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Sep 9, 2022

Ask the Experts: How to Start Small and Make a Big Impact During This Election

ACLU volunteer Marci Iacobucci tells us what inspires her to speak up and engage with prospective voters.
ACLU volunteer Marci Iacobucci tells us what inspires her to speak up and engage with prospective voters.
A volunteer prepares "I Voted" stickers at a polling station.
A volunteer prepares "I Voted" stickers at a polling station.
Aug 31, 2022

From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate

Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
A portrait of Henry Seaton.
A portrait of Henry Seaton.
Aug 25, 2022

Ask the Experts: How to Connect With Hesitant Voters

Ahead of the midterm elections, Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Ahead of the midterm elections, Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.
Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.
Aug 23, 2022

Arizona's New Law Banning People from Recording Police Violates our First Amendment Rights

We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
A protester records police in riot gear as they form a wall to push crowds of demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on June 30, 2020, in the wake the murder of George Floyd.
A protester records police in riot gear as they form a wall to push crowds of demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on June 30, 2020, in the wake the murder of George Floyd.
Aug 18, 2022

In darkness, we make our own light.

Former Deputy Director, Jann Carson, shares some highlights of the ACLU of Oregon’s history during her 36 years at the organization and is joined by current staff in sharing about our path forward together.
Former Deputy Director, Jann Carson, shares some highlights of the ACLU of Oregon’s history during her 36 years at the organization and is joined by current staff in sharing about our path forward together.
A rainbow flag with the U.S. capitol in the background.
A rainbow flag with the U.S. capitol in the background.
Aug 18, 2022

Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court

The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.