The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has labeled Moms for Liberty a hate group. In their newest Year in Hate & Extremism report, the nonprofit civil rights advocacy group described Moms for Liberty as “one of the most recognized names in the anti-student inclusion movement.” The report additionally mentions the group’s willingness to “fight tooth and nail to preserve the unseen but understood caste system existing in their public schools and communities.”
In a assertion, an SPLC spokesperson went on to indicate the group as probably the most energetic extremist, anti-student teams that goals to “attack public education, ban books, and remove any curriculum that contains discussions of race, discrimination, and LGBTQ+ identities.”
The group was began in 2021 by Tina Descovich, Tiffany Justice, and Bridget Ziegler in Florida. With the backing of many distinguished conservatives, together with Ron DeSantis, it rapidly grew to its present 200+ branches, all of which the SPLC now considers extremist.
For extra studying on how Moms for Liberty has earned this label from the SPLC, Kelly Jensen has been masking the group extensively, writing about every thing from how the group lies about books, to how their affect has entered colleges, and extra.
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