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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.
Pamela Winn Fights the Shackling of Pregnant People
Winn’s story highlights why pregnant people should never be shackled. She is fighting to ensure they aren’t.
50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris can Fix the Harm It Created
The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it to end.
Black Life Deserves More Than Meaningless Commissions
The Trump administration botched its attempt at police reform. The incoming Biden-Harris administration has the opportunity to fix those mistakes.
New Law Requires Federal Agents to Identify Themselves to Protesters
Secret police forces patrolling our neighborhoods in response to protests is unacceptable.
Incarcerated People Should Get Priority Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. It’s the Smart and Humane Thing to Do.
If officials fail to prioritize incarcerated individuals for the vaccine, we will take them to court.
A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos
When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras become nothing more than a police propaganda tool.
A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
A deportation moratorium is a critical step to repairing the harm that has been waged against our immigrant communities and reimagining our existing system.
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