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The Herald: July 14, 2023
The Herald: July 14, 2023
“We are parents, educators, and community members who have come together to support public education, and that includes our students who utilize and access our public libraries,” said Lacey Layne, a CAPE founding organizer and Fort Mill educator.
The Post & Courier: July 18, 2023
The Post & Courier: July 18, 2023
Katie Rutland, an organizer with CAPE, a local activist group who started a petition against “censorship” in libraries, expressed worry that removing the at-large seats will negatively impact the effectiveness of the board.
WCNC Charlotte: July 17, 2023
WCNC Charlotte: July 17, 2023
Rutland is the founder of CAPE, Community Advocates for Public Education. She said there is a lot to read between the lines with the measure. She said it will make it easier for certain members of the board to push forward controversial topics like banning books.
WBTV Channel 3: July 17, 2023
WBTV Channel 3: July 17, 2023
“We have had an overwhelming amount of feedback to the petition,” Katherine Gutteridge of Community Advocates for Public Education said. “They do not want books censored in our public libraries. The books in our libraries are for the whole community, for every person and every child.”
Queen City News: May 19, 2023
Queen City News: May 19, 2023
The organization just started in January and already has over 550 members across York County.
“The reason we started it is that during the election season, and I’m referring to also local elections like our school board elections, we were finding that there was a lot of misinformation in the community about school districts and what was happening in the classrooms,” Long said.
WRHI: July 17, 2023
WRHI: July 17, 2023
Katherine Gutteridge who is pushing to keep the restructuring of the York County Library the same to 10 members visits Palmetto Mornings.
WCNC Charlotte: July 15, 2023
WCNC Charlotte: July 15, 2023
Segment featuring an interview with CAPE leader, Katie Rutland.
WCCB Charlotte: July 18, 2023
WCCB Charlotte: July 18, 2023
Katie Rutland is with York County Community Advocates for Public Education, and she says the vote is taking away equal access to materials.
“It’s against the constitution, it infringes on their right to access these like anybody else,” she said.
JULY 2023 YORK COUNTY LIBRARY CAMPAIGN
JULY 2023 YORK COUNTY LIBRARY CAMPAIGN
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The first major campaign produced by the CAPE team was launched in July 2023 with three goals:
Educating the public about the attack on York County Public Libraries.
Empowering advocacy by members with simple, sequential challenges to help fight censorship every day for one week.
Growing the CAPE community.
Taking inspiration from the classic coming of age novel, Matilda, by Roald Dahl, the CAPE team shared inspiring, approachable images, reels, and educational content every day with step-by-step instructions on how to make a difference.
In one week, this campaign:
Grew the CAPE facebook group by 80+ members and the CAPE petition by 600+ signatures.
Garnered 25 statements of support from the public, a crowd of CAPE members in attendance at the York County Council meeting, and several CAPE member testimonies shared with Council.
Attracted local and state press placements shared above.
Garnered hundreds of reactions, comments, and shares via Facebook, the primary social media channel for the campaign.
And more. You can easily scroll to view the full campaign on CAPE's Instagram page.
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