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Love Thy Neighbor: Defend our Communities: Protect Our Democracy, Part 1
A Voter Registration Event and Community Training! This training facilitated by Dream Action Oklahoma will give you a breakdown of the authoritarian playbook, and help prepare you to make sense of the nonsense by sharing your power and tools to make a difference in your community. ACLU-OK will also provide free voting resources and voter registration.
One Year Later, the US Must Evacuate the Kabul Drone Strike Survivors
The government must keep its promise and get all those affected by its mistaken drone strike to safety before it’s too late.
The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy
As oppressive surveillance in the workplace becomes increasingly common, policymakers should push back.
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.
Constitutionality of Oklahoma City Municipal Sign Code
We sent a demand letter to OKC requesting the repeal of its ordinance banning political and social signs on medians, roadsides, and street corners. Oklahomans have the First Amendment right to speak in the public square, including on medians and other public areas around roadways.
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 64th Anniversary of the OKC Sit-In with Jabee
On August 19, 1958, Clara Luper, along with thirteen children, from the NAACP youth council, went to the Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City, known for not serving Black people at the lunch counter.
Ask the Experts: How to Inspire People to Vote for Their Values
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
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