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We’re Standing for Truth, Access, and Accountability
📢 GoFundMe Update
Over $75,000 raised!
Our community is AMAZING!
Support the fight:
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📌 Hashtags to Use on Social Media
#SaveOurLibrary #RightToRead #FirstAmendment #LibraryStrong #StandWithLibraries
#LibrariesAreEssential #BooksNotBans #LetBooksBeBooks #DefendTheBooks
#SaveYanceyLibrary #KeepAMYTogether #YanceyReads #NCReads #OurLibraryMatters
#FreedomToRead #ProtectLibraries #BannedBooks #SmallTownsBigFight
#ReadBannedBooks #YanceyCounty
🔖 Suggested Tags for Social Media
📚 Library & Censorship Advocates
@mychal3ts – Mychal Threets
@MrsJones_LMS – Amanda Jones
@penamerica – PEN America
@EveryLibrary
@freedomtoread_ – Freedom to Read Foundation
🧠 Influencers & Authors Who Might Amplify Your Message
@JessicaValenti
@IjeomaOluo
@StephenKing
@JasonReynolds83
@Nnedi – Nnedi Okorafor
🌾 Southern & Appalachian Voices
@RonRashWriter
@BarbaraKingsolv
@DollyParton
@DavidSedarisBooks
🗣️ Amplifiers of “Good Trouble”
@NoName – NoName Book Club
@MelanieMcWrite – Melanie McFarland
@KaivanShroff
@AngryBlackLady – Imani Gandy
📣 Posting on X (Twitter) or Instagram with sharp visuals, tags, and hashtags increases your reach and impact.
Latest Media:
Carolina Public Press
Last-ditch legal effort tries to halt NC regional library system breakup over LGBTQ+ content
Yancey prepares to exit library system. Grassroots group hires law firm to counter those plans, which they say violate rights, waste money.
https://carolinapublicpress.org/71307/last-ditch-legal-effort-tries-to-halt-nc-regional-library-system-breakup-over-lgbtq-content/
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Mountain Speak YouTube Channel
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About Mountain Speak:
We’re a community-driven platform dedicated to civic engagement and government transparency. We share public meeting recordings and accessible information to help residents stay informed and involved in the decisions that shape our region.
Follow Mountain Speak to access recordings, track developments, and support accountability and change.
#MountainSpeak #CivicEngagement #Transparency #LocalGovernment
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📬 Helpful Links and Resources
Superintendent Update: Kathy Amos Weekly Update
Yancey County Jobs: Job Board
NC General Assembly: ncleg.gov
NC Recovery Dashboard: wncrecovery.nc.gov
Call Your Representatives: 5Calls.org | Resistbot
Nonpartisan News Sources:
🎙️ NC Podcast: The HomeTown Holler
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Thank you for your continued support and please share.
—Brandy