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philbildner 🏳️‍🌈Phil Bildner🏳️‍🌈 @philbildner ·
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I’m heading to Florida for this. We all need to be speaking out against book banning, censorship, erasure, and eliminationism. https://twitter.com/splcenter/status/1637514283952005122

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flfreedomread Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread ·
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Let Florida Read!

Join us Tuesday in Tally as we celebrate our constitutional right to read alongside amazing authors, students, educators of @FloridaMediaEd, @PENamerica, @diversebooks, @splcenter, @DemocracyFwd, & @EveryLibrary.

Register:
https://www.fftrp.org/let_florida_read_event

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angiepro4 Angie JP @angiepro4 ·
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Literature knows no frontiers. Yet books today are under profound attack. I'm joining @PENAmerica in the fight to defend the freedom to read. Sign and share this petition to show your support for diverse literature and writers across the country. https://bit.ly/33MOt24?source=twitter&

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