FREE THE BOOKS FREE THE PEOPLE
The theme for this year’s festival is a call to action against the rise of Book Bans in libraries and school districts across the US. The books disproportionately represent BIPOC and Queer people, echoing the oppressive anti-literacy laws of the past. It's not simply books that are being banned, it's a set of ideas, identities, voices, stories, and a knowledge of our history that is being suppressed, and silenced. But we won't be silenced! We know that an attack on a person's ability to read and learn is a threat to their freedom.
Monday, June 19th, 2023 12PM - 5:30PM
Portland, OR
Peninsula Park
Community Book Swap - Book Drive to PDX Books to Prisoners - Multnomah County Library Card Sign-Ups - Children's Reading Hour with Jelani Memory & Nikki Brown Clown - Zine Book Making Craft Station - Literary Information Booths- Raffles - Giveaways and MORE!
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. In 2021, President Biden made it a federally recognized National Holiday.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
— Frederick Douglass