FBI Targets Parents Who Speak Up At School Board Meetings
Let’s not be naive — this week’s move by the Attorney General to mobilize the FBI against parents who speak up at school boards, identifying them as “threats” is an attempt to bully and intimidate the administration’s political opponents, and this directive will be abused. If you have any doubts that…
VA Gov. Candidate McAuliffe Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
During the Virginia gubernatorial debate just a few days ago, Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat candidate for Governor in Virginia, said that “I don’t believe parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Wow. That’s an incredible statement from someone who wants to hold the highest elected…
ICYMI: ABC News Features 1776 Action in Segment on CRT
Last week, ABC News featured 1776 Action and our President, Adam Waldeck, in a segment on the fight against Critical Race Theory and other anti-American ideologies in classrooms. We’re glad that the national media is paying attention to this important issue, but remember – this is not just about…
A Day to Celebrate: Happy Constitution Day
After July 4th, today is the most important date on the calendar for us here at 1776 Action. On September 17th, 1787, thirty-nine delegates from across the newly-independent United States gathered in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House – the same place where, eleven years before, many of…
TRANSCRIPT: Youngkin Denounces Critical Race Theory, Promises to Restore “Excellence” to Virginia Schools
Last week, Glenn Youngkin, Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, spoke at our “Rally to Save our Schools” in Loudoun County about the importance of honest, patriotic education and restoring academic excellence to Virginia’s classrooms. We were thrilled to have him present to speak. You can check out the video…
National Media Takes Notice of “Rally to Save our Schools”
Yesterday, we shared a recap of our “Rally to Save our Schools” event in Loudoun County, Virginia. More than 1,000 people showed up, and the support we received was overwhelming. Several national media outlets were on hand to witness the event, and we can’t help but believe they were…
WATCH: Rally to Save our Schools
If you weren’t able to catch our Facebook livestream, be sure to watch the video of the entire event below. Some useful benchmarks: Intro: Larry O’Connor – minute 0:00:00 Adam Waldeck, President, 1776 Action – 0:16:50 Ian Prior, Executive Director, Fight for Schools – 0:23:00 Citizen Panel –…
10 Local Candidates Sign ‘The 1776 Pledge’ Live at ‘Rally to Save our Schools’
As part of our “Rally to Save our Schools” on Wednesday, which we recapped here, several local candidates in Loudoun County signed our Candidate’s Pledge live on stage. We were thrilled to provide these candidates a platform to take a stand against anti-American indoctrination in schools, and we…
VIDEO: Jennifer Tafuto Joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to Discuss Woke Indoctrination in Schools
Last week, we shared the story of Jennifer Tafuto, a Connecticut school teacher who resigned over her district’s “equity” training program and woke curriculum that taught students to view one another on the basis of race. Among other things, the district told teachers to reflect on the “racial context” of…
“Rally to Save Our Schools” A Huge Success
For the past few weeks, we’ve been telling you about our “Rally to Save Our Schools” in Loudoun County, Virginia. We coordinated the event with Fight for Schools, another organization dedicated to the fight against CRT and other anti-American indoctrination in K-12 schools. We had high hopes for this event,…