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Tell Your Reps to VOTE NO on HR 7661!

CALL YOUR REPS AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON HR 7661! This federal book ban proposal is dangerous and it cannot pass!

Use @5calls or @resistbot to get info on your reps, then call, mail, fax, and/or email them! You can use the script below (via @everylibrary)—just edit it to include your info & adjust for written memos as needed!

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from, [CITY, STATE]

I’m calling to ask [REP NAME] to oppose H.R. 7661, a bill that opens the door for nationwide book banning. I am appalled at how this bill is being used to target marginalized communities and deepen the divisions in our country. It claims to be about protecting children, but it is really aimed at giving the federal government the power to control whose stories are on shelves. It is censorship and a blatant violation of our First Amendment, and wild government overreach.

[OPTIONAL]: Instead, I urge [REP NAME] to support H.R. 6440, the Right to Read Act, and H.R.7691, the Fight Book Bans Act to fund education and increase student literacy across America.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

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It’s Juneteenth! This holiday marks the day in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was finally enforced in Texas, freeing enslaved Black Americans—a full 900 days after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Proclamation. Juneteenth has been celebrated in Texas since 1867, but it only became a federal holiday in 2021 due to the persistent efforts of activist Dr. Opal Lee.

If you, like me, are a non-Black person who has today off, consider spending it with a book from this post. Please consider purchasing that book from a Black-owned bookstore via Bookshop.org or Libro.fm. If you can’t purchase a book today, maybe you can visit your local public library!

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