A pair of resolutions in Congress seek to condemn efforts across the country to ban children from accessing books that right-wing parents or community members have improperly deemed to contain objectionable material.
A pair of resolutions in Congress — one in each chamber of the legislature — seeks to condemn efforts across the country to ban children from accessing books that right-wing parents or community members have improperly deemed to contain objectionable material.feature themes or characters that appeal to LGBTQ, Black and Brown, and/or feminist readersRep. Jamie Raskin plans to submit a House version of the resolution, while Sen. Brian Schatz will submit the Senate version.
“The wave of book bans that has swept across our country in recent years is a direct attack on First Amendment rights and should alarm every American who believes that freedom of expression is a fundamental pillar of our democracy,”Efforts to remove books from schools and public libraries simply because they introduce ideas about diversity or challenge students to think beyond their own lived experience is not only anti-democratic but also a hallmark of authoritarian regimes.
It’s unclear whether these resolutions will be passed in one or both houses of Congress. Progressive organizations, including labor unions like the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, have expressed support for the measure.
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