My Brother’s Keeper Cambridge

Type of Event: In-Person Day of Event Contact: Lizz Phipps Soeiro - [email protected] "Thank you for joining us on May 3, 2023 for the Freedom To Learn National Day of Action to defend the truth and protect the freedom to learn. Now is the time to build a broad network of people to strengthen our democracy and our values of equity, inclusion and social justice. Through collective actions across the country, we will resist restrictions on the freedom to learn, fight the right’s 'anti-woke' disinformation campaigns, and demonstrate majoritarian support for equity in our schools, campuses, and workplaces. We will make it plain that giving in to the demands of 'anti-woke' forces is not an option for institutions and politicians who represent us. You cannot protect the bedrock institutions of a democracy– the right to vote, freedom of speech, and access to the truth–by appeasing organized and legislated lies as the College Board has done. Banned Book: Read (Aloud) In - 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Community members will read books out loud that have been banned in school classrooms and school libraries across the country.  For children and their caregivers Light snacks provided Community Discussion - 6:30 pm - […]