Nearly 60 years later, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words hold true: This is a time for vigorous and positive action.
Now is when we must act to defy and disrupt injustice.
Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology is being used to monitor and share our personal data.
Is this the first time you've heard of ALPRs? Don't worry, you can learn more using the link below.
🔗 acluct.org/alpr-data-privacy…
ALT On a navy blue background is the following text in white: "It is clear that a few people are getting very rich off of the criminalization of our communities. Our municipal agencies, including police departments, must work for everybody who lives here regardless of immigration status. When we sell our neighbors’ personal information to unscrupulous third parties without public input or regulation, we put all of our people at risk. This practice must stop." And under this text is the following in the same white but bold: "-Constanza Segovia, Organizing Director of Hartford Deportation Defense"
Have you seen more automatic license plate readers or ALPRs pop up in your neighborhood? Well, they've probably seen you👀
Learn more below about the growing concerns around ALPR technology and how we can address them.
🔗 acluct.org/alpr-data-privacy…
ALT On a beige background, the following text appears in navy blue: "In a time where all our data is mined by private companies, we do not need our state to have public-private partnerships that sell our data to the federal government and to states that are prosecuting their residents for pursuing care. Immigrants and citizens alike should not have to fear that their personal information will fall into the wrong hands, simply by driving their cars." And under that is in the same blue in bold: "-Eric Cruz Lopez, Organizing Director of CT Students for a Dream"
Our experts put together a guide to help you navigate some of the issues that are most likely to get brought up at the holiday dinner table: free speech, abuse of power, immigrants’ rights, federal law enforcement and military deployments, and trans justice.
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The time is now.
We must remind the Governor of his authority and obligation to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.
Call the Governor TODAY ▶️ acluct.org/lamont-national-g…
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ALT The background is a cardboard sign that says "THIS IS REAL" behind a translucent neon green/yellow overlay. The following text appears in black: "We need the Governor to protect and serve the people of Connecticut by signing an executive order that will set clear guardrails to prevent the Trump administration from misusing Connecticut’s Guard. Now, we need your help getting this message to Governor Lamont. Use the link below or in our bio to find a call script that you can use to urge the Governor to create National Guard protections for us!" At the bottom right of the image is the ACLU Connecticut logo in black.
A statewide coalition is urging Gov. Lamont to issue an executive order to ensure the CT National Guard, while under his command, is not used for domestic law enforcement activities that undermine our values.
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Friends, we would not be able to do this work without you, and we certainly would not want to.
Join the resistance by becoming a member today.
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Let us be clear: a world without trans people has never existed and it never will. And we will always stand with our trans and nonbinary friends, families, neighbors, and loved ones.
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Join us TOMORROW to discuss what the National Guard is and what their role entails before exploring the power that we the people have when considering National Guard deployment around the nation.
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 19th
⏰ 5:30 - 6:30 pm ET
💻 Zoom link available upon RSVP
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“Every person in CT deserves to move freely without being tracked, profiled, or exposed to government overreach,” said Chelsea-Infinity Gonzalez, Public Policy and Advocacy Director of the ACLU of CT.
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Did you know the early voting period is still open?
The polls are open from 8am to 8pm today and Oct. 30. Every other day until Nov. 2, the polls are open from 10am to 6pm.
Don't get spooked, go vote!
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From Stamford to New Haven to Hartford, and all across the state, you all showed up and showed out to take a stand against the Trump administration’s abuses of power.
We the people have the power—now what will you do next?
“Both the Attorney General’s office and the Department of Correction have fought hard to keep this video hidden from the people of CT. But transparency is not optional when a person is harmed behind prison walls."
Read the full press release using the link below 🔗 ⬇️
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Yesterday, ICE raided a car wash in Hamden, targeting and detaining several people. This disruption was an unacceptable act of cruelty and recklessness.
All people in Connecticut deserve to move through our communities knowing that they can do safely and with dignity.
ALT On a dark maroon rectangular background appears the following quote in white text from David McGuire, executive director of ACLU of CT: "Yesterday’s ICE raid is yet another example of discriminatory profiling that tears families apart and makes our communities less safe. Targeting people at work and separating them from their children is cruel, reckless, and unnecessary. All people in our state deserve to be able to live in and move through our communities safely and with dignity — knowing that our government will uphold that justice and humanity for all of us."
Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day is an effort to tell the truth about our country's history.
We invite you to do more than celebrate today, and everyday—learn, act, engage, and support your local Indigenous communities.
We’ll be out in the streets on Oct. 18 with communities across CT to condemn the Trump administration's abuses of power.
Join us in Hartford, and other locations: nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=aclu
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