Repost @arocaction ACTION NEEDED: We need to mobilize to Sacramento once again to voice our opposition to AB 715, the pro-Israel public eduction censorship bill, right after Labor Day next week — on either Tuesday, September 2nd or Tuesday, September 3rd. Please RSVP to join us in Sacramento via the RSVP form in bio (also available at bit.ly/AB715SEPT, case sensitive) We anticipate to have confirmed the date by this Friday (August 29th). A notification will be sent out as soon as the date and time are known.  Our opposition is actively mobilizing to ensure AB 715 is passed into law - let’s make clear to our legislators that there is MORE SUPPORT for opposing this dangerous censorship bill. LET’S GO!

Repost @lowerfrequencies.pod This past year, Assemblymember Dawn Addis (District CA-30) has sent a series of anti-Palestinian bills to Sacramento with the aims to censor and defund Ethnic Studies education in the state of California. The Assemblymember, through these bills, has realized the goals of Project Esther in linking anti-Zionism, through a racist chain of associations, to diversity, equity, and inclusion. AB 2918 came in February 2024, followed by AB 1468 in February 2025. Addis’ first two bills targeting Ethnic Studies failed to advance, but she is now back with a third bill, AB 715, that is even broader and more repressive in targeting California teachers. AB 715 would mandate an entirely new complaint process specifically for antisemitism and create a new position of Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator under the State Board of Education. The bill closely mirrors the draconian policies proposed by conservative zealots and the authors of Project 2025. Our inaugural podcast episode covers AB 1468 at length (available to listen to on Amazon, Apple, Spotify, and more at the link in our bio). In a recent guest commentary piece for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Professors Christine Hong and Sean Malloy take a closer look at how Addis’ targeting of Ethnic Studies mirrors the MAGA playbook that California Democrats claim to be against. To read the full piece, head to the link in our bio or find it on the Sentinel (@scsentinel).

Repost @arocaction Thank you @lilygreenbergcall for writing this important and powerful @nytimes op-ed on AB 715, a dangerous pro-Israel public education censorship bill being championed by Zionist Democratic California legislators (Assemblymembers Rick Zbur and Jesse Gabriel and State Senator Scott Wiener) who have long track records of demonizing Palestine advocacy and protest, even during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. AB 715 is a dangerous bill that was architected and drafted in bad faith and is championed by California’s Israel lobby (JPAC, JCRC & the ADL) — it must be opposed and defeated. And more broadly, we must recognize these organizations and legislators as constantly and consistently undermining Palestinian liberation at every turn and call them out as the bad actors they are. Read the op-Ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/california-democrat-jewish-trump.html Take action to oppose AB 715 by emailing your legislators - link in bio.

Repost @arocaction The California state legislature resumes its session on Monday, August 18, and needs to confront the real motivations and drivers behind AB 715 - the pro-Israel public education censorship bill at a time when 92% of Democrats disapprove of Israel’s military actions in Gaza and more Americans believe Israel is committing genocide (47%) than not (33%). Take action against AB 715 by joining us in Sacramento this Tuesday, August 19 to rally and drop into key legislators offices to ensure our voices are heard in opposition to this dangerous bill: Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Location: Sacramento - State Capital Complex (details TBD) Time: 11:30AM RSVP via the link in bio!

Repost @esntx2 ・・・📣 Big news: On June 27th, the Texas State Board of Education voted to renew the American Indian/Native Studies course by a bipartisan vote of 9-5! This represents a significant step forward for the ongoing recognition of Native histories, cultures, and voices in our classrooms and for K-12 Ethnic Studies in southern and southwestern states. Starting Fall 2025, all Texas school districts can adopt the course as a Social Studies elective, and students can earn graduation credit! To offer the course in 2026–2027, school boards must adopt it by January 2026, but communities need to start asking for the course this summer. TEA will post the course on its website in July 2025. In addition, the Texas SBOE can start considering the AI/NS course for TEKS-based adoption as early as September 2025 so that it can become a permanent Social Studies elective, without need for renewal every few years. Swipe through the slides to learn what you can continue to do to support local and statewide adoption. See the bit.ly/AINSSupport Guide in our bio. This is a community-powered win for all Texas students. Thank you!! #nativeamerican #americanindian #education #texas #politics #calltoaction

The California Teachers Association (310,000 educators), the Association of California School Administrators (17,000 leaders), and the California County Superintendents (58 county offices): OPPOSE AB 715! 📝Read their full statements: tinyurl.com/ab715-statements (link in bio) ✊🏽Join us in Sacramento on July 9th: tinyurl.com/ab715-sac (link in bio) ❤️Take 2 minutes to call and/or send emails to your state senator: tinyurl.com/stop-ab715

📢LAST PUSH TO STOP CALIFORNIA'S AB 715! 📢 Defend our right to teach about Palestine! All hands on deck before the July 15th vote! ✊🏽Attend the July 9th Senate Education committee hearing in Sacramento: tinyurl.com/ab715-sac (link in bio) ✊🏽 Take 2 minutes to send emails and calls to your state senators: tinyurl.com/stop-ab715 (link in bio) ❌AB 715 comes directly from the Project Esther (companion to Project 2025) MAGA playbook, which is designed to dismantle pro-Palestinian advocacy within the United States by weaponizing false charges of antisemitism, attributing anti-Jewish discrimination and hate to actions and rhetoric that are not actually antisemitic.  ❌ While 715 is being championed by Democrats in California, it employs the same intention and mechanisms to censor educational content when it comes to Israel and Palestine that MAGA Republicans have employed in red states to silence critical perspectives on race, sexuality and other controversial subjects.   ❌ AB 715 expands beyond the focus of ethnic studies in the now-withdrawn bill it replaced, AB 1468, to encompass the entire K-12 educational system. While the bill is pitched as an effort to combat discrimination in the form of antisemitism in California public schools, the reality is that the bill’s authors seek to 1) stifle any criticism of Israel and 2) prevent teaching about Palestine within California public education.

Happy Pride! Ethnic Studies must be intersectional! ❤️ Help us protect San Francisco Unified's groundbreaking Ethnic Studies program: https://sfusdes2025.netlify.app (link in bio)

📢URGENT ACTION needed starting now through end of day Friday, 6/27📢 San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Su is about to publicize a disruptive change to the schedules of 9th graders and their teachers that is an attack on Ethnic Studies and will create chaos in the 25-26 school year and beyond. ➡️Visit https://sfusdes2025.netlify.app/ for details, templates, phone numbers, etc.⬅️

‼️Organizational Allies: We need your help to stop California’s AB 715! Defend our right to teach about Palestine in our classrooms!‼️ Please help us send official letters of opposition from organizations to the California Senate Education Committee by this Friday, June 27th! 👩🏾‍💻Follow the easy instructions and template at: tinyurl.com/ab715-letters (link in bio) ❌AB 715 comes directly from the Project Esther (companion to Project 2025) playbook, which is designed to dismantle pro-Palestinian advocacy within the United States by weaponizing false charges of antisemitism, attributing anti-Jewish discrimination and hate to actions and rhetoric that are not actually antisemitic.  ❌ While 715 is being championed by Democrats in California, it employs the same intention and mechanisms to censor educational content when it comes to Israel and Palestine that MAGA Republicans have employed in red states to silence critical perspectives on race, sexuality and other controversial subjects.   ❌ AB 715 expands beyond the focus of ethnic studies in the now-withdrawn bill it replaced, AB 1468, to encompass the entire K-12 educational system. While the bill is pitched as an effort to combat discrimination in the form of antisemitism in California public schools, the reality is that the bill’s authors seek to 1) stifle any criticism of Israel and 2) prevent teaching about Palestine within California public education.