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Affordable Housing is a Civil Right
A coalition of community groups recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with Facebook and the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park to address affordable housing, displacement, and economic opportunity in the region.
Young Minds Should Be Filled With Knowledge, Not Chemicals. Pesticide Spraying Must be Regulated.
Almost 30 years ago, a study showed that people of color were more likely to live near incinerators. Since then, the dangerous conditions and exposure to environmental dangers have gotten worse. In California, CalEnviroScreen data recently demonstrated that race and environmental harms are directly correlated. Considering this, it’s alarming to think that a California agency that has the opportunity to minimize the harmful environmental exposure of pesticides to students of color, is instead suggesting weak protections.
Know Your History? The ACLU of Northern California, Protecting Your Rights for Decades - #ACLUTimeMachine
By Gigi Harney
The Obama Administration Is Allowing Religious Organizations to Restrict Health Care for the Most Vulnerable, but We Just Won the First Round
When she was 17 years old, Rosa* fled her home country and came to the U.S. seeking a better life. As she made her way across the border, she was raped. After she arrived in the U.S. alone, she was taken into federal custody and then placed with a Catholic organization that receives taxpayer money to provide services to young women like Rosa.
Money Bail: Freedom and Justice Out of Reach for Far Too Many Californians
Each year, thousands of Californians are kept in jail awaiting trial simply because they can't afford to post bail.
ACLU to Trump: Flag Burning is Free Speech
President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that anyone who burns a flag should be jailed or even stripped of their U.S. citizenship. The idea that the government could use citizenship as a punishment for political speech is not simply unconstitutional, but fundamentally un-American.
Standing on the Shoulders of My Ancestors: My Journey through the National Museum of African American History and Culture
On opening day of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C., I crossed the threshold with a memory deeply embedded in my psyche.
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