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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.”

Purple Cliffs serves as a shelter for more than 100 Durango residents experiencing homelessness.

Upon meeting one another, it was apparent that we had a lot of similarities. Namely, we were both raised by parents who were committed to educating us about our privilege and how to use it to better our community.

In an important victory for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that a high school could not punish a student for an anti-Semitic message posted on social media outside school.

Jessica Arons, she/her/hers, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU The Supreme C

Today, The U.S. Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and dismantling constitutional protections for abortions that have been in place for nearly 50 years.

Dorothy Davidson was born to Jewish parents in Transylvania (now Hungary) in 1930. When Dorothy was five her family immigrated to Buffalo, New York, where her father, a rabbi, became the Attica Prison chaplain.