A coalition of 44 local organizations (including Indivisible Santa Cruz County) has united to denounce the group Moms for Liberty, which participated in a meeting in Watsonville last weekend. Moms for Liberty says it advocates parental rights, but is also labeled extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Here, the 44 organizations denounce the tactics, ideas and motivations of Moms for Liberty, which include banning books and limiting discussions about race and LGBTQ+ identities in schools. “We will fight their efforts with vigor and passion every step of the way to protect our most vulnerable kids and their families,” the groups write. Read more..
We want to thank all the organizations and community organizers that worked to write the Community Voices article and organize all the groups to sign on! As we have all learned over the past 6 years we have strength in numbers and can create real change if we all work together.
