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ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Whether to Continue Surveillance Use Policies
By Blair Overstreet
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – Vista City Council Considers the Community Safety and Due Process Resolution
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers Drafting CLEAR Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Due Process & Safety Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
Prepared Testimony regarding Data Collection and Keeping Communities Safe
The following is a prepared testimony in support of the Healthy Equity Resolution, Equity Committee and Data Collection delivered to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors.
By Esmeralda Flores
GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-54-20 (APRIL 23, 2020)
On April 23, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an executive order extending DMV deadlines. Below is a summary of the key provisions and other relevant announcements from the DMV. [1]
Letter to Imperial County Health Officer Regarding Advancing Equity Issues Pertaining To The Pandemic Response
The following is a letter addressed to Dr. Stephen Munday, Imperial County Health Officer, regarding advancing equity issues pertaining to the pandemic response. A PDF copy of the letter can be found here.
By Norma Chávez-Peterson
Together, We the People will persevere.
Beginning Monday, March 16, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) implemented a work from home protocol for all staff in our San Diego and El Centro offices to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Even so, we remain vigilant and responsive in protecting the rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the U.S. Constitution. We are determined to ensure our governments’ emergency response plans are grounded in science and safeguard the rights and well-being of people most likely to be impacted by the pandemic. And we will fight against unlawful discrimination, whether public or private.Recently, we sent letters to various official
ACLU-CA Response to School District Closures
As schools across California close in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we urge them to take all measures possible to minimize the impact on their communities and, in particular, proactively support their most vulnerable and under-resourced students. When schools close, parents and guardians need to make unexpected arrangements for childcare, students will lose instructional time and school meals, and families will lose access to other essential services their schools traditionally provide. It is essential that school administrators of all types – traditional, charter, private, and alternative – find ways to maintain these services while addressing the public health concerns posed by the outbreak.
We Must Stop Forcing Conformity on Intersex Bodies
A core aspect of human autonomy and dignity is to be able to make decisions about our own bodies.
2020 SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, veterans, and people with arrest records and/or convictions.
California Is Ready to Ensure Every Public College Student Has Access to Abortion
In a year when we’ve seen states throughout the South and Midwest move to ban abortion and restrict access to reproductive health, California could soon cement its reputation as a leader in reproductive freedom.
By Stina Va
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