SAGE’s Press Release 8/3/25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

In Solidarity With the Next National Day of Action SAGE is Protesting Floodgate Pastor and Cromaine Library President Bill Bolin for bringing Project 2025 Into Local Government.

Free access to information and education is a core foundation of democracy and now it’s under attack in our community!

Stand Against Extremism, LivCo (SAGE) will be protesting Bill Bolin during Floodgate Church’s weekly service on August 3rd, 2025 from 9:30-11:30am on the southeast corner of the Old U.S. 23 and M-59 intersection in Hartland. This is part of ongoing national protests against the Trump administration. The focus of ‘Rage Against the Regime’ protests is to expose local examples of the administration's agenda. Bolin is working with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) lawyers in drafting new discriminatory library policies. ADF is on the Project 2025 advisory board.

Their agenda threatens to dismantle the First Amendment, reshape the public sphere, and undermine the fundamental principles that support libraries. Since Bolin’s slate overthrew Cromaine library last election, hundreds of books are now in the process of potentially being purged. By targeting libraries, they aim to limit access to information, suppress diverse perspectives, and erode the foundations of a democratic society.

Rage Against the Regime Livingston County’s purpose is to bring attention to the fact that dismantling libraries is one portion of Project 2025’s long term goal of steeping every major sphere of influence in American society in their version of Christianity.

This is starting in Hartland, but all of LivCo needs to understand that it could happen to their library next. With awareness, it is our hope that people will take action to safeguard the independence, diversity, and essential services that their library provides to their community. SAGE’s goal is to educate and move folks into advocating for the protection of these invaluable resources.

About SAGE:

SAGE is run by Livingston community members invested in collective change. We seek transformation through advocacy, community building, education, and mutual aid to ensure a safe and inclusive space to authentically express ourselves and create equity for all.

Join us for future #BolinTakeDown protests! Signup to our email list for more info sagelivco@gmail.com