Young Texans are showing up and showing out 🤘🏽 Proud to partner with Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT). Student-led civic engagement and equity advocacy across the Lone Star State. studentsengaged.org #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
TONIGHT at 8pm Eastern is the Defense of Democracy Tuesday call. The topic is ICE and community protection. This is a free event but registration is strictly required. Learn more at defenseofdemocracy.org #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
ICE PANEL DISCUSSION
FREE
APRIL 21, 8PM EDT
The discussion will not only go over high level findings about ICE, but we'll discuss what we are all really looking for- what steps are being taken toward *accountability*.
Register for this free discussion at : givebutter.com/workshop-ice...
The Defense of Democracy Film Festival is going virtual June 12–14, 2026 and it's going to be something special. Stories that spark action. Cinema for the people. Mark your calendar and support the work: givebutter.com/defense-of-d... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
Dr. Bernd Reiter, a Texas Tech professor and globally recognized democracy scholar, is joining the Defense of Democracy Podcast soon. Expect an honest, rigorous look at governance, inequality, and what's really happening in democratic systems today. Subscribe here:
Putting these sculptures side by side, you have to wonder how something been be both so weighty and so empty at once.
That’s about right
Every student deserves to see themselves in their education. Proud to partner with Roots of Wisdom Scholars — uplifting students of color through culturally affirming learning and leadership. [www.facebook.com/p/Roots-of-Wisdom-Schola... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
We have the tools and knowledge and hindsight to know what it takes to raise boys into kind, curious, strong young men.
The toxic masculinity farmed out by the far right is a blight to our children and harmful to boys and girls as well.
U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy, a Trump appointee, called the DOJ’s widespread voter roll demands a “fishing expedition.”
Defending public schools takes all of us. We're proud to partner with Public School Defenders Hub — connecting advocates coast to coast who refuse to back down. [https://www.cpihub.org/] #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
Here's the truth: authoritarianism is organized and funded. So is Defense of Democracy — but only with your help. Even $5 makes a real difference in the fight. Donate today: givebutter.com/defense-of-d... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
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If you do have a TPUSA it is called Club America. Here are some talking points for parents.
The club is called CLUB AMERICA. we are currently running an awareness campaign.
Visit this link to review remarks that you can say to your school board!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
There is a group which monitors and actively opposes the idea of Club America in the public schools: @defenseofdemocracy.bsky.social
Club America is a child of the TPUSA. There are suggestions that instead of being true student-run clubs, Club America is actually run by TPUSA. Keep 'em out!
Proud to partner with National Parents Union — amplifying parents from underserved communities in the fight for equitable public education. Every child deserves a champion 🧡 [nationalparentsunion.org] #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
A Statement In Opposition to HR 7661 The freedom to speak and to read is a fundamental principle of the United States of America. That is why we have joined together — parents, students, educators, library workers, authors, free expression advocates, booksellers, and publishers — to stand in support of our nation’s school-aged children and teens and in opposition to H.R. 7661. H.R. 7661, if passed, will compel nationwide book censorship. It confuses obscenity with identity and stigmatizes vulnerable young people, particularly trans children and teens, based on who they are. It will continue to drain funding from our already underfunded schools and libraries. And it will threaten the creativity and critical thinking that are vital to education in the U.S.
Authors Against Book Bans has joined dozens of other organizations, nonprofits, publishers, & stores to issue this joint statement opposing HR7661
I don’t use the word “gobsmacked” very much. But when I do, I’m referencing our president.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Hey — if you care about democracy at the local level, tonight's the night. Join the Defense of Democracy Tuesday call at 8pm Eastern and meet the people doing the real work. It's collaborative, it's action-focused, and it matters. Register at defenseofdemocracy.org 🗳️ #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
The Defense of Democracy Film Festival is going virtual June 12–14, 2026 🎬 — and it's going to be something special. Stories that spark action. Cinema for the people. Mark your calendar and support the work: givebutter.com/defense-of-d... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
If you're looking for a podcast that's less punditry and more action — you've found it. The Defense of Democracy Podcast drops new episodes every other Tuesday. Subscribe and be part of the conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
Young people across Texas are making their voices heard in policy spaces — and SEAT is leading that charge. Defense of Democracy is proud to partner with Students Engaged in Advancing Texas. Their work is vital and inspiring. Learn more: www.studentsengaged.org #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
When books get banned, ideas get silenced — and that's exactly the point. Defense of Democracy partners with Unite Against Book Bans because protecting libraries and schools is protecting democracy. Learn how to get involved: uniteagainstbookbans.org/about/ #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
CC: Nashville + every other blue city in a red state.
Here's the truth: authoritarianism is organized and funded. So is Defense of Democracy — but only with your help. Even $5 makes a real difference in the fight. Donate today: givebutter.com/defense-of-d... #dofd #defenseofdemocracy
Kids Not Kings!
