The fireworks came early in Philadelphia on Thursday, with multiple protests sparking up in opposition to a three-day summit by the conservative and politically influential group Moms for Liberty.
At least nine protests have been planned over the next three days from groups like the National Parents Union, ACT UP Philadelphia, Invisible Philadelphia, and the Young Communist League.
Harding added that parents she has spoken to say they"want a full telling of the history of the country, and so we've got to stop this nonsense." "Trampling on the rights of trans kids is not our definition of liberty," protester Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, told the Washington Examiner."We are here to promote supporting all students and the rights of LGBTQ youth, and we're concerned that the group that's gathered inside is focused on harming students."
"Moms for Liberty is an organization that has vigorously advocated censorship. and harassment of history teachers, banning history from books from libraries and classrooms, and legislation that renders it impossible for historians to teach with professional integrity without risking job loss and other penalties," according to a letter by the American Historical Society.
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