Davis Phoenix Coalition presents A Conversation with Kathleen Quillian on Moms for Liberty, Education, and Extremism
Monday, March 4th, 2024
at the Davis Veterans Memorial Theater
hosted by Anoosh Jorjorian
https://www.kathleennquillian.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXMMi69IVQ
Big money-backed groups like Moms for Liberty have attacked school boards in California and nationwide, fighting for control over kids’ classroom discussions and reading materials – often at the expense of marginalized communities, particularly trans children.
In Davis, California, after the local Yolo County Moms for Liberty chapter amplified the school district's supportive policies for trans students through right-wing social media such as Libs of TikTok, schools and individual educators were targeted by bomb threats.
To help the community understand the wider context of these incidents, the Davis Phoenix Coalition hosted a conversation with Kathleen Quillian, the producer of the Bedrock USA podcast with City Lab, which explored of the rise of extremism in local politics. We discussed how Moms for Liberty represents the latest in a line of conservative parenting movements and the implications for education and communities.