#VelshiBannedBookClub
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- The best thing about the #VelshiBannedBookClub is the community we've formed over the last year - our devoted members who write to us from all over the nation with questions for authors, suggested books, and moving stories - like that of 100-year-old Grace Linn. At the age of 99, Linn made a quilt - featuring the covers of banned and challenged books including some of our own features like "Beloved" by Toni Morrison and "Two Boys Kissing" by David Levithan. This week, Linn, who has known the fight for democracy intimately since losing her first husband in WWII, went viral addressing 500 people at a school board meeting in Martin County Florida and told them just how crucial books and reading truly are. “Every human being is just as important as any other,” says Linn, who continues her decades-long dedication to freedom, democracy, and the books that protect those two impossibly fragile things.
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Ms. Grace Linn, what an inspiration! Listen up people & get involved…😊
As someone who worked most of my adult life in the library, I want to thank Grace Linn and Ali. How do you join the Banned Book Club? Grace nailed it when she talked about burying history. As a Jewish person I am terrified by what I am seeing in America. It's a repeat of Pre-Nazi Germany. Grace is a hero, thank you, Grace.
Delighted to get such positive news and hear from Grace Linn. Her philosophy of life
Dang she quilted that! Respect!
So, so very very proud of and heartened by you, Grace. ❤ My deepest, most profound respect.
What a beautifully 'inspiring' and TRUE American Patriot this elderly lady is! Thank God, for the existence of people like Grace Linn!!
Grace, I wish that you would have a poster made of your quilt. I would proudly frame it and display it in my home. Thank you for standing up to the bullies who want to ban books.
@Sara Mill Who's lying? Not Carol or Grace. Stop slandering others, it just makes you look bad.
Lovely comment Carol.
I am so pregnant as a man to this post🤭
Great tee, too!
I would love a poster!!!
Thank you ma'am, for standing up for every Veteran turning in their graves because of all of this Russian GOP infringement. You make the rest of us appear weak and without shame. God Bless you and I personally thank you for the sacrifice made by your Husband for me and my kids.
Baconnation, please read the children’s book Charlotte’s Web before it too is banned ;-) and you might never want to eat bacon again!
She made me cry.
Thank you Miss Grace. 🌞
💙💚💜🧡💛❤
God bless this young lady for sharing her knowledge of life and all the horrific things she's can through her knowledge is power and thank you its true if you don't learn from history your doomed to repeat it that's one thing I took away from history class and yes every human has equal value and should be loved and cherished if only there was more ❤ instead of fear and hate
Dang, how old are you that 100 years old is young?
A beautiful quilt and an amazing woman. Good on her for speaking out.
@1,000,000 !! Thank you!!❤ Mic'2023
Grace is a perfect example of wisdom in old age!💗❤
If she was a republican, you'd want her dead. The left is so fake.
Absolutely ☺❤❤💜
She means well, but she is misled. She should be forced to read the book Flamer out loud on MSNBC, but I'm sure it wouldn't fly on Cable TV......but for the kids.....sure!
@@Mr.White10-65 She's misled? You definitely have that backwards.
@@Mr.White10-65 GFY
Wonderful woman, and very wise , she's been here to see many changes and she tells the truth. We need to listen and take what she says as knowledge of seeing what this book banning could end up being. God's continue blessings to you Queen.
I love this woman! Much love and gratitude!!
I'm so grateful for her
Grace is an amazing inspiration ❤
"If you bury history you have to repeat it again!"
A remarkable lady, thank you for your activism and wisdom! We all have to take our share in saving democracy.
Ali and Grace bless you both and your Beloved Husband. Deep gratitude. 🌹Let's get rid of Desantis and people who dominate. Yes participate.especially vote!
Grace is filled with grace.😉🌟🙏
God bless this lady grandmother for standing up for what is right she is so wise 🙏
She is 100 yrs old and cool AF. She is such an inspiration.
Grace you are full of grace!!!! 👏👏👏
After seeing her speech at the school board I'm in awe of her and will quote her belief that "fear isn't freedom!"
A 2023 national ICON !!!
You're great, Grace!!!🙂❤️
It's sad that a 100 year old woman has the ball's to speak out about what's going on in the occupied state of Florida, but the residents are either to stupid or don't care what's happening.
Mustn't be a lot of readers in Floriduh.
Some of us have serious medical problems that consume most of our time.....praise for Ms Linn is so appropriate and appreciated....
Complicit by default of one's own complacency.
There's been a lot of silent defunding of our government going on since the late 1970's which is *not* getting the attention it should. There's *reasons* behind the low wages and limited access to medical care and the profiteers in Big Pharma and their price-gouging that a completely monopolized media owned by three or four people/corporations simply *won't* expose.
Since 1985 members of the GOP who are elected to office have had the opportunity to join the Tea Party after they're seated in Congress. They take an oath swearing to protect and defend the rule of law and the Constitution of the United States one day and then go join the Tea Party where they take an oath to *defund* the governmental departments that *enforce the rule of law* in an effort to reduce the size of American Democracy "until it's small enough to drown in a bathtub". I keep asking if this 2nd oath negates these GOP member's *first* Oath. So far, no answer. It's a good question and it *deserves* an answer.
@@elaineburnett5230 I hope things get better for you!
Grace Linn,wisdom in full view!
I respect her participation. Thank you Grace Linn and Ali from Finland.
I am of Finnish descent. My grandparents immigrated in the early 1900's. I wish I lived there now. Our freedoms are being taken away
@@carolanncamp754 I guess they moved near big lakes and forests. They visited Suomi hall with other Finns. I am sorry for the decay of democracy and human rights. I have followed the situation in your country after Trump's visit to Finland.
Hate speech has increased here as well as throughout Europe. Also covid and the war in Ukraine have affected people. I'm grateful for our education, but it doesn't help the hard-headed. A beautiful spring to you.
What an amazing and inspirational lady - a 'true' American Patriot - God bless you, Grace Linn!!
Omg I love this lady. The wisdom of the elders is something we need to get back to.
Aside from her eloquence at age 100 I am impressed that she designed this on her computer and transferred the design to her embroidery machine. How many 100 year olds do you know that know how to use a computer and a computerized embroidery machine? Wow!
Grace whT a wonderful quilt . I agree with you so completely . I am only 71 to your 100 , but I greatly appreciate your voice of reason and wisdom . I had hoped people today had learned from history . I had hoped they had learned how to think when they are reading . And teaching their children how to think when they read . It is obvious now that I am expecting too much of society today .
I love this sweet lady 🌹❤️
Omg she mentioned Fahrenheit 451!!! So true!!! And 1984 too!!
Empower the voters young lady!! Thank you for being a true American!!
I love you Grace Linn 📚🙏💜⚖️💫
You should have a stamp made featuring one of your quilts. Thank you for all that you do! The future world needs more like you!!!
Grace Linn is truly a great one of her generation.
Friendly old Brit: And media savvy, sending e-mails to a journalist!
I would love to be a friend of hers, what a wonderful person!
Her spirit. Her vigour. Her heart. Absolutely LOVE Grace Linn. Blessed xx
Hey Grace, congrats on making it to 100 years old. I only have 20 to go. 👍
Yes! An honor! Thank you!
Thank you!❤️🇺🇸
❤ I love her and books 😊
Wow girl! High tech and justice savvy! What a gal!
Grace Rocks!! 😎
❤❤❤ most wonderful and beautiful woman!!!! Thank you for your wisdom and gumption!!!
Wisdom , courage, grace and talent all in one great person.
She's so sweet and has such an important message. She's lived through it all. She knows exactly what she's talking about and people need to listen. If we don't learn from the past we will repeat it. Which terrifies me. People of those days were like none other. I don't know how it would go trying to fight a world war these days.
Thank You Grace Linn, for standing, acting and speaking up for the good cause ❤ 💖✨💫🤩
Wonderful lady and my hero! It is so great to hear such wonderful news these days. Grace, you are full of Grace! Grace has some good points. To ban a book without ever having read it is stupid. Don't let other people like your governor or the internet or your minister tell you how to think.
Every school across the world restricts the books that are available in schools and school libraries. It used to be called common sense .
@@carlFIELD-pj9ej police your own kid, do your due diligence and look through their knapsack.Stay away from my kid, do you boo...
The Bible is a book and they banned that. They want to ban the American Flag as well.
She's right on point & the young should listen to every word she says.
At nearing 77 myself, I still have more to learn & hope I'm as sharp as she is if I get there.
Thank goodness for us each being unique....learn self respect so we can learn to respect each other.
Go girl ❤!!
I'm not she s A DEMOCRAT .
She has a brain and you don't.
@@tylermanter1548 her husband died for freedom. For that she deserves to be listened too without being slandered
@@mirrrie she was on fake news msnbc . That's fake news .
AMAZING GRACE!!! Uses a computerized sewing machine, too! Thank you Ali for sharing this woman and her work with us. A true American treasure!
Thank you Grace. You courage and patriotism are inspiring. God bless you!
...I love this woman! Such moxy, you go girl!
She's awesome ♥️🇺🇲
This is one honorable lady. Her bravery to stand up and call out truth to power is the clarion call that we should all take up before it's too late to do so.
Every person should be aware of and listen to this Formidable Woman. She is AWESOME
She is so right and wise smart intelligent
Grace ~ I ❤ your quilt. Thank you for speaking up. It's up to us to save our democracy
Thank you, Velshi 😊
You go Grace!!! We need more elders like you!!!!
GRACE IS A LEGEND. A LEGENDARY PATRIOT. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
God Bless Grace Linn. MY MAUDEN NAME IS lLinn, might be related? Nice thought. I love quilting. She had such a good idea to make this quilt, it should go down in history. She has beautiful advise to give, we all will be wiser to listen carefully and act on herintellsgent, heartfelt words. May She continue to give others needed good advise, live long and see changes made for the better. Bless you Grace
Thank you Ms. Grace
Her high level of EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS BEAUTIFUL...WHAT A FANTASTIC SOULDIER OF KINDNESS AND FIGHTING FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE MUST KEEP! COURAGEOUS, WONDERFUL LADY! 😁😀😃😇💞💕
This lady just warms my heart!!! Her 100 years old wisdom and common sense message that no one should be told what they can and cannot read is one we all should send to Ron IN--Sane-tis via email, phone calls, or USPS.
What an inspiring lady❤!!! You go girl; we all need to push back against this encroaching madness. All the best to you😘from Montreal🇨🇦
Ms. Grace, you have the same name as my beloved Great-Grandmother, who passed at the age of 96. She had the same spark, the same joy, the same love of life and empathy for others. You are so much like her, but you are your own spark.
May that spark light as many candles as possible, so your spark can never die, but be carried on through eternity.
I don't even know you, yet I feel we are kindred souls. May you stay happy and healthy.
The Republican's greatest fear is an educated public.
Dann Marceau:Exactly!!!
YES!!💯
That's so obvious when you read the comments from Right Wing extremists, which is every last person in the Right Wing base.
Amen
She is amazing!!!! I don't know what else to say, She is so right!!
Amazing Grace!! I hope I am as strong as she is at 100 years old!
Hearing from this lady makes me not want to lose faith in America. Bless her a million times; she is a giant compared to the idiotic ideologues she is speaking out against.
Grace, keep it up you are bloody invincible
❤and a big hug from Australian/Kiwi cuz
Nailed it❤thank you, and to your husband, we all owe a debt.
Ms Linn is an amazing woman. She just couldn’t sit back & watch what is happening. I admire her tenacity.
That should be put into a museum or something like that. She’s a pretty cool lady!
I love her! ❤❤❤
Inspiration. We need to be careful not to let our country go down the wrong road.
One word listen to WISDOM
I LOVE HER !
So do I.
This good lady is a bona fide World Hero.
She's certainly one of mine.
❤ love this!!!
Love her!!
She put the GQP on notice.
Bravo! This wonderful woman doing what she does through art and activism.
An activist at any age fighting for the future of democracy is a true hero.
What a wonderful segment. I love Grace!!!!
Such a touching and influential conversation 💙
What a great woman! ❤❤ Grace, you inspire me. Bless you.
We may have to take books and hide them from the Haters in the Government... Florida started all this. I am so glad that this wonderful woman is speaking out. 🙌❤️🙌
Thank You Ms. Grace - Your husband fought Adolf Hitler, a Nazi and now you are fight DeSantis who behaves exactly as a Nazi. I pray your efforts help to right this horrific injustice and Florida once again becomes a friendly place of Happiness and Joy. You are part of the greatest generation and you're STILL fighting tyrants for freedom & Democracy - Wow! God Bless you and Thank You!
She looks well for her age
What an absolute gem!
To hear a 100 year old woman defend those of us younger who are LBGTQ is so comforting and makes me proud to be American.
Fahrenheit 451 is actually banned? It was REQUIRED reading when I taught 9th grade English in the late 1960s. What is the goal of this censorship, other than ignorance?
Dumbing down students into MAGAts.
I read it in high school and I went to a CATHOLIC high school. Interesting fact: it ends with the main character quoting the BIBLE! Specifically, a passage from Ecclesiastes. These “good Christians” are banning books that quote the Bible. That’s what a war on being woke gets you.
The purpose is to make sure the next generation cannot think critically. Ignorance is the intent… The end goal is control of the population. An ill-informed population is easier to manipulate.
How else are kids going to learn the ignition point of paper?
Thank you for your excellent point. I believe the goal is one of the oldest tricks in the book of the One Percent (whose greed knows no bounds): turn the People against each other. Through - as you say - IGNORANCE
💙 Grace 💙
Go Grace🌹
My father fought in WWII in North Africa, Corsica, and Italy with General Patton. He saw his friends sacrifice themselves for our democracy and our freedoms. Thank you for standing against the Neo-Nazi's that now try to take away the freedoms that our family members fought for. I salute you.
OMG, I love this woman!!
From Australia, great RESPECT for this lady.❤
She knows what she is talking about
👏🏼👏🏼🎯 She's the real deal, a true patriot!💯 God bless her!!👏🏼💖🤟🏼✌🏼
100 yrs old? Wow! She is my HERO!