Defense of Democracy in the news

Defense of Democracy offers Opt-Out forms for Parents in OK.

Nov 18, 2024

Defense of Democracy advocates for inclusion in PA

Nov 16, 2024

“Schools everywhere need to “brace for impact,” said Karen Svoboda, Executive Director of Defense of Democracy

Nov 17, 2024

Educators Defending Democracy organizes to support besieged teachers

Oct 22, 2024

Defense of Democracy Board Member and bestselling author Ellen Hopkins visits volunteers in Nevada

Oct 22, 2024

DofD Executive Director appears as a guest on Indiana Public Media "Noon Edition"

Oct 30, 2024

Continuing the battle for inclusion.

Oct 15, 2024

Defense of Democracy and other groups are training parents in how to show up and speak out at school board meetings

Oct 2, 2024

Kyoto News in Japan covers Defense of Democracy volunteers working to protect our LGBT children

Oct 2, 2024

Defense of Democracy volunteers rally against book bans and for school safety in Cobb County Georgia.

Sep 19, 2024

South Carolina: Defense of Democracy pushes back on book restrictions

Aug 23, 2024

South Carolina: Charleston County debates book access

Aug 21, 2024

Oklahoma: As Ryan Walters crusades against ‘woke’ teachers, abuse allegations go ignored

Sept 19, 2024

Oklahoma: School districts respond to State Superintendent Walters’ mandate to use the Bible as a historical document in the classroom.

July 30, 2024

The Dark Money Defunding Rural Schools

Sep 5, 2024

Ohio: DofD volunteers celebrate compromise that gives parents oversight of their children's books without book bans.

July 12, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 11, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 13, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 13, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 12, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 12, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 9, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

June 13, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 10, 2024

Texas: Volunteers support inclusive education and protest hate group's convention.

July 13, 2024

Ohio: A win for parents and students in Ohio. Book ban quashed by local advocates.

July 12, 2024

Defense of Democracy volunteers in Fort Worth protest True Texas Project.

July, 9 2024

DofD Chapter mobilizes coalition partners to oppose hate group meeting.

July 4, 2024

Chair of The Queer Family Network (a DofD Coalition Partner) comments on CDC study regarding transgender and nonbinary students.

June 24, 2024

Pennsylvania: DofD volunteers receive important win for families in the Berwick School District.

June 13, 2024

"Defense of Democracy volunteers remind Texans that "Y'all means all!"

June 13, 2024

Oklahoma: Superintendent Ryan Walters called out for refusing to listen to stakeholders

May 24, 2024

New York: DofD Executive Director mobilizes community to speak in defense of LGBT+ students at John Jay High School

May 13, 2024

New York:"Students and families in the Wappingers School District stand in solidarity with their LGBTQUIA+ families, imploring the school administration to stand up to hate.

March 19, 2024

South Carolina: Sixty Defense of Democracy volunteers protest book bans

May 2, 2024

South Carolina: DofD volunteers criticize Lt. Governer for attending Moms for Liberty event

May 2, 2024

South Carolina: Volunteers defend democracy at Mount Pleasant, SC Protest

May 1, 2024

Nevada Letter to the Editor: Las Vegas Chapter Chair discusses the real cost of book banning

April 9, 2024

Oklahoma: Defense of Democracy Regional Director speaks with the Human Rights Campaign about human rights violations in Oklahoma

April 25, 2024

Oklahoma: Ryan Walters “rhetoric” is compared to the rise of the Nazi Party

April 18, 2024

New York: Culture of hatred in the Wappingers School District is held accountable by DofD volunteers

April 9, 2024

Oklahoma: Volunteers stand strong against fascism in Oklahoma

March 27, 2024

New York: Volunteers demand protections for trans students under attack at John Jay Highschool in Fishkill

March 20, 2024

New York: Volunteers defend trans kids under attack in the Hudson Valley

March 18, 2024

South Carolina: Speaking in defense of "A Brave New World" and other currently banned books

February 12, 2024

New York: Student faces homophobic attack [Video]

January 31, 2024

Oklahoma: Volunteers demand elected officials adhere to Open Meetings Law

January 22, 2024

Pennsylvania: DofD volunteers speak in defense of LGBTQ+ students (Part 2)

January 21, 2024

Pennsylvania: DofD volunteers speak in defense of LGBTQ+ students (Part 1)

January 21, 2024

Alabama: Defense of Democracy signs letter defending local libraries

January 24, 2024

New York: Defense of Democracy stands with other pro-democracy groups in a protest against Moms for Liberty.

January 19, 2024

New York: Defense of Democracy staff speak at Moms for Liberty protest.

January 18, 2024

South Carolina: DofD Charleston Chapter Chair: "These board members were able to get the chair of the school board to come and talk at their meeting, and he has not come to any public meeting so far to share that same information."

January 18, 2024

South Carolina: Defense of Democracy Chapter speaks out at anti-government extremist group.

January 18, 2024

New York: DofD Executive Director challenges Moms for Liberty meeting in Manhattan.

January 16, 2024

Moms for Liberty – the powerhouse that wreaked so much havoc on our communities and schools, is becoming undone by their own hubris

December 14, 2023

Oklahoma: DofD Tulsa Chapter criticizes Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters' library plan.

December 7, 2023

DofD president and cofounder Karen Svoboda discusses the waning influence of Moms for Liberty and the coordination of a nationwide push to defend children from hate.

November 18, 2023

Oklahoma: Defense of Democracy CEO calls Moms for Liberty attack on Scholastic ‘disgusting’ [Video]

November 14, 2023

Oklahoma: DofD Chapter Chair responds 'Here we go again' to Moms for Liberty's attack on Scholastic Book Fair.

November 13, 2023

Oklahoma: DofD Regional Director Erica Watkins confronts State Superintendent Ryan Walters on his “blatant admission that he wants to ensure God and prayer are embedded in the public school system”

November 8, 2023

Texas: DofD volunteers request that district residents voices be heard in regard to district policies rather than individuals who live outside the district.

November 6, 2023

Pennsylvania: DofD volunteer speaks out against censorship at Easttown School District where “This Book Is Gay” is submitted for review for removal from school.

November 1, 2023

Washington State: Defense of Democracy CEO speaks out regarding attacks on public schools.

October 30, 2023

Oklahoma: Parents advocate for an inclusive education system at the OK State Board of Education meeting

October 27, 2023

Pennsylvania: Volunteers in Bucks County stand tall beside queer youth at “Outfest” event.

October 27, 2023

South Carolina: DofD volunteers protest extremist group meeting at Catholic Church.

October 25, 2023

DofD volunteers demand that Oklahoma State Department of Ed follow both the letter and the spirit of the Open Meetings Act.

October 23, 2023

DofD volunteers in South Carolina protest a Catholic Church hosting an anti-government extremist group.

October 20, 2023

(Nevada) Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara signs Defense of Democracy

September 24, 2023

Defense of Democracy advocates for the American public school system.

September 19, 2023

DofD volunteers in Warren County, VA : "We would like to note that we are here, and here to stay. Our hope is to continue to create a culture of democracy and non-partisanship in our county."

September 21, 2023

Defense of Democracy volunteers in South Carolina rally outside Moms for Liberty meeting.

September 19, 2023

DofD volunteers in Florida organize counter-protest to defend their school district.

September 20, 2023

Defense of Democracy volunteer speaks out at an Oklahoma School Board meeting.

September 19, 2023

Defense of Democracy mentioned as part of a growing movement to defend the public school system.

September 18, 2023

Defense of Democracy volunteers in PA win fight over inclusive bathrooms.

September 13, 2023

Advocacy group to host panel discussing inclusive public education.

Interim library director shares perspective after Fort Worth ISD shuts down all libraries so 'catalogs can be inventoried'

A GOP Grandmother Spat at Protesters in the Name of ‘Religious Freedom’ (vice.com)

July 25, 2023

Larry Leaven resigned last fall amid controversy fomented by a right-wing parents group.

April 13, 2023

Defense of Democracy quoted in Vice news article “A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids”

April 26, 2023

Moms for Liberty didn’t exist 3 years ago. Now it’s a GOP kingmaker.

June 30, 2023

Protesters greet Moms for Liberty with banned book giveaways and dance parties

June 30, 2023

Moms For Liberty in Philly: Political powerhouses inside, powerful protests outside | Southeastern Pennsylvania | wfmz.com

June 30, 2023

Top GOP 2024 contenders speak at parents rights summit as education remains a key issue for Republican voters

June 30, 2023

Moms for Liberty summit injects extremism into the mainstream.

June 29, 2023

Refuse Fascism: Moms for “Liberty” aka Moms for Fascism on Apple Podcasts

June 25, 2023

Vice News: Inside Moms for Liberty’s close relationship to the Proud Boys

June 22, 2023

Hyperallergic: Philly Museum faces backlash

June 21, 2023

Bucks County Beacon: Who will be Protesting?

June 20, 2023

LGBT Nation: Philly Residents Pressure Marriott and local museum not to host Moms For Liberty

June 15, 2023

Workers World: Hate Group a Threat to Philadelphia Workers

June 15, 2023

Washington Post: Reclaiming “Parents Rights”

June 13, 2023

NBC Philadelphia: Social Justice Groups Call for Marriott to cancel event

June 10, 2023

New York Magazine: The Revolt of Other Mothers

May 30, 2023

The Daily Caller: Meet the Pro-Public School Activists

May 24, 2023

Vice News: A Far Right Group is Targeting Students. These Women are Pushing Back.

May 22, 2023

Philadelphia Inquirer: Moms for Liberty convening this summer in Philadelphia

April 28, 2023

Defense of Democracy quoted in Lehigh Valley Live, SC media outlet

April 26, 2023

Marriott’s response is here.

April 20, 2023

Elected officials in Pennsylvania write letter to Marriott Downtown Philadelphia asking why they are hosting the Moms for Liberty summit.

April 20, 2023