Blog: Juneteenth is our clarion call

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863 — yet it was not immediately applied across the country.

Interior photograph of one male (left) and one female bartending at the 715 Club located at 715 East 26th (twenty-sixth) Avenue in the Five Points neighborhood. A line of male customers fill the seats at the bar. They wear fedora and newsboy hats.

Blog: Overdoses wrecked my life. Drug-induced homicide laws would destroy far more.

Note: On Friday, May 5, 2023, the House Judiciary Committee rejected SB23-109 on a 5-8 vote.

pile of trash with needles

Blog: Access to Housing is the Civil Rights Issue of our Time (Again)

Taylor Pendergrass, Director of Advocacy, ACLU of Colorado In 1966, Dr.

An aerial view of a neighborhood filled with houses.

Blog: Imagination in Activism

The opportunity to work for the ACLU of Colorado over this past year has allowed me to observe the way that activists everywhere have successfully combatted systemic oppression with imaginative problem solving.

RJ Mello, Communications Intern

Statement on Peaceful Student Removed from Capitol

We are disappointed and disturbed that officers physically removed a student sitting peacefully in the legislative viewing area of the Colorado State Capitol on April 5, 2023

Photo of Colorado State Capitol's rotunda interior looking up at the dome

Blog: Reflecting on the Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination.

The events of April 4, 1968, hold an indelible memory for me. Just after 6 p.m. Eastern Time, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.], National Archives Catalog, Produced: August 28, 1963.

Blog: Staying on the path to keeping Colorado children in their communities

 A thirteen-year-old child lashes out against another student, triggered by lingering and untreated trauma. The police are summoned. Cold,

Headshot of Taylor Pendergrass

Blog: Gatekeeping basic needs won’t solve homelessness

Many Coloradans will agree that fair access to housing is a major problem in our state, and the majority consider it a crisis. Coloradans also agree that something needs to be done to address the housing crisis and ensure every Coloradan has safe shelter to stay in each night.

Photo of Anaya Robinson during a public speaking engagement

ACLU of Colorado Launches New Three-year Strategic Framework

DENVER – In a new strategic framework, The Road Ahead, released today, ACLU of Colorado has outlined a three-year roadmap to guide its efforts in advancing and protecting civil rights and liberties in Colorado.  

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