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How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students
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There are many steps students can take to fight book bans affecting their schools and libraries. Our tip sheet provides guidelines to encourage students to speak out, put pressure on decision makers, and more:
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How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students
This guide will help you fight back against book bans and build a stronger community of readers and advocates in the process.
This guide will help you fight back against book bans and build a stronger community of readers and advocates in the process.
Home > How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students
HOW TO FIGHT BOOK BANS: A TIP SHEET FOR STUDENTS
December 14, 2021
Campaigns to remove books from public schools and libraries are spreading quickly across the United States—and are often targeting works by LGBTQ+ writers, women writers, and writers of color. Those who stand up against these campaigns sometimes face overt hostility and intimidation, with some organized political efforts behind these attempts to censor what you can and can’t read in the classroom.
How can students mobilize and respond? This guide will help you fight back against book bans and build a stronger community of readers and advocates in the process.
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HOW TO FIGHT BOOK BANS: A TIP SHEET FOR STUDENTS
December 14, 2021
Campaigns to remove books from public schools and libraries are spreading quickly across the United States—and are often targeting works by LGBTQ+ writers, women writers, and writers of color. Those who stand up against these campaigns sometimes face overt hostility and intimidation, with some organized political efforts behind these attempts to censor what you can and can’t read in the classroom.
How can students mobilize and respond? This guide will help you fight back against book bans and build a stronger community of readers and advocates in the process.
DOWNLOAD PDF
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