One of my good blogging friends is hosting a great event where she stands up for bloggers and banned books. She states, "Bloggers Speak Out is a movement sparked by the recent article, "Filthy Books Demeaning to Republic Education" by Dr. Wesley Scroggins that was published in the Springfield, MO News-Leader on September 18th. In this article, Scroggins vehemently advocates the censorship of books in schools, and specifically requests that the following books be removed from the Republic school system: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler, and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut."
To show our support of these authors and to fight against book banning and censorship, we have decided to take action and speak out. You can still join in by e-mailing Natalie. Here is her blog URL where you can find her contact information: http://themindfulmusingsbookblog.blogspot.com
We will be running events from Tuesday, September 21st through Sunday, October 3rd (the end of Banned Books Week.)
Also, for those of you who didn't enter yet, I am currently running an International contest for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

For contest details go here.
3 comments:
ohman, this Wesley Scroggins makes me sick!
How sad the good doctor couldn't take up a "real" cause like....world peace or hungry children.
Why are idiots are the only ones to get a national soapbox?
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