's more of us than them, and that this is not the end. These book bans will not last forever." –Rahna Epting
Click here to read the full interview!
We are so proud of the collective effort you've participated in. Together, we spread hope, joy, and stories in a time where our freedom to read and express ourselves is on the line. With your partnership, we are not only fighting to stop MAGA book bans, but we're also giving away thousands of banned books in the communities most affected by book bans. We're coming together in community with other book lovers, educators, and parents to celebrate the full diversity of our stories. We are the majority, and we're making our voices heard. And when we do, we win.
We hope that you are proud to be a part of a powerful effort for freedom, democracy, and truth as a MoveOn member.
With gratitude,
–Madeleine, Mana, Mona, Jordan, and the rest of the team
P.S. Want to take more action to support banned books? Here are three ways you can help:
- You can join LeVar Burton, Ariana Grande, Padma Lakshmi, Guillermo del Toro, Judy Blume, and others in signing a statement denouncing the rise of book bans.
- You can grab your own LeVar Burton "Read Banned Books" T-shirt here while supplies last.
- The Banned Bookmobile is back on tour! You can follow the bookmobile around and make a gift to help keep it going here.
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 start a monthly gift to power our critical work?
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