ACLU of Massachusetts

Due to ongoing labor action, we are moving the date and location of our annual Bill of Rights Dinner. NEW 🗓️: Tuesday, October 22, 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. NEW 📍: The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA https://lnkd.in/egMmRr_7

Freedom of speech, press, association, and petition are the foundation of a vibrant democracy. These fundamental freedoms are particularly essential in election years. Make no mistake: There is a direct link between efforts to limit free expression on campus and Project 2025 attacks on higher education itself. This new McCarthyism must be resisted in Massachusetts. Our democracy depends on it. Read the latest from ACLU of MA Executive Director Carol Rose. https://lnkd.in/eu7YHAuy

Thank you to all the champions that attended the 2024 Bill of Rights Dinner! We hope that you are feeling motivated and ready for whatever these next weeks and years bring—knowing that your ACLU is prepared for what lies ahead.    We are grateful to our generous Dinner Challenge match donors, Mark and Becky Levin, for their commitment to democracy and defending civil rights and civil liberties. There is still time to fulfill your pledge or make a gift online today by visiting www.aclum.org/challenge. Your support is vital to our mission and the future of our democracy!

Join us for our Lawyers for Democracy: Boston Tour event on Monday, October 14 at Sidley Austin LLP! This program is in partnership with the National Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Division, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, the NAACP Boston Branch, Common Cause Massachusetts and the ACLU of Massachusetts. Join us in this pivotal movement to champion civil rights and social justice! Register here: https://lnkd.in/ehmsTBWC #mablacklawyers #diversityinlaw #diversityequityinclusion #boston #westernma #springfield #legal #joinus

Byron Rushing was an incredible advocate and amazing leader on so many LGBTQ legislative issues. Please join the ACLU of MA on Oct 22 in honoring this former legislator who played an historic role in our state’s battles for justice and equality.

At the ACLU of Massachusetts, I recently started a Gen Z Book Club. The Gen Z book club is a monthly book club hosted by the ACLU of Massachusetts for Gen Z-age volunteers. We allocate two months for reading each book. We read a variety of different books, including banned books, as well as books that relate to the different ACLUM issue areas. If you are Gen Z and looking for a book club, consider signing up for the ACLUM Gen Z Book Club! 📚 To learn more: comment, send me a message, or follow the linked video to our ACLUM Instagram account where you will find the signup link for the book club in the bio.

The 41st annual Bill of Rights Dinner is fast approaching, and we can't wait to celebrate with our ACLU of Massachusetts community. This year's honoree is Byron Rushing, who served as a state representative from 1983 to 2018. His legacy includes major advocacy victories in the fields of LGBTQIA advocacy, homelessness and public health, anti-discrimination, and so much more. We can't wait to honor this local legend! https://lnkd.in/evtX-2W3

NEW: ACLU of Massachusetts releases its "Massachusetts 2024 Election Action Plan". Come learn about ACLU’s ongoing efforts to protect democracy, and steps that you can take to help preserve our free and fair elections!

The ACLU was made for times like this: For more than a century, the ACLU has defended our democracy at times of greatest threat. Our Massachusetts 2024 Election Action Plan outlines the ongoing work of ACLU advocates, members, and volunteers to defend democracy here at home and nationwide. Most important, it’s an invitation for you to join those efforts. Visit ACLUM.org/ACTIONPLAN to get involved.

These allegations, if true, are deeply concerning. Let's be clear: Privacy is mission critical to reproductive freedom. People seeking care shouldn't have to worry about whether their communications are being intercepted, who is buying or selling their location data, or how their digital footprint could be used by police, prosecutors, or bounty hunters. https://lnkd.in/eWci8DTt