Last Chance to Donate to 35th LD Dems’ Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (DEI) Book Drive
WHAT: 35th LD Democrats will donate non-fiction books addressing D.E.I. topics to the 8 high schools within the 35th LD.
We are asking for donations to purchase a couple of copies of 5-6 different books for each high school. The schools will decide which titles they want.
Some examples of these non-fiction books are:
- “So You want to Talk About Race?” by Ijeowa Oluo
- “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson
- “The State We’re in: Your Guide to State, Tribal and Local Government” by the League of Women Voters
- “Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World”, non-fiction by Jack Weatherford
- “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” by Juan Gonzales
- “Facing the Mountain: Japanese American Heroes in WWII”” by Daniel James Brown
- “Strangers from a Different Shore” by Ronald Takai
- “You Can Tell Just by Looking and 20 other Myths about LBGT Life and People” by Bronski, Pelligrini and Amico.
- “Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens” by Marieke Nijkamp
WHY: Books addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion are in short supply in schools of the 35th LD and are being requested by teachers, superintendents, and students.
WHERE: Our focus is on the eight high schools that have students who live in the 35th LD, to either the school library or teachers engaging this subject.
WHEN: Funds raised by September 15th, 2021, will be used to purchase books for the 2021 school year. We are almost half-way to our goal of raising $2,000 this year. Even small donations will be appreciated!
To Donate to the DEI Book Drive: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dei-book-drive
For more information, please contact Donna Branch-Gilby at 35thstatecommittee-donna@35thdemocrats.org.
