We Do Not Negotiate with Censorship: Does the NEA?
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The NEA 2012 RA was filled with censorship and mis-information. A New Business Item introduced by California delegate Mark Airgood called for the removal of Sec. of Ed. Arne Duncan and the end to Race to the Top. It was quickly moved to object to consider and buried by a confused use of language by Van Roekel. In the video below, the gentleman to the left is Mark, and the gentleman to the right is a delegate, Johnathan Massey, high school English teacher from Gilbert, Arizona who was not allowed to speak to the issue. Today we share Jonathan’s speech.
In the words of William Lloyd Garrison, who famously declared in the first issue of The Liberator: “I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD.” Jonathan Massey will be heard.
Text of Jonathan Massey’s speech.
“Jonathan Massey, Arizona, speaking as
