standing up to censorship

͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ {NAME}, Attacks on education are escalating daily. In New Jersey, school board meetings are besieged by extremists’ trying to ban books and slander teachers. In Florida, the state government has banned histories of the Holocaust from schools because they use phrases like “social justice.” In Wisconsin, legislators are promoting what they call “Protect Childhood Innocence” plans that would allow parents to SUE librarians if they stock books meeting a vague definition of “obscene.” [What’s happening in New Jersey and across our nation is a slippery slope into a world of censorship. Districts for Democracy was founded to ensure this does not happen in America. {NAME}, can you pitch in $10 today to protect democratic values in our schools and keep the culture wars out of our kids’ lives?]( If you've stored your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will be processed immediately. [DONATE $10 NOW »]( [DONATE $25 NOW »]( [DONATE $50 NOW »]( [DONATE $100 NOW »]( [DONATE $150 NOW »]( [ANOTHER AMOUNT »]( Children should be allowed to ask critical questions, and librarians should not be punished for providing students with the resources to learn. Now, more than ever, we have to fight for our children’s right to education, {NAME}. Electing school board members and public officials who will stand up for our freedoms is our top priority. [Can you pitch in $10 or any amount you can right now to defend freedom of expression and educational excellence?]( – Districts for Democracy --------------------------------------------------------------- Districts for Democracy will work one school board, legislative, and congressional district at a time to recruit and support candidates committed to freedom of inquiry, thought, and speech for everyone. We want to keep the culture wars out of our schools, return school board elections to their nonpartisan roots, and keep our schools and universities focused on their central mission: helping our kids become educated and engaged citizens of these United States. ONCE]( MONTHLY]( Paid for by Districts for Democracy Districts for Democracy P.O. Box 01 Ringoes, NJ 08851-0001 United States If you need to you can unsubscribe here: [unsubscribe]( You can also [click here to donate](.