Tag: American Civil Liberties Union

Celebrity Busy Philipps Joins Forces with ACLU in Ad as Part of Ongoing Campaign to Fight Abortion Bans

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity Busy Philipps joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union today, lending her voice to fight against the passage of restrictive abortion bans in states around the country. The ACLU announced an ad narrated by Philipps that will appear on national cable broadcast shows in MSNBC and CNN, including The Rachel Maddow Show, All In with Chris Hayes, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Anderson Cooper 360, and on digital platforms as part of a six-figure buy that will air through next week. Philipps, an actor, talk show host,…

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ACLU Launches First Ever Presidential Voter Engagement Effort for 2020 Race

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union launched its first ever large-scale presidential campaign engagement, Rights for All, this week to ensure our next president is committed to protecting and advancing the civil liberties and civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Through the ACLU’s Rights for All effort, the organization will elevate criminal justice reform, access to voting, reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, and other civil liberties issues in the 2020 presidential race. he American Civil Liberties Union launched its first ever large-scale presidential campaign engagement, Rights for All, this week to ensure our next president is committed to…

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ACLU Announces New Acting Political Director

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union announced today the naming of Ronald Newman as acting national political director of its National Political Advocacy Department (NPAD). “I’m excited to appoint Ronnie to lead and carry forward the ACLU’s strategic political advocacy work to expand and protect civil rights and civil liberties for all,” said Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. “Under Ronnie’s direction, we will be able to build on our successes in the midterms and continue the momentum to expand our advocacy and political work in the 2019 legislative fights and the…

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ACLU Launches Nationwide Tour to Mark 100 Year Anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

To mark its 100 years of defending civil rights and civil liberties, the American Civil Liberties Union is coming to South by Southwest to kick off a tour of pop-up interactive exhibitions about voting rights, immigrants’ rights, and mass incarceration that will engage tens of thousands of attendees across the country. “For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has blazed trails, taken on the most difficult fights, and worked tirelessly to protect the civil liberties and rights of every person in this country,” said ACLU Chief Communications Officer Michele Moore. “The…

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ACLU Launches Voter Education Tool for 2018 Midterms with Info on Criminal Justice Platforms of Thousands of Candidates

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union have announced the launch of a new voter education tool, VoteSmartJustice.org, that will elevate criminal justice reform issues during the midterm elections and arm voters with the information they need to make informed decisions at the ballot box. The website is a first-of-its-kind tool that allows users to access information about thousands of candidates for Congress, governor, and state legislature to see where they stand on criminal justice reform issues. Vote Smart Justice 2018 is a non-partisan project to educate Americans on where candidates for…

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