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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.

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

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. 

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

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.

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.  

ACLU of Colorado is devastated and angered to learn of the five lives lost and the 18 people injured during a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, overnight.

Protecting our fragile democracy during this uncertain time requires ensuring the voices of voters who are systemically disenfranchised are heard in force at the ballot box.

As people of color, we have a potent power – and a responsibility – to change events around us, not just professionally, but spiritually and politically as well.”