Billionaire-backed bigots on NYC Community Education Councils

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Billionaire-backed bigots on NYC Community Education Councils

Nov 30, 2024

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Episode Summary

Community Education Council members from Queens and Manhattan share how they navigate their right-wing council members. They also talk about the Hedge Clippers report that exposes, and also connects, right-wing council members to racist billionaires and how their platforms are funded.

Episode Notes

The 74, In Private Texts, NY Ed Council Reps, Congressional Candidate Demean LGBTQ Kids, https://www.the74million.org/article/in-private-texts-ny-ed-council-reps-congressional-candidate-demean-lgbtq-kids/

Hedgeclippers, Billionaire-Backed Bigots in the Big Apple http://hedgeclippers.org/billionaire-backed-bigots-in-the-big-apple/

Upper East Side. Extremist Group ‘Moms For Liberty’ Plans UES Event, Drawing Condemnation, https://www.uppereastsite.com/moms-for-liberty-upper-east-side-town-hall/

Patch, Outrage Builds Over UES 'Moms For Liberty' Event https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/outrage-builds-over-ues-moms-liberty-event

Institute for Free Speech, Federal Judge Rules for Parents; Reinstates Maud Maron to Education Council in Pivotal Free Speech Case https://www.ifs.org/news/federal-judge-rules-for-parents-reinstates-maud-maron-to-education-council-in-pivotal-free-speech-case/

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