Tag: ACLU

ACLU Launches New “Systemic Equality” Racial Justice Agenda

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union has launched an ambitious effort to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda. The agenda strives to dismantle a system deeply rooted in racist policies, practices, and attitudes that harm Black and Indigenous people of color. Through the Systemic Equality agenda, the ACLU will advance key policies to address this country’s legacy of racism and systemic discrimination and build a more equitable America for all. The organization will work with allies to use all of the necessary levers of government — including the legislative and…

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ACLU Launches TikTok with Voting Rights, Protesting, and Privacy Content Aimed at Younger Audiences

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a TikTok account aimed at educating younger audiences about their civil rights ahead of the 2020 election. As young voters make up 37 percent of the voting bloc, the ACLU’s TikTok page will provide a direct connection between these voters and our experts, who will answer frequently-asked voting questions, bust common myths, and provide a candid look at their day-to-day work. The TikTok launch is the latest of several steps the ACLU has taken not just to expand access to the ballot through 25…

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ACLU Launches Multi-Year Effort to Release 50,000 from Prisons Through Gubernatorial Clemency Powers

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union has launched The Redemption Campaign – Embracing Clemency, a first of its kind nationwide effort to release 50,000 people from state prisons over the next five years by executing state-level campaigns that push governors to use their existing clemency powers in new and transformational ways. The campaign will work with governors to confront mass incarceration and racial injustice by granting commutations to large groups of people who are unjustifiably imprisoned. A poll released by the ACLU today finds widespread support for governors to use their…

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HITRECORD and the ACLU to Collaborate on a Know Your Rights Voter Education Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

HITRECORD, the creative collaboration platform founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jared Geller, is collaborating with the American Civil Liberties Union on a Know Your Rights public awareness campaign to educate voters on their voting rights leading up to the presidential election on November 3, 2020. The campaign will also share with participants and followers the ACLU’s new vote by mail education tool: aclu.org/voter.  HITRECORD is inviting their community of over 950,000 artists globally to collaborate on a series of social assets and videos that will highlight the voting rights of…

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ACLU Launches New Trump and Vote By Mail TV Ad

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new six-figure television ad that highlights President Trump and administration officials who vote by mail juxtaposed with their recent attacks on the U.S. Postal Service and mail voting. The ad will run on MSNBC during the Democratic National Convention, and touts the ACLU’s work to ensure voters have access to the ballot, whether they choose to vote in-person or by mail. The ACLU has filed 20 lawsuits to protect the right to vote during the COVID-19 pandemic and has political advocacy campaigns ongoing…

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