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Right to Read
May 31, 2024
This summer, the Fond du Lac Public Library will offer monthly showings of the documentary “The Right to Read” in the McLane Room (32 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac).
- June 19 at 6 p.m.
- July 24 at noon
- August 21 at 6 p.m.
The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That's why Oakland-based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. “What good is winning the right to vote if we can’t even read the ballot?” Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.
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