As National Library Week kicks off, the American Library Association has launched a new effort to fight the rising tide of book challenges. The effort, Unite Against Book Bans, is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
A collection of poetry from Rural Assembly Everywhere, featuring readings from Nikky Finney, Juan Felipe Herrera and more.
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A round up of love notes to rural LGBTQ+ youth from friends across the country. Love Notes to Rural LGBTQ+ Youth is a project of The Rural Youth Catalyst Project in collaboration with the Rural Assembly.
“May love find you today,” write Maureen Truax Holland, Esq (an Obergefell attorney) and Dr. S. Taylor Williams (physician) in their love note to rural LGBTQ+ youth.
Read more notes in the Love Notes to Rural LGBTQ+ Youth Project and learn how to send your own below.
Rural Assembly Everywhere is coming back May 10 + 11, and we want to showcase work from creators across rural America.
“We see you for who you are and celebrate all the joy and love you bring to the rural communities you call home,” says The NC Rural Center in its note of support and love for LGBTQ+ youth in rural North Carolina.
Writer Skylar Baker-Jordan shares an important piece of advice in this note of support for rural LGBTQ+ youth: Enjoy your youth. Do not let anyone tell you the rituals and traditions of your hometown do not belong to you.
We’re thankful you’re here and unapologetically you, says Delaine Anderson in this note to rural LGBTQ+ youth as part of the Rural Youth Catalyst Project Love Notes for LGBTQ+ Youth project.
You’re exactly what we need, say Norris, Tennessee couple Tim Marema and Liz McGeachy in this love note to rural LGBTQ+ young people. This video was submitted as part of The Rural Youth Catalyst and Rural Assembly’s Love Notes to Rural LGBTQ+ Youth project. We invite you to write your own – a few sentences, a paragraph, or even a short video. Learn how and read more in this series below.
