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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.
My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe
Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.
Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if he will continue the failed policies of the previous administration.
Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
I Am Who I Am and I Deserve an ID to Match
Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary.
The Expiration of the CARES Act Could Force Thousands Back into Federal Prisons
This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.
How to Build Systemic Equality After Trump
“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our behaviors is an act of love.”
To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality
It’s not enough to take racist policies off the books. We must pursue systemic equality.
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