Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.

The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.

The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.

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No One Should Face the Death Penalty for Accessing Health Care

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Over 80 Oklahoma Businesses Sign Opposition Letter to Legislature Against Anti-Trans Legislation

The companies and organizations co-signing this statement serve Oklahomans from all backgrounds.

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Three Years Later, COVID-19 is Still a Threat to People Who Are Incarcerated

Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster.

People hold up a banner saying "No Execution by Covid-19."

Judy Heumann's Legacy Lives On

The disability rights pioneer passed away on March 4. Her work inspired a generation of activists.

Judy Heumann, center wheelchair, is sworn in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, on June 29, 1993. Standing at left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter...

The Women Who Made ACLU History

From our early feminist founders to trailblazing clients and lawyers, the ACLU’s history has been entwined with women’s rights since the very beginning.

A photo of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Biden Can Expand Voting Access Through His Executive Order

On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, there’s still more work to be done to expand voting access.

President Joe Biden speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2023, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Criminalizing Abortion Care is Wrong, and We’re Fighting Back

Combining our expertise in criminal defense and reproductive freedom, a new initiative will provide a zealous defense for providers, supporters, and patients

Three demonstrators holding pro-abortion signage.