Voting Our Values – Prioritizing San Diegans’ Needs
When the needs of the community are not prioritized, we all suffer the consequences. Understanding the way these systems work is crucial to creating the change our communities need.
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Apr 15, 2020
In Case You Missed It...
Last Wednesday, April 8, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) joined with Jewish Family Service of San Diego to file an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) calling for an immediate investigation...
Apr 9, 2020
Letter to San Diego County’s Public Health Officer Regarding Advancing Equity Issues Pertaining To The Pandemic Response
The following is a letter addressed to Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. regarding advancing equity issues pertaining to the pandemic response. A PDF copy of the letter can be found here.
Feb 29, 2020
An inter-generational and multi-ethnic perspective
Jazrene Abildgaard, ACLU-SDIC North County Precinct Captain, speaks to what organizing means to her. #BlackHistoryMonth
Feb 29, 2020
Deaths in San Diego County Jails: The Need for Transparency and Accountability
The recent deaths of Sandra Bland and Jeffrey Epstein briefly catapulted the issue of prison and jail deaths to the national spotlight. Sadly, there is nothing new about people dying while incarcerated, often without having been tried for or convicted of any crime.
Feb 28, 2020
Meet Melena Taylor!
Melena Taylor, student activist and ACLU-SDIC Precinct Captain, underscores what this work means to her.
Feb 26, 2020
“Organizing is the foundation and voting is a tool to a successful movement.”
We are featuring some of our talented precinct captains and asking them what organizing and voting means to them. Meet Jasmine Young and hear from her in her own words about voting and organizing.
Feb 19, 2020
Meet our Policy Associate, Chelsey Birgisdóttir
Meet our Policy Associate, Chelsey Birgisdóttir! She’s been a part of the #ACLUsquad here at @sdACLU for over half a year advocating for police transparency and privacy in technology. We asked her what her work means to her and here’s what she said.
Nov 18, 2019
San Diego Values Community & Transparency
The California Values Act (SB 54), which went into effect in January 2018, protects the safety and well-being of all Californians by ensuring state and local resources are not used for federal immigration enforcement. In enacting the law, the state legislature acknowledged what community groups...
Sep 30, 2019
Court Rejects UCSD’s Attempt to Sidestep the First Amendment in Controversial Student Newspaper Case
The ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties recently scored a major victory for freedom of speech when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling dismissing our First Amendment case against the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
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