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Nov 19, 2021

ACLU of Oregon's Statement about Rittenhouse Verdict

We remember Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and stand with Gauge Grosskreutz. We mourn with their families and their communities. We mourn for all Black people harmed and killed by racist police systems and...
We remember Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and stand with Gauge Grosskreutz. We mourn with their families and their communities. We mourn for all Black people harmed and killed by racist police systems and...
Photo of Black Lives Matter protestors in Portland, Oregon
Photo of Black Lives Matter protestors in Portland, Oregon
Nov 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable

The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.
The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.
Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House
Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House
Oct 12, 2021

What to Know About the Abortion Case Before the Supreme Court Today

Politicians are using every trick in the book in their attempts to force people to stay pregnant against their will — and they’re trying to recruit the Supreme Court to help them.
Politicians are using every trick in the book in their attempts to force people to stay pregnant against their will — and they’re trying to recruit the Supreme Court to help them.
Women protesting abortion bans.
Women protesting abortion bans.
Oct 11, 2021

Update about OPDS Investigation

Women's Rights + Gender Equity
Women attorneys shared concerns about pay inequity and retaliation at the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS). The ACLU of Oregon asked for an investigation. OPDS has started an investigation by an...
Women attorneys shared concerns about pay inequity and retaliation at the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS). The ACLU of Oregon asked for an investigation. OPDS has started an investigation by an...
Text about investigation about retaliation and pay inequity at OPDS
Text about investigation about retaliation and pay inequity at OPDS
Oct 8, 2021

10 Emerging Artists Share What Systemic Equality Means to Them

Each artist created an image of what Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and equitable future for America.
Each artist created an image of what Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and equitable future for America.
A banner containing the visual art pieces from the 10 emerging artists, with the words "Systemic Equality Artists Collective" in the center of the banner.
A banner containing the visual art pieces from the 10 emerging artists, with the words "Systemic Equality Artists Collective" in the center of the banner.
Sep 30, 2021

My School is Shaming Girls’ Bodies

It’s time to understand that shaming girls is harmful and discriminatory and makes it unnecessarily stressful for us to get an education.
It’s time to understand that shaming girls is harmful and discriminatory and makes it unnecessarily stressful for us to get an education.
Side by side images of Riley. The left is the original and the right is a photoshopped image that covers her chest.
Side by side images of Riley. The left is the original and the right is a photoshopped image that covers her chest.