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VICTORY! Mayor Eric Adams, Stand for Fairness and Equality

UPDATE: Victory! Over 3,000 letters were sent to Mayor Eric Adams, urging him to reinstate Maud Maron to her elected school board seat. In a huge win for fairness and equality, Maud has been restored to her position.

Independent Women’s Forum recently joined a coalition of ideologically diverse national women’s organizations to stand behind Manhattan Mom and former Democratic candidate for office Maud Maron after she was abruptly banished from her elected position on New York City’s Community Education Council for District 2 (CEC 2)—the city’s largest parent council.

In February, Maud was quoted by the New York Post speaking out about antisemitism at her daughter’s high school. Chancellor David Banks claims the February quote was the reason she was booted from her elected seat on Friday, June 14.

A coalition of national women’s organizations from across the political aisle believe this was a fig leaf justification to oust a council member who is a champion for women—Maud knows what a woman is and has been a vocal advocate for protections for women, including prohibiting male athletes from participating in women’s sports. She joined the first Our Bodies, Our Sports rally in Washington, DC on June 23, 2022. Serving on CEC 2 since 2017, she has been an unwavering advocate for high-quality education, parent rights, and especially for Jewish children and families and has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the educational well-being of NYC public school children.

Send a message directly to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, urging him to reinstate Maud Maron to New York City’s Community Education Council for District 2! It is imperative that he uphold principles of fairness and equality, ensuring that all communities feel represented and supported.

As May Mailman, Independent Women’s Law Center Director, said, “Mayor Eric Adams is overseeing a school system, run by Chancellor David Banks, that devastates the core American value of debate. Maud has the true but ‘wrong’ opinion that women should be asked before giving up their sports to men and that anonymous speech is cowardly. New York schools shut that down. We should all be fearful of this shockingly successful quest to rid certain, truthful viewpoints from the public sphere.

Protect Free Speech

America was built on the principles of free speech and a vibrant marketplace of ideas. Cancel culture and growing efforts to censor politically inconvenient viewpoints threaten this tradition and weaken our country. It’s time to stand up in defense of free speech and oppose cancel culture!

83% of Americans want to feel confident that they can share their opinions freely without the fear of being canceled.

Modern cancel-culture often prevents people from being able to speak freely. It is crucial to uphold the First Amendment and preserve our right to freedom of speech without fear of cancel-culture or censorship.

As Americans, we must fight for the freedom to express our thoughts and opinions without fear. It’s time to reject the bigotry of cancel-culture. Stand up to protect this core American value: free speech.

Urge your Members of Congress to commit to supporting legislation that protects free speech and defends Americans’ right to speak freely and protest peacefully. Show that you support leaders who commit to freedom of speech!

For more information on the full Hope Agenda, click HERE.

Thank Governor Youngkin for Protecting Our Right to Defend Ourselves!

Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly recently sent Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin 30 separate gun-control bills designed to remove your constitutional right to defend yourself and punish law-abiding gun owners. Governor Youngkin vetoed all 30 bills.

In addition to prohibiting the carrying of lawful modern sporting rifles (deemed “assault firearms”) in public areas, these bills would have expanded the definition of “assault firearm” and allowed for frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Due to the Governor’s vetoes, there were no significant changes to Virginia’s gun laws this year.

This is particularly good news for the women of Virginia. Women remain at a relative self-defense disadvantage compared to potential attackers. Therefore, the Second Amendment right to carry a firearm for purposes of self-defense holds special importance for American women, especially women in unsafe homes and neighborhoods.

As Governor Youngkin declared,

“I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of Virginia, and that absolutely includes protecting the right of law-abiding Virginians to keep and bear arms.”

Lawmakers should always err on the side of caution when constitutional rights are potentially at risk.

We not only thank Governor Youngkin for his leadership and courage in protecting this right, we urge him to stay the course and continue to veto bills limiting access to firearms. We don’t need new gun-control bills in Virginia!

Send a message of gratitude and encouragement directly to Governor Youngkin for his support of your right to keep and bear arms.